Ah Finlay Donovan, such a fun cozy mystery series. I was so excited to get approved for an ARC of this one. This series is one I have read since the start, and greatly enjoyed all of them. I love the antics that Finlay and Vero get up to. In this one I enjoyed getting a little more of Nick and Mrs. Haggerty. I did feel like while this book hooked me right from the start, it was missing something that the others in the series had. In the prior books, Finaly and Vero have been directly involved in chaos, but that really wasn’t the case here. In this rendition, they are trying to help solve the mystery, though it doesn’t necessarily affect them (except Mrs. Haggerty is staying at the house). It was just an adjustment, and while I didn’t hate it, it lacked a little something that the others in the series had for me. I did appreciate the role that Steven played, and I liked his character development. Despite what he did to Finlay I am always happy to read about the relationship he and Finlay still have despite it all.

I’m excited to see where the next book goes, and to get more of Nick and Finaly’s relationship.


Thank you so much to @minotaur_books and @netgalley for this e-arc. All thoughts are my own.