Finlay Donovan is still reeling from her divorce and struggling to keep food on the table for herself and two kids. She is a writer of mystery romance novels, but is way behind on her deadlines. One day as she is arguing with her agent about her next book plot, a woman overhears the conversation and assumes that Finlay is a hit-man. She slips Finlay a note offering her $50,000 to kill her husband. Finlay is no murderer, but is curious about what would make a woman want to kill her husband. She decides to investigate the man, and he ends up dead in the back seat of her car. In a panic, she must figure out who actually killed him to clear her name.
This was a very popular book when it came out in 2021. As I started to listen to it, I almost gave up on it because the language and sense of bitter sarcasm was a bit too rough for me. I stuck it out and ended up liking it. The events of the story are wildly improbable, which makes them entertaining and, at times, pretty funny. The characters are all deliciously flawed, and I actually felt a little guilty about how much I liked the amoral babysitter character. I guess the best descriptor I can come up with for the book is an irreverent romp. (368 p. 2021)
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