Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead Quotes

“But just because you can survive alone doesn’t mean you should have to.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Call it dinner. Call it a date. Call it research for a book. Call it whatever the hell you want, Finn. Whatever it was between us, I miss it.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“No one pulls over repair trucks. And now I have a melting corpsicle dripping dead-guy juice in my trunk.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“I’m pretty sure confetti exploded from my ovaries as he set her gently on her feet.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“No one liked to be reminded that the pricey grass that covered their manicured lawn had been seeded in the same dirt as organized crime. And this post felt like more than an expression of solidarity. It reeked of ill will, the coded language of illicit business.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Even more of a reason to put some money in savings, Finlay. A single woman can never be too prepared. You should have a nest egg.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Why did my heroine need a hero to save her? Why couldn’t she just be trusted to save herself?”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Because I was his safety net whenever he tripped, and he was afraid if I was seeing someone else, I wouldn’t be there to catch him anymore.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Never go back to the scene of a crime. It’s simple common sense if you want to get away with murder. Right up there with don’t wrap a corpse in your shower curtain, don’t buy four gallons of bleach and a shovel with your credit card, and don’t keep a chest freezer in your garage.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Dino porn.” I choked on my coffee. “I am telling you, Finlay, I have run all the numbers, and dino porn is the next big thing.” I turned to gape at her. “How is that even possible?” “I wondered about that, too, so I downloaded a few samples.” She bent her elbows into tiny T. rex arms. “Apparently, the dino-hero’s hands are pretty small, but our heroine doesn’t mind, because he more than makes up for it with his super-enormous—” “Stop!” I covered my eyes, determined not to picture it. “I don’t want to know.” “Fine. But when everyone starts buying up velocirapterotica, don’t say I never told you.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“I knew, maybe better than anyone, that some stories had a way of getting stuck inside our heads. Usually, because we were afraid of what those stories revealed about us—our fears and our inadequacies, our mistakes and our failures.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Gee, thanks, Ma. I’ve never stared at my ceiling all night, wondering about any of that.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Fine. But when everyone starts buying up velocirapterotica, don’t say I never told you.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“We’re friends,” she said. “No, we’re more than that, Vero. We’re partners. Friends make mistakes. Partners face them together. No more secrets.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“He’s like a toddler, Finlay. He’s done playing with his toy, but he doesn’t want anyone else to have it, and he’s going to throw a tantrum until he gets his way.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“A ringtone started deep in my diaper bag. We both turned to stare at it. Vero drew her sunglasses down her nose. “Holy shit. I think you just manifested dessert.” I took a step back. “I’m on a diet.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Mommy’s a hero?” Delia asked, pushing brussels around her plate. “Yeah, she is,” Nick said in a low voice that felt like it was just for me. Vero fanned herself with her napkin. “Is it a little warm in here? It feels a little warm in here.” “What”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“There comes a time in your life when it’s easier to take the good with the bad, Finlay. Anything else is too much work. No man is perfect. The best we can do is settle for a good one.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“More like the farm was making money, so you decided to overlook the fact that a philandering creep was taking advantage of your daughter.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Your husband is the king of all assholes, Aimee! I guarantee the only thing he was worried about was the money you cashed out of your joint accounts to help me! You’re not seriously considering giving it back to him!”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“You told me to channel my inner Irina. And Irina Borovkov gives zero fucks.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Think about it, Finn. The guy thinks you beat him over the head, burned down his office, flooded his house with gas, and slashed his tires, and he still hasn’t gone to the cops. He let Bree spend an entire day in custody for a crime he knew she didn’t commit, all because he didn’t want the person in those handcuffs to be you.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“You can’t do that! What will you tell them? That we just bought a room for a kid who’s hiding from the cops? Cam knows too much about us. You can’t report him. We have more important things to worry about.” “What could be more important than my car!” “Nick just called. Steven’s gone missing. And I’m pretty sure EasyClean’s got him.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“I want a hotel room,” Cam demanded. “A nice one. With free breakfast and unlimited internet. And I want another Slurpee.” “Deal.” It was a better idea than letting him crash on my couch. “Let’s go.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“My life isn’t some cute, curated Instagram page, Julian! You’re right, it’s a hot freaking mess! It comes with baby gates and childproof locks. It comes with car seats and diapers, and a controlling ex-husband, and a meddling, nosy, opinionated mother, and a sister who’s a cop! It comes with things I’ve done that you probably don’t want to know about. And maybe it’s better that there are parts of it you can’t see right now.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“He’s got a really bright future ahead of him, and he’s better off without you.” She yanked her messenger bag off the table. I didn’t bother to argue as she jerked the door open and stormed”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“I told them I didn’t recognize the woman’s voice on that recording, but if you insist on spreading all these wild conspiracy theories, convincing the police that some psycho is out to kill me just so you have an excuse to keep the kids away from me, I’m going to get Guy involved and then I’m calling your sister.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“You are a fascinating woman, Ms. Donovan. I’m curious to see how this little game of yours plays out.” He gave me a lingering last look before rapping on the door.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“The discovery of Carl Westover’s body would be the nail in the coffin at his trial. If the police could prove he murdered Carl for refusing to let the mob use the farm, it would blow Kat’s already shaky defense to pieces. Feliks’s only play was to take the entire forum down.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

“Your attention,” she said with a sympathetic smile. “He’s like a toddler, Finlay. He’s done playing with his toy, but he doesn’t want anyone else to have it, and he’s going to throw a tantrum until he gets his way.” She sighed as she tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. “He doesn’t deserve you. He never did. Find someone else. Someone who makes you happy. Someone worthy of you and the children.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead