58 pages 1 hour read

Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Chapters 25-36

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 25 Summary

Finn meets with Irina Borovkov at a luxury car dealership. Mindful of Irina’s wealth and power, the salesperson agrees to let her test drive an expensive sports car. Once she and Finn are alone in the car, Irina explains that this is the best way to be sure that they are not overheard by her bodyguards, who report to Feliks. Finn tells her that the police know about the women’s forum and expresses concern that they will trace it to herself and learn about the contract that Irina took out on her husband’s life. She asks Irina to get Feliks to take the site down immediately. Irina tells Finn that she cannot ask Feliks to do it herself, but she will think about the problem and be in touch.

Chapter 26 Summary

After she meets with Irina, Finn drives to Julian’s apartment. A young woman opens the door and tells Finn that Julian is in his room. The apartment is full of college students, pizza boxes, and empty beer cans. Finn hesitates before knocking on the partially open door, tempted to just turn around and go home. Julian sees her, however, and calls her in. She can hear Julian’s friends joking about her being there, calling her a “cougar.