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Elle Cosimano

Elle Cosimano is a mystery and thriller novelist whose work spans adult and young adult fiction. She is best known for the Finlay Donovan series, beginning with Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, and for Nearly Gone. Cosimano is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, an Edgar Award finalist, and an International Thriller Award winner. ((https://ellecosimano.com/about/))

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Elle Cosimano’s path to fiction was not linear. She grew up in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, the daughter of a prison warden and an elementary school teacher, studied psychology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and spent years in a successful real-estate career before writing took precedence. One decisive turn came when she stepped away from that work and drafted a novel during a family move to Mexico, a period she later described as both a personal and professional reset. Another came even earlier, when she took her manuscript for Nearly Gone to the Big Sur Writers Workshop, received encouraging feedback, and decided to query agents rather than return full time to her previous career. ((https://time.com/3944919/mid-life-crisis-move-to-mexico/))

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The epiphany hit me with the force of 14 wasted years
-5 Things I Learned When I Quit My Six-Figure Life and Moved to Mexico
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A great book is a great book, no matter the age of the protagonist
-Meet the New Generation of Crime Authors Who Got Their Starts in YA
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The intersection where my goals as a storyteller meet a reader’s expectations is a messy one
-For a Mystery Novel, How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex?
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This was a book I never trusted myself to write
-'Finlay Donovan' Author Elle Cosimano Talks Comedy, Murder, And Finding Your Best Friends
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My job is to tell that character’s story as authentically as possible, in a voice that feels true to them
-Moving From YA Fiction Into Adult
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Not long after, I changed careers, we moved our family there, and we reimagined our life
-Elle Cosimano Creates a Frazzled Mom Caught in a Web of Danger

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"I’m in awe of Elle Cosimano. Every book lover in the world should be reading Finlay Donovan"

Christina Lauren

"Elle Cosimano’s books are the perfect blend of mystery and romcom, and I’m ready to follow Finlay wherever she goes!"

Ali Hazelwood

"The Finlay Donovan series is unpredictable, fun, funny, and page-turning. Like her creation, Elle Cosimano knocks 'em dead"

Gwenda Bond

"Elle Cosimano writes fresh, funny mysteries that are an absolute blast to read"

Chandler Baker

"As always, Elle Cosimano puts the two women into impossible situations that create the best kind of escapist fiction"

Julie Clark

"Readers hungry for lower-stakes laughter will eat up Elle Cosimano’s first three novels"

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"Elle Cosimano’s accidental hitwoman Finlay Donovan is a darkly hilarious, quick-witted, and surprisingly relatable woman"

Jennifer Hillier

"Elle Cosimano is a word wizard and this series gets better with every book"

Sophie Sullivan

"Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano was a delightfully fun surprise in 2021"

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