Mud wrestling, motorcycles, fast cars, fast food, and fast men abound in this wildly entertaining seventh installment of the Stephanie Plum series from Janet Evanovich, the “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times).
Semiretired mob guy Eddie DeCooch is caught trafficking contraband cigarettes through Trenton, New Jersey. When DeCooch fails to show for a court appearance, bond enforcement agent Stephanie Plum is assigned the task of finding him and dragging his decrepit ass back to jail. Not such an easy job, it turns out, since DeCooch has learned a lot of tricks over the years and isn’t afraid to use his gun. He’s already shot Loretta Ricci, an innocent old lady, and left her for worm food in his shed. He wouldn’t mind shooting Stephanie next.
Likeable losers (and Steph’s former high school classmates) Walter “MoonMan” Dunphy and Dougie “The Dealer” Kruper have inadvertently become involved with DeCooch. They’ve gotten sucked into an operation that is much more than simple cigarette smuggling and holds risks far greater than anyone could have imagined.
When Dougie disappears, Steph goes into search mode. When Mooner disappears, she calls in the heavy artillery and asks master bounty hunter Ranger for help. Ranger’s price for the job? One night with Stephanie, dusk to dawn. Not information she wants to share with her sometimes-live-in roommate, vice cop Joe Morelli.
And on the home front, Stephanie’s “perfect” sister, Valerie, has decided to move back to Trenton, bringing her two kids from hell with her. Grandma Mazur is asking questions about being a lesbian, and Bob, the bulimic dog, is eating everything in sight—including the furniture.
A typical dilemma in the world of Plum…
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"I am just loving this series. It makes me laugh out loud every time I pick up one of the books. This one was just as good as the rest, if not better. The chemistry between Stephanie and Joe is great, so is her chemistry with Ranger. Which one should she choose?? How about both....that is what I would do!! Cannot wait to see how the end of this one turns out."
— Season (4 out of 5 stars)
" Hilarious!!! Never laughed so hard. "
— Mairin, 2/16/2014" This is just a goofy read and I am loving every last one of these stories! I don't know what I am going to read when I finish. This is just well-written fluff and they are so well done that I can no longer eat while I am reading because I may choke to death when I start laughing out loud! "
— Faith, 2/3/2014" This book is hysterical. Easy read, the interaction between the family is a riot. "
— Laurie, 1/30/2014" Evanovich is always a fave! Never disappoints - the characters feel like old friends. "
— Jill, 1/22/2014" She makes me laugh. I really enjoyed this book and all her books "
— Erica, 1/21/2014" 3.5 stars. I listened to this one on CD on a road trip. It's only my second audio book and I just struggle with not loving the narrators. I actually thought this narrator did a great job with the voices of every character EXCEPT Stephanie Plum. She was too "proper" sounding and put accents in the wrong places (in my opinion). So that took away a little bit for me. All in all, this series is a lot of fun. "
— Karie, 1/19/2014" very funny typical Plum fun! "
— Annie, 1/19/2014" As always with this series not a disappointment. Excellent read!! "
— Michelle, 1/16/2014" I love Stephanie Plum and Janet makes me laugh every time! If you want an easy to read book with humor at every turn, you will like this series. "
— Lorie, 12/31/2013" Another really fun read but damn it I so badly want Stephanie to marry Morelli "
— Sarahm, 12/14/2013" What!!! Did it really end like that. "
— Karalyn, 11/24/2013" A highly entertaining and non-apologetic mystery/thriller about Stephanie Plum, a New Jersey bounty hunter. "
— Pascale, 11/9/2013" I liked this book more than the last few, probably because of the love triangle. "
— Mary, 10/27/2013" I still love the series, but this wasn't one a my faves. I just kept thinking, would you catch this old man already!!! N would you just sleep with Ranger already... "
— Lashawnda, 10/26/2013" As usual, Stephanie Plum is a fun read! Great audio book for travel! "
— Melanie, 10/26/2013" Another good one. Oh, Stephanie...what are you going to do about Ranger? Onto "Hard Eight." "
— Jessica, 9/24/2013" I really enjoyed reading this book. It was good to read a good natured book. "
— Nicole, 7/28/2013" Perfect! Not as serious and sad as Lisa Gardner's books. It has just the right amount of humor and action. It's excellent! "
— Greg, 6/6/2013" love, love this series!!! i read like 1 a week and they are very hard to put down.( "
— Karen, 5/8/2013" Ok...so I loved this book and continued on and read #8 and #9 and after that I was totally burned out on the characters and the stories were way predictable...me thinks this would make a great series on t.v. "
— Brandi, 2/20/2013" Love this book. Everything Janet Evanovich writes is excellent. I can't wait for her next book. "
— Miranda, 2/1/2013" I'm always so excited for Stephanie when Ranger gets amorous!! Mmmmm...he just has to be yummy all the way through! These characters are AWESOME! And the plot is always engaging! Evanovich is one of my ABSOLUTELY FAVORITE authors!! "
— Lynn, 9/19/2012" The wit continues for Stephanie Plum. I just love her character. Kind of thought after book 6 that she'd chosen her man for sure, but I guess with a million books in this series she can't do so in book 7. lol. "
— Beth, 7/7/2012" I was glad to see Mooner and Dougie back in the story. Was getting a little tired with the wedding indecision so it did not surprise me that they things were put off. Overall, another good part of the series! "
— Kathy, 5/12/2012" This book was too funny. Her books only seem to get better. I have already gotten the next 2 and can't wait to read them and get the next ones. "
— Kim, 12/15/2011" Another good book in the series. Love the humor, love the characters and the storyline. "
— Vika, 11/10/2011" Absolutely hilarious - loved it, one of the funniest books I've read. "
— Char, 8/18/2011" Still funny, but Stephanie's ineptitude is beginning to wear a bit thin. "
— Janine, 8/5/2011" Ranger is dangerously sexy! This series keeps getting better and better. "
— Karen, 5/10/2011" Why am I addicted to Evanovich novels?<br/>They are not great literature and the writing is not particularly stylish. However, spending an afternoon in company of Stephanie Plum is still one of the pleasures of life.<br/>I cannot wait to start with #8 "
— Monica, 5/1/2011" A great humorous read. Loved it. "
— David, 4/30/2011" This funny "numbers" series follows Stephanie Plum, Pacifist bountyhunter, and her dilemmas, trials and relationships. Each book is light and fluffy, not meant for seriousness, but not meant for the overly serious either. "
— Kirsten, 4/27/2011" I thoughly enjoy reading this series of books. The author is in true New Jersey form and good humor. A good laugh every time I read one. Now onto the next! "
— Patsy, 4/23/2011" A fun read.... Nonsensical, witty! "
— Al, 4/18/2011" Read review of "One for the Money". They're all basically the same. "
— Annette, 4/17/2011" Once you start reading Stephanie Plum, it's hard to stop! "
— Cindy, 4/10/2011" LOVED it, so witty and upbeat, even though it's about a girl learning to be a bounty hunter in NJ. "
— Steph, 4/5/2011Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, as well a dozen romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels, and more. She is the winner of the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award and multiple Romantic Times awards, including for lifetime achievement. She is also a long-standing member of Romance Writers of America.