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, 11/24/2013Janet 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.
Lorelei King is an award-winning narrator and an actress of stage, film, and television. She also works extensively in radio, including award-winning voiceover work. She has narrated more than eighty audiobooks, earning eleven AudioFile Earphones Awards and twice winning the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration.