Takedown Twenty

 

Shirley J.             Adult Fiction                    Female Bounty Hunters, Comedy Adventures

Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich   307 pages

Why is there a giraffe moseying down the street?   Lula sees it first, then later Stephanie does.   THey begin to question whether it is a magical giraffe, because they are the only ones who have seen it and no one has reported a live giraffe just out strolling around.  Huh?  In this adventure, Morelli's Uncle Sonny is wreaking havoc, stealing, he's already a known killer and he also just happens to have missed his curt date so Stephanie and Lula are on a mission to apprehend him which is not as easy as it sounds even if he is an old guy.   He has lots of family watching over him especially Gramma Bella who is cursing  Stephanie with her super duper burn in hell evil ey this time.   Sonny is one of gramma Bella's favorite nephews afterall.   Stephanie finds herself being dropped off a bridge, she breaks a finger and she gets her nose broken in a freak accident with a gangbanger.   Steph decides it is time to find another career and tries her hand at being a butcher (through a hookup made by her mother- but you would always have great meat and at the very least a big discount when the family went to buy meat).

Lula names the giraffe, Kevin and starts leaving lettuce out for him.   A fun story from beginning to end.   I recommend this one to mature middleschoolers on up.