Top Secret Twenty-One

 Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich    341 pages

Shirley J.                         Adult Fiction                   Female Bounty Hunters,   Russian Terrorists

Someone is wreaking havoc on Ranger's business.   The FBI gets involved when Ranger's headquarters is blown up and a poisonous chemical released inside.   It is time for Stephanie to Bimbo up and accompany Ranger inside a Russian Vodka producers convention as well as to Atlantic City tracking a Russian terrorist.    A human heart shows up on Morelli's counter, a body with a lime overcoat shows up in a house Stephanie and Ranger investigate.   Randy Briggs is a target, his apartment getting blown to smithereens by a rocket launcher, guess he shouldn't have been cooking the books for Jimmy Poletti.   Then there is that pack of feral chichuahuas,   Never a dull moment in Stephanie's world, nor Lula's, who is dating a perp again and Grandma Mazur who has declared all out war on Grandma Bella.   You won't be disappointed with this one.   Grandma Mazur sure wasn't.   Mature teens on up will really enjoy this one.

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.

Notorious Nineteen

Shirley J.                Adult Fiction                 Feale Bounty Hunters, Little People, Grave Digging

Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich    356 pages

Stephanie Plum is at it again and up to her elbows in corpses. sometimes because she is thrown into an open grave that is already occupied.    What is going on?  One of the perps Stephanie and Lula are tracking has stolen a Tiki statue from Hawaii and become abnormally attached to it (O.K. he thinks it is speaking to him)  then when it ends up riding around with Lula and Stephanie, they too, start receiving messages from "Tiki" and begin loading up on carbs like there is no tomorrow.   and Stephanie is trying not to gain weight because Ranger needs her to work security at a wedding which she somehow gets roped into being the Maid of Honor and forced to wear this pink monstrosity of a dress with a giant bow on her butt and another one for her hair which is another story all in itself.   More vehicles are blown up,  our favorite little person is back and getting stuffed thrugh a mail drop slot to help her gain access to a suspect  warehouse.   So much going on and Grandma Mazur proves her sleuthing chops.  Sliced with a knife, poisoned and set on fire - our girl is having way more than a bad hair day.     Excellent story as always.   I recommend this one to MiddleMiddle Schoolers on up. 

Explosive Eighteen

 Shirley J.    Adult Fiction      Lady Bounty Hunters, Love Potions

Explosive  Eighteen by Janet Evanovich   305 pages

Trouble in paradise.   That great vacation/manhunt Stephanie had planned goes awry.   Then her seat mate on the plane disappears and misses the plan on its L.A. stopover back to Trenton, New Jersey.   Once she is back home and tight lipped about her dream vacation gone sour she finds an envelope in her bag with some guy's photo inside.   Nobody she knows, must have gotten in there during the baggage claim somehow.   No name, no address to return it so she tosses it out in the trash at her parents' house.   Now, everybody and their brother are knocking on her door and stalking her to get the photo but she doesn't have it.   The F.B.I. and also fake F.B.I. agents are looking for it and on her trail.   There is a mysterious hair dresser and a crazed Russian killer looking after it and just goes to show you can't have your cake and eat it too.   What has Stephanie gotten herself into now?   And why is there a tan line on her ring finger?  Lula accidentally swallows a love potion and falls head over heals for a big oaf they are trying to bring in who is an F.T.A.  Yikes!  An explosive end - you can count on it.   I would recommend this one to mature gradeschoolers on up but I also recommend begiing with book 1 and following the series because the references will make so much more sense.   Another Stephanie Plum winner!

Smokin' Seventeen

Shirley J.                 Adult Fiction            Too Many Men, Too Little Time,  Murder, Mayem

Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich   308 pages

Dead bodies are being shallowly buried on the lot of the bail bond's office, a couple bodies left in cars, like Stephanie's jeep, have notes reading FOR STEPHANIE.   What is her connection to the murderer?   Then, while she is getting a smokin' session going with Ranger while she and Morelli are on hiatus, her mother decides to  be proactive and invite the bewly singel and newly out of prison former football star from Stephanie's highschool days over for dinner in hopes of fixing Stephanie up with him.   He is good looking.   He is also a phenomenal cook, but, he just doesn't do it for Stephanie though he won't take no for an answer and turns into her latest stalker.   Morelli's Grandma Bella puts the eye on Stephanie first causing a Stage 3 pimple to erupt on her forehead like a third eye then making Stephanie's libido dance like the prostitute Grandma Bella believes her to be.  Lots of smokin' hot action in this book, enough to make Lula blush!   Not to mention, a dancing bear, a vampire, a crazed female F.T.A. trying to run Stephanie down with her car and Jimmy Alpha's brother, Nick Alpha,  just got out of prison and has sworn to kill Stephanie as revenge for her killing Jimmy.   So much going on this book is smokin!    I recommend this book to mature highschoolers (due to sexual content) on up.  P. S.  Grandma Mazur never disappoints, either! 

Sizzling Sixteen

 Shirley J.                Adult Fiction         Humorous Adventures of Two Female Bounty Hunters

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich  340 pages

Vinnie has really done it this time.   When his father-in-law sold the Bail Bonds Business to a corporation,  Vinnie seized the opportunity to borrow company funds for his gambling addiction by falsifying bond records.  Now Mobster Bobby Sunflower is coming to collect on the $786,000 and growing in interest daily, debt that Vinnie owes him.   When Vinnie goes missing, it is up  to Connie, Stephanie and Lula to find him and make good his debt while still keeping the office running.    So much action!  Mooner is holding a Hobbit-Con, and wait till you meet Mr. Jingles!  Oh yeah and the gals are in hot pursuit of a rest stop toilet paper nabber!   And the Bond Office Yard Sale is a hoot!   You will love this one.   It is laugh out loud hilarious.   I recommend this one to mature grade schoolers on up.   Funny!

Finger Lickin' Fifteen

 Shirley J.                   Adult Fiction            Bombs,, BBQ,  Bounty Hunters

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich   308 pages

I can't understand how Ranger keeps putting up with Stephanie being the reason his Porche Cayennes keep exploding.   Lula has her Firebird she calls her Baby or does she?   When Lula witnesses two crazed killers chopping a celebrity chef's head off the killers go after her but money  the potential for money and fame for creating her own BBQ Sauce tempt her and Grandma Mazur out in the open to compete in the competition.   And just where in the heck is Al Roker?   So funny, Lula is the big star in this book and so rightly so.  Fun from the git go  Afterall, what is a little diarhhea among friends?   Hilarious.   I recommend this one to highschoolers on up and especially to anyone who really needs to see someone deserving getting what is coming to them.

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Plum Spooky

 Shirley J.             Monkeys,  The Jersey Devil  Cat Dad,  Bounty Hunters

Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich    309 pages

Another fun Stephanie Plum adventure with Diesel popping back in.   Diesel seeks Stephanie's help cornering his evil cousin, Wulf Grimoire, who is dangling Stephanie as a prize to nerdy physicist Munch for helping him in his rocket laden plan.   Carl the monkey is back giving everyone the finger and more.   This time there is a barrell of monkeys rescued from a science lab only to be experimented on by Munch in their quest to control people's moods and sometimes the weather.   While Lula continues to plan her wedding, Tank continues to sweat and becomes a cat Dad.   Psychic Miss Gloria tells Lula their moons aren't lining up right.  Oh yeah, the Easter Bunny, Sasquatch and the Jersey Devil drop in, too.   And wait till you encounter the fire farter!   What a fun series!  Always something unexpected.  Great story lines.   Go Janet Evanovich!  I would recommend this book to middle-schoolers on up. 

Lean, Mean Thirteen

 Shirley J                 Adult Fiction      Ex-Husbands and Female Bounty Hunters

Lean, Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich    310 pages

Stop!   Stephanie Plum's ex Dickie Orr has gone missing and Stephanie is the main suspect in his disappearance!   Ranger asked her to plant a bug on Dickie because Ranger suspected him of being involved in some shady business which he was, but in the process of going to Dickie's office with Lula and Connie in tow, Stephanie found out that Dickie was Dickery Do Daing Joyce Barnhart again and proceeded to kick his ass right there in his office with his office staff as witnesses.   YIKES!  Then he comes up missing and every finger seems to be pointed at Stephanie.    Good story I highly recommend it to teenagers on up.

Between the Plums

Between the Plums  by Janet Evanovich  496 pgs
 

Shirley J.              Adult Fiction                Female Bounty Hunters, Christmas, Supernatural    

What a fun surprise, 3 Stephanie Plum stories in one book.    While the stories are a short ones, they are still quality Stephanie Plum and give her a new man in her life to play with, Diesel.   He is mysterious and tall like Ranger, built solid like Morelli but he is blond and looks like a surfer, oh yeah, he is supernatural, too.   He doesn't have to break n to Stephanie's apartment, the bolt and lock just slide back on their own when he wants in.    He is like a bounty hunter for supernatural bad guys and enlists Stephanie's help with some of his cases.   He makes his first appearance around Christmas in the short story, "Visions of Sugar Plums,"  Stephanie hasn't mailed out her cards, she hasn't got a tree nor any decorations up, she hasn't bought present one and Lula calls her on not having Christmas spirit because she isn't even wearing anything red.   Fun story.

Plum Lovin' is set at Valentine's Day and a relationship specialist is accused of armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.  Stephanie ends up helping her with some of her cases and one of them is dealing with Albert Kloughn.   Are there enough relationship specialists in the world to get  Albert over his marriage phobia?   Not to mention more bombshell news.   Hilarious.   Who really is Stephanie's valentine?  Last but not least "Plum Lucky" is set at St. Patrick's Day, there are little people, Atlantic City, a lame horse and Grandma Mazur with more loot than any of them will ever see again ready to hit the road.   Great stories, you won't even realize they are short stories, they are so full of action and hilarity.   Big points for this book.   I enjoyed it from beginning to end.   I recommend this book to Middle Schoolers on up.   Chock full of holiday cheer.