Jacque's Review:
Stephanie Plum is back in action as Trenton, New Jersey's most lovable bounty hunter. She may not be the most talented, but she certainly is the most entertaining.
Stephanie Plum is back in action as Trenton, New Jersey's most lovable bounty hunter. She may not be the most talented, but she certainly is the most entertaining.
This time around she is looking for Maxine Nowicki, who was arrested for stealing her estranged boyfriend's car and failed to appear for her court date. It seems strange to everyone that Maxine would run from the police for such a minor offence. This could have all blown over by simply paying a fine and returning the car.
Stephanie soon discovers that Maxine's good friend Margie "accidentally" cut off her finger and Maxine's mother has a nasty head injury, which was also an "accident." In addition Maxine’s former boyfriend, Eddie Kuntz, is willing to pay Stephanie $1,000 to find Maxine, so there is clearly more to this story than meets the eye.
Eddie starts receiving mysterious clues from Maxine, which are in a secret code that nobody can solve. Stephanie recruits the services of her elderly neighbor's nephew who is a pro at solving these types of puzzles. He also happens to be one of Trenton's most famous drag queens, which really spices things up. Add in Lula, Grandma Mazur and the other usual suspects and you have one hilarious page turner.
In addition to the hunt for Maxine, things are beginning to heat up with Joe Morelli. Stephanie is forced to move in with him when someone sets her apartment on fire. She doesn't want to bring any trouble to her parents' house, so she turns to Joe for help. They have had a love/hate relationship since Stephanie was 6 years old, but they may be moving in a more positive direction.
I'm still very early in this series, which currently has 23 novels plus some holiday stories. I'm not sure how long Evanovich can keep up this all luck / no skill bounty hunter routine while still keeping the series funny and fresh, but so far so good. I gave Four to Score 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads and will definitely continue onto book five.
In addition to the hunt for Maxine, things are beginning to heat up with Joe Morelli. Stephanie is forced to move in with him when someone sets her apartment on fire. She doesn't want to bring any trouble to her parents' house, so she turns to Joe for help. They have had a love/hate relationship since Stephanie was 6 years old, but they may be moving in a more positive direction.
I'm still very early in this series, which currently has 23 novels plus some holiday stories. I'm not sure how long Evanovich can keep up this all luck / no skill bounty hunter routine while still keeping the series funny and fresh, but so far so good. I gave Four to Score 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads and will definitely continue onto book five.
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