Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, No. 7) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00007CWHF |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Stephanie's mind is on other matters, however, because she has two proposals to consider: vice cop Joe Morelli is proposing marriage, and fellow bounty hunter Ranger is proposing a single perfect night .. But when she and Lula show up at his house, they get more than they bargained for - a corpse in the woodshed and an old man on the lam. In SEVEN UP, Stephanie Plum is dropped into a smorgasbord of murder, kidnapping, and extortion - a magnificent buffet of fast cars, fast men and fast food. Stephanie Plum think she's going after an easy FTA: a senior citizen charged with smuggling contraband cigarettes
Too Funny! Warren A. Lewis Number 7 in this now huge series had me laughing harder than the first six put together. Toward the end the humor eases off and the seriousness of the plot takes center stage. Stephanie is chasing one of Grandma's old dates, and possesses "too much information" on him. Dougie, a friend, disappears. Then Moonie, from the last book, disappears. Finally, Grandma Mazur is kidnapped, all bec. COULDN'T STAND TANYA EBY AS THE AUDIO READER (I wrote the first part of this review when the book was first released on audio in 2002. However, I added a revision to the end of this review in 2005. I just wanted to explain why I am criticizing one audiobook reader while recommending another, for the same book.)First of all, I want to make it clear that I love Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. They are unlike any series I ha. Amanda Richards said Formulaic, but with a twist or two. While this series continues to be witty and amusing, some of the novelty has worn off the bumbling bounty hunter, and you wonder if she's ever going to learn how to deal with her daily life, her job, her romantic life and her family.As usual, her cousin Vinnie gives her an assignment that looks easy, but ends up being a lot more trouble than Stephanie anticipates. As usual, she and Joe
But when Dougie and Mooner disappear, Grandma is kidnapped, and a crazy widow starts taking pot shots, no one who hides her .38 in a cookie jar is going to turn down a little friendly assistance. How does cigarette smuggler Eddie DeChooch, a fugitive so geriatric that even the hot-to-trot Grandma Mazur won't go out with him a third time, keep giving her the slip? How did a woman who died of a heart attack end up in DeChooch's garden shed with five bullet holes in her chest? Who stole a rump roast from Dougie and Mooner, the two lovable pothead