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Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
Nov. 27th, 2014 10:45 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
A “saintly” old candy-store owner is on the lam – and bounty hunter extraordinaire Stephanie Plum is on the case. As the body count rises, Stephanie finds herself dealing with dead drug dealers and slippery fugitives on the chase of her life. And with the help of eccentric friends and family, Steph must see to it that this case doesn’t end up being her last …
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The Verdict:
The third in Janet Evanovich’s STEPHANIE PLUM SERIES has some great humorous scenes in it but the plot meanders and Stephanie is slow to make obvious connections while the Plum/Morelli romance leaves me cold. This is a shame because the characters are great, particularly Lula who wants to discover more about Ranger and has an idea that she might join Stephanie in the bounty hunter game – a scene involving Lula, a car chase and a dead body literally had me in stitches. I also love Grandma Mazur, the Plum family dinners remain a gem of observation and it was good to see more of Ranger in the book and get a glimpse of Stephanie’s ex-husband. However Morelli’s alpha male antics leave me stone cold and although I’m supposed to root for him and Stephanie, I really don’t. Ultimately, this was an okay read and there’s still enough here for me to continue reading the series.
A “saintly” old candy-store owner is on the lam – and bounty hunter extraordinaire Stephanie Plum is on the case. As the body count rises, Stephanie finds herself dealing with dead drug dealers and slippery fugitives on the chase of her life. And with the help of eccentric friends and family, Steph must see to it that this case doesn’t end up being her last …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The third in Janet Evanovich’s STEPHANIE PLUM SERIES has some great humorous scenes in it but the plot meanders and Stephanie is slow to make obvious connections while the Plum/Morelli romance leaves me cold. This is a shame because the characters are great, particularly Lula who wants to discover more about Ranger and has an idea that she might join Stephanie in the bounty hunter game – a scene involving Lula, a car chase and a dead body literally had me in stitches. I also love Grandma Mazur, the Plum family dinners remain a gem of observation and it was good to see more of Ranger in the book and get a glimpse of Stephanie’s ex-husband. However Morelli’s alpha male antics leave me stone cold and although I’m supposed to root for him and Stephanie, I really don’t. Ultimately, this was an okay read and there’s still enough here for me to continue reading the series.
