Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
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quippeThe 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 …
It’s several months after TWO FOR THE DOUGH. Stephanie’s been working as a bounty hunter for 5 months and prides herself on having never turned down a job. Then Vinnie asks her to bring in Moses Bedemier, better known as Uncle Mo, who’s skipped bail after being arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. Uncle Mo is an institution in Trenton – his ice cream and candy store has been open for 50 years - everyone goes there and everyone loves him. Stephanie knows that bringing him in won’t make her popular but the case will earn her $500 and she’s desperate to get rid of the old Buick and buy a new car. But bringing him in isn’t going to be easy and as Stephanie tries to find out where he’s hiding, the body count begins to rise …
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.
Lula gets a lot more page time in this book, which I enjoyed although it did seem to come at the expense of Grandma Mazur, who nonetheless gets all the best lines. There are a number of scenes with Lula that had me laughing out loud and I liked the way she’s so intrigued by Ranger’s background (and equally good is the further information we get on him). Trenton as a town gets more development as well with Evanovich doing a great job of sketching out the people and areas within it and the sense of community that exists there.
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 …
It’s several months after TWO FOR THE DOUGH. Stephanie’s been working as a bounty hunter for 5 months and prides herself on having never turned down a job. Then Vinnie asks her to bring in Moses Bedemier, better known as Uncle Mo, who’s skipped bail after being arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. Uncle Mo is an institution in Trenton – his ice cream and candy store has been open for 50 years - everyone goes there and everyone loves him. Stephanie knows that bringing him in won’t make her popular but the case will earn her $500 and she’s desperate to get rid of the old Buick and buy a new car. But bringing him in isn’t going to be easy and as Stephanie tries to find out where he’s hiding, the body count begins to rise …
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.
Lula gets a lot more page time in this book, which I enjoyed although it did seem to come at the expense of Grandma Mazur, who nonetheless gets all the best lines. There are a number of scenes with Lula that had me laughing out loud and I liked the way she’s so intrigued by Ranger’s background (and equally good is the further information we get on him). Trenton as a town gets more development as well with Evanovich doing a great job of sketching out the people and areas within it and the sense of community that exists there.
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.
