About this title: In the 11th entry of Evanovich's "New York Times" bestselling series, Stephanie decides to quit her job as a bounty hunter. She wants something safe and normal. She's tired of creeps, weirdoes, and stalkers. Then just when she thinks she's out, they pull her back in. Martin's Press.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 06/2005
ISBN-13:9780312306267ISBN:0312306261
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 310 p. read more
Edition: First edition. 1st printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780312306267ISBN:0312306261
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. DJ has very minor wear, binding is tight and square, pages are clean and unmarked. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 310 p. Stephanie Plum Novels (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Mass Market Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Saint Martins Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312985349ISBN:0312985347
Description: Good. Book is clean, binding tight and pages slightly yellowed. Spine creasing and light cover/edge wear. read more
Edition: First Mass Market Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Saint Martins Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312985349ISBN:0312985347
Description: Very Good. Book is clean, binding tight and pages bright. Spine creasing and mild cover/edge wear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780312306267ISBN:0312306261
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 310 p. Stephanie Plum Novels (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Very Good Reading Copy! ! ! ! Speedy Shipping! ! ! ! may have shelf wear and/or remainder mark read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312985349ISBN:0312985347
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine creasing and body tilt with cover wear. Still a good reading copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 349 p. Stephanie Plum Novels (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780755328055ISBN:0755328051
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. A nice copy with minor spine and cover wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 349 p. Stephanie Plum Novels (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
"Another enjoyable Stephanie Plum tale from this author. She changed things up a little bit this time as Stephanie quit her bond enforcement agent job at the beginning of the novel and proceeded to go through jobs the way she normally goes through cars. While Stephanie hopes that her change of job will calm things down in her life, she soon finds out that she has made too many enemies for that to happen. Still conflicted between Morelli and Ranger, she also tries to give up sugar which is not a wise move as it focuses her attention on sex..but with whom? I really liked this book. It was a fast, fun read and Stephanie Plum's entertainment value never fades!"
"Stephanie Plum is tired of her bounty hunter job. She's had enough of chasing after criminals, being shot at, her apartment always being broken into, and having her car blown up, so she quits her job. She has no problem finding a job, several jobs, in fact, but keeping them is a problem, as she manages to get fired as quickly as she is hired. Finally, Ranger hires her to work for him and she hopes her life will have some stability. But one of her past cases comes back to haunt her. Someone keeps blowing up her cars (again!) and leaving her threatening notes. She's not sure who's doing it, but she thinks it might be linked to some men missing from the `burg. And as if that wasn't enough, she has to get through her sister Val's wedding in a dress that makes her look like an eggplant!
This was a much better book than the last one if the Stephanie Plum series, the disappointing "Ten Big Ones". All the old favorite characters are here: Joe Morelli, Ranger, Grandma Mazur, Lula, and Albert Kloughn. There are many humorous scenes; especially funny is the confrontation between Stephanie's Grandma Mazur and Joe's Grandma (at a wake, naturally!); a scene featuring a missing facial mole; and a scene involving Stephanie, her mother, Grandma Mazur and a wedding cake, which causes Stephanie to give up sugar, causing Joe much suffering. Stephanie's attempts at her various short term jobs are equally hilarious.
What I liked about this book is how the characters have matured. Having Stephanie quit her job as a bounty hunter was a good move, opening up new storylines and forcing Evanovich to write something else besides the somewhat tired routines of Stephanie and Lula trying to catch FTA's. Evanovich does throw in a couple of bounty hunting scenes that easily could have been left out of the book, but perhaps she thought readers would be disappointed if they were to disappear altogether. Stephanie and Joe's relationship is also maturing, which I liked, even if it does lessen the sexual tension between Stephanie and Ranger. There was a real mystery as part of the plot. And, while some might find the blowing up of cars a bit old, I found some of the scenes funny, especially the attempt to blow up the Buick.
One last thought. While it's nice that Evanovich has a contest to let her readers name the next book in the series, I hate the "numbers" theme of these titles. The first three or four titles were somewhat amusing, but using numbers in each title is restricting and the titles have nothing to do with the books, which I find annoying.
Aside from that, I loved this book and highly recommend it."
"I've read so many of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels, they're all starting to run together. During a couple of the books, I wrote things down that I liked and disliked - maybe I should do that for all of them. I just finished the book last night and I forget a lot of what happened.
From the get go, Stephanie thinks Spiro is back - so, from the get go, I hate it. I hated Spiro the first time, hated him this time.
This book stressed me out a little bit. I know I have a lot to look forward to when Mikey and I start planning our wedding, but Valerie and the Klaughn's wedding stressed me out. If Mikey starts getting sloshed and staying at work, maybe we won't get married either. Yikes.
I'm glad Stephanie finally decided to trade in her stun gun. Yes, I thought it was cool that she was a bounty hunter, but I really don't want her to get killed. Ends up, crazier stuff happens when she has a desk job than when she was chasing the bad guys. Imagine that.
One thing I can't stop thinking about, Mama Macaroni. She still scares me ... and her mole, I keep dreaming about Moley Moley Moley! Not cool!
I need something huge to happen and stick in my mind in the next couple of books. They're good, but they're all running together. So, for that reason, I only give Eleven on Top 2 bookmarks."
"Well, the new narrator turned out to be ok, but I still think CJ Critt does a better job -- and her voice will always be Stephanie's to me!
As far as the story, some parts were funny, some fell flat, I wish Stephanie would grow just a little as a character (though I guess learning she does like being a bounty hunter is some growth), and the ending was really abrupt and unsatisfying. I think I have had enough of this series for a while..."
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