Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich

Tricky Twenty-Two: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich --- 282 pages

One of the rituals of spring is a new Stephanie Plum novel, and here is # 22 the perfect entertainment after filing your income taxes for another year.

In Tricky Twenty-Two Stephanie is trying to track down a college student, Ken Globovic, aka Gobbles, who failed to show up in court on charges of beating up Dean of Students Martin Mintner at Kiltman College. Gobbles is "Supreme Exalted Zoo Keeper" of Zeta fraternity so Stephanie and her sidekick, Lula, start their search at Zeta House.

In addition to her job as a bounty hunter, Stephanie also moonlights for her friend Ranger's security agency. This time Ranger wants her help to provide security at the wake of a murder victim.  No sooner is the funeral over than the victim's business partner is also murdered.

Stephanie soon learns that the two murder victims were both Zeta members when they attended Kiltman College. When Dean Mintner is found dead on the grounds of Zeta, suspicion focuses on Gobbles.

In her usual spectacular fashion, Stephanie saves the day. If you are looking for a good summer "beach read" that combines lighthearted mystery with pratfall comedy, Evanovich's Stephanie Plum fills the bill.

Top Secret Twenty-one by Janet Evanovich

Top Secret Twenty-one
By Janet Evanovich
341 pages


Stephanie is back with as much bad luck as ever, look forward to more explosions and naked runaways. Stephanie is getting a little predictable but it is impossible to not finish the series.

Top Secret Twnety-One by Janet Evanovich

Top Secret Twenty-One: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich --- 305 pages

This is about as close to perfect Summer Beach Reading as anyone can get. Funny, fast, fantasy-inducing. As delicious and as addictive as a chocolate custard doughnut with sprinkles. If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of Stephanie, Joe, Ranger, Lula and Grandma Mazur --- what are you waiting for?

Click HERE for five "plum reasons" to read Top Secret Twenty-One.

Takedown Twenty: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich --- 307 pages

Novel #20 in Evanovich's best-selling series about New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum starts with Stephanie broke (as usual) and caught between the two hot men in her life, police detective former bad boy Joe Morelli, and security agent mystery man Ranger.

Stephanie's been assigned to track down Trenton's favorite mobster "Uncle Sunny" Sunucchi. Even though he skipped bail on a murder charge, nobody wants to turn in good old Uncle Sunny. To make matters even more complicated for Stephanie, Uncle Sunny is family to Joe Morelli, his Grandma Bella's favorite nephew and Joe's godfather. Every time Stephanie turns around, Grandma Bella is threatening her with the evil eye curse.

Stephanie's also allowed Ranger to talk her into lending a hand investigating a series of murders: someone is sweet talking elderly ladies who wind up strangled with Venetian blind cord and dumped in dumpsters. Stephanie is worried that her Grandma Mazur could be the next victim. Before she knows it, Stephanie and Grandma are working undercover at the bingo halls and the senior center, trying to track down a killer.

And by the way, why is an eighteen-foot-tall giraffe named Kevin wandering the mean streets of Trenton and not one person is saying anything about it? If you like your mayhem manic, Stephanie's your girl!

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Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich

Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich --- 302 pages

Stephanie is back, and after two somewhat ho-hum books that made me wonder if Evanovich's series was finally running out of gas, this latest effort is back on pace.

Stephanie's broke (as usual) and needs to land some big skips to catch up on her rent. Tracking down the accountant accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the residents of an assisted living center, who disappeared from his hospital bed in the middle of the night after an emergency appendectomy, could put her back in the money.

Unfortunately, even with the unwilling help of the little guy who heads up security at the hospital, Stephanie can't find a single clue to lead her to Geoffrey Cubbin.  Things only get worse when more people turn up missing from the same hospital in the same way.

Meanwhile, Stephanie's also agreed to provide back up for Ranger, who's getting really spooky vibes from a guy he used to know when he was part of an elite Special Forces team back in the bad old days that Ranger never talks about. Although when she agreed to help, Stephanie wasn't told that the job would involve wearing the Bridemaid's Dress from Hell.