The Scam by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

The Scam by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, 286 pages

The fourth book in the Fox and O'Hare series does not disappoint in the quick, fun, entertaining read category.  Ex conman Nick Fox and FBI agent Kate O'Hare are paired up again in this current novel to take down a money laundering crook named  Evan Trace.  Evan Trace is scamming fellow criminals in his casinos.  Nick and Kate go undercover along with their cohorts who have appeared in previous novels to take down the criminals.  Will the scam work?

The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, 303 pages

This is the second in the Fox and O'Hare novels Janet Evanovich has coauthored with Lee Goldberg.  Kate O'Hare is a FBI agent working with con artist Nick Fox to retrieve a bronze rooster stolen by Carter Grove.  The heist leads them across the country from Palm Beach to Washington D.C. across the ocean to Scotland and Shanghai.  Along with some unusual cohorts, Kate and and Nick get the job done. They recover the rooster, but not without some excitement in Kentucky.  This was a good book and a quick read.  Janet and Lee have created some likeable new characters which make it hard to wait six months for the next book.

Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich

Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich, 311 pages

In the most recent Stephanie Plum book, Stephanie has the usual problems.
Her car explodes, and she continues to be torn between Ranger and  Joe Morelli, all while chasing felons to earn her way.  People continue to be able to break in to her apartment without her knowing.  Eventually, you think she will get a stronger lock for her door; drive the same car for more than a month; and eventually chose between Ranger and Joe.  My money is on Joe. Notorious Nineteen doesn't disappoint with humor.  My question is "Will their be a number twenty?"

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich, 305 pages

I read the first three books in the Stephanie Plum series and wanted to read the new one, Notorious Nineteen, so I thought I would jump ahead and read Eighteen.  This book was hilarious, and I was happy to find that I could follow the story and characters without reading the fifteen books in between.  Stephanie Plum is on some interesting cases in between juggling her love life with Morelli and Ranger and still going through many different vehicles.  I can't wait to read Notorious Nineteen.

Wicked Business

Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich, 299 pages

This is the second in the Wicked series by Janet Evanovich. The first book, Wicked Appetite, followed Lizzy and Diesel in the hunt for the stone of gluttony.  In this book, we follow Lizzy and Diesel in the quest for the second of the SALIGIA stones, the luxuria stone.  Luxuria is Latin for lust.  What follows is a comical adventure through many Boston landmarks.  Characters Wulf, Hatchet, Glo, and Carl the monkey are back again for the fun.  I love these books because there is a little of everything, humor, romance, adventure, and mystery.  And, I know there will be more books in this series because there are seven deadly sins.  I cannot wait for the next one. 

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich - 305 pages

The 18th book in the Stephanie Plum series continues the laughs and the romantic drama of the series. Stephanie finds her self in a series of scrapes and the reader is left wondering for the first part of the book what really happened in Hawaii after the 17th book ended.  A fast fun read that will make you smile.

Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich - 300 page

Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich - 300 pages

With the first of Janet Evanovich's books coming out as a movie, I thought it may be a good time to start reading this popular mystery series everyone has been talking about.  Reading them in order, with fifteen more to go may be a daunting task.  In the third book of the series, we get to know lingerie saleswoman turned bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, much better.  Stephanie is set to find her Uncle Mo who is wanted on a concealed weapons charge.  As Stephanie gets herself in tight situations, along the way we get to know her family and her cohorts.  These books are definitely entertaining reads, wishing we all could be as fearless as Stephanie Plum. 

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich--305 pages

Another zany Stephanie Plum adventure.  The FBI, the fake FBI and others are after her because they think she has information from a dead man found in a garbage can at the LA airport.