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Evanovich, Janet
Adult Fiction EVANOVI
From Publishers' Weekly:
It's always a treat to go out on a case with Stephanie Plum, the sassy, adventurous, but not always successful Trenton, N.J., bounty hunter. In her seventh outing (after 2000's Hot Six), Stephanie's employer, her bailbondsman cousin, Vinnie, gives her an easy job: pick up vicious senior citizen Eddie DeChooch, who is constantly sighted racing around Trenton in a borrowed white Cadillac, but whom no one can grab. While in Virginia picking up the cigarettes he's charged with smuggling into New Jersey, he stole the heart from the recently dead body of his enemy, Louis DeStephano. The heart's whereabouts define the darkly hilarious trajectory of the plot. The usual characters inhabit the novel: Steph's former high school buddies, the zonked-out Dougie and Mooner; and Evanovich's best creation, feisty Grandma Mazur. Stephanie's much-resented sister Valerie returns from California with her two daughters, her "perfect" marriage ended, and moves in with her parents, to their dismay. Steph and her lover Joe Morelli almost set a wedding date, but again she avoids commitment, still attracted to fellow bounty hunter Ranger. At times the plot meanders: Stephanie and pal Lula spend too much time running from house to house in the inbred Burg neighborhood, while two semi-retired crooks looking for DeChooch keep breaking into her apartment for little reason. All in all this is another zesty Evanovich read, but one that doesn't quite hit the high marks of her last two. (June 19) Forecast: Evanovich has developed a loyal following among mystery fans and her ascendancy to the bestseller lists has introduced her to a large new readership. Despite not being up to her usual standard, this will hit the lists, too, and hard. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
Marked by wise-cracking humor, eccentric characters, and a gritty urban New Jersey setting that thanks to The Sopranos is now quite hip, Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" series attracts an ever-increasing number of fans with each book. However, readers will be disappointed in this stale outing, especially after the hilarious Hot Six (LJ 5/1/00). Once again, the curvaceous bounty hunter is on the trail of an elusive bail jumper, this time cigarette smuggler Eddie DeChooch, who despite his cataracts and advanced age continually gives Stephanie the slip. Once again, she is trailed by two wise guys, also looking for Eddie. And once again, Stephanie must choose between sexy vice-cop Joe Morelli, to whom she gets accidentally engaged, and sexy fellow bounty hunter Ranger. What had been a fresh and winning formula in the earlier books has disintegrated into unamusing slapstick; there's barely a trace of mystery or plot, and the characters have become cartoons. Despite these serious flaws, there will still be patron demand. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/15/01.] Wilda Williams, "Library Journal" (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Evanovich, Janet
Adult Fiction EVANOVI
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From Publishers' Weekly:
It's always a treat to go out on a case with Stephanie Plum, the sassy, adventurous, but not always successful Trenton, N.J., bounty hunter. In her seventh outing (after 2000's Hot Six), Stephanie's employer, her bailbondsman cousin, Vinnie, gives her an easy job: pick up vicious senior citizen Eddie DeChooch, who is constantly sighted racing around Trenton in a borrowed white Cadillac, but whom no one can grab. While in Virginia picking up the cigarettes he's charged with smuggling into New Jersey, he stole the heart from the recently dead body of his enemy, Louis DeStephano. The heart's whereabouts define the darkly hilarious trajectory of the plot. The usual characters inhabit the novel: Steph's former high school buddies, the zonked-out Dougie and Mooner; and Evanovich's best creation, feisty Grandma Mazur. Stephanie's much-resented sister Valerie returns from California with her two daughters, her "perfect" marriage ended, and moves in with her parents, to their dismay. Steph and her lover Joe Morelli almost set a wedding date, but again she avoids commitment, still attracted to fellow bounty hunter Ranger. At times the plot meanders: Stephanie and pal Lula spend too much time running from house to house in the inbred Burg neighborhood, while two semi-retired crooks looking for DeChooch keep breaking into her apartment for little reason. All in all this is another zesty Evanovich read, but one that doesn't quite hit the high marks of her last two. (June 19) Forecast: Evanovich has developed a loyal following among mystery fans and her ascendancy to the bestseller lists has introduced her to a large new readership. Despite not being up to her usual standard, this will hit the lists, too, and hard. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
Marked by wise-cracking humor, eccentric characters, and a gritty urban New Jersey setting that thanks to The Sopranos is now quite hip, Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" series attracts an ever-increasing number of fans with each book. However, readers will be disappointed in this stale outing, especially after the hilarious Hot Six (LJ 5/1/00). Once again, the curvaceous bounty hunter is on the trail of an elusive bail jumper, this time cigarette smuggler Eddie DeChooch, who despite his cataracts and advanced age continually gives Stephanie the slip. Once again, she is trailed by two wise guys, also looking for Eddie. And once again, Stephanie must choose between sexy vice-cop Joe Morelli, to whom she gets accidentally engaged, and sexy fellow bounty hunter Ranger. What had been a fresh and winning formula in the earlier books has disintegrated into unamusing slapstick; there's barely a trace of mystery or plot, and the characters have become cartoons. Despite these serious flaws, there will still be patron demand. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/15/01.] Wilda Williams, "Library Journal" (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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