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Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich (2007) – BR00109 (2017) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

The PolyBlog
September 27 2017

Plot or Premise

Ranger needs Stephanie to find out what’s going on with Dickie Orr, her ex-husband. Which she does, in normal Stephanie fashion – she brings the crazy.

What I Liked

Dickie going missing is no big deal, but at least it’s the basis for a decent plot. Sort of, anyway. But the exploding taxidermy makes up for it. Plus everyone’s views on the cable company.

What I Didn’t Like

Very little — even Joyce and Dickie were okay this go around. The flamethrower was a bit over the top though.

The Bottom Line

Good addition with lots of extra but useful characters.

Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich (2006) – BR00108 (2017) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

The PolyBlog
September 27 2017

Plot or Premise

Ranger’s daughter is kidnapped and Stephanie wants to help. Of course, the arrival of Ranger’s supposed wife puts a small crimp in their relationship. And there’s a fake extra Ranger running around!

What I Liked

The extra help around the office is fun, as is the interviewing of extra bounty hunters. And Ranger is acting very un-Ranger-like, very off-balance which is interesting.

What I Didn’t Like

The whole extra storyline with Lulu, Sweet, Grandma and a band was pretty extraneous.

The Bottom Line

A little different from the norm, not a bad thing.

Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich (2005) – BR00107 (2017) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

The PolyBlog
September 26 2017

Plot or Premise

Cover: Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie’s had enough of the bounty hunter business, so she quits and takes a series of jobs around Jersey. Meanwhile, someone’s hunting her with threats, shots, and car bombs. Could it be the undertaker’s son?

What I Liked

All the various jobs going to heck in a handbasket are a hoot, not to mention Stephanie telling people she plays the cello, which they now want her to do at the wedding. And things really heat up when Stephanie starts working at Rangeman.

What I Didn’t Like

The plot with a bunch of missing businessmen takes a long time to gel, but not really a problem.

The Bottom Line

The plot with a bunch of missing businessmen takes a long time to gel, but not really a problem.

Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich (2004) – BR00106 (2017) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

The PolyBlog
September 2 2017

Plot or Premise

Ten Big Ones is the tenth outing in the Plum series, and this one has Stephanie starting a mini-war with a gang after she sees one of them committing a robbery.

What I Liked

Hijackers of chip trucks, Sally Sweet still in a dress, and school buses all show up to enliven the plot.

What I Didn’t Like

The whole shower thing for Valerie gets old real fast, adding nothing to the story. And I don’t really care about wannabe gang kingpins.

The Bottom Line

Not bad, good ending.

To the Nines by Janet Evanovich (2003) – BR00105 (2017) – 🐸🐸⚪⚪⚪

The PolyBlog
September 2 2017

Plot or Premise

To the Nines is the ninth outing in the bounty hunter on LSD series, starring Stephanie Plum, Jersey girl. This one has Plum chasing an immigrant on a work visa bond, all the way from Jersey to Vegas.

What I Liked

The girls’ trip to Vegas was awesome with Connie along, and Stephanie’s random wiping out of RangerMan employees is kind of epic.

What I Didn’t Like

The “there’s a psycho stalking me” subplot gets old pretty fast, and she’s done it in at least four of the books so far. This one is actually menacing for a change, but that’s about it, and the plot with Singh as immigrant is kind of bland. However, the main plot for the story is revealed only by happenstance, and that’s a giant no-no for me. Almost no way to figure it out until some random tertiary character reveals it all at once. Sloppy plotting.

The Bottom Line

Fun secondary characters but sloppy plotting.