Summary:
Stephanie Plum, almost-average bounty hunter, finds herself the target of one Carmen Manoso, the self-proclaimed wife of Ranger, hottie extraordinaire and sometimes love interest of Stephanie herself. Carmen has found out that Stephanie has slept with Ranger, and wants revenge. Ranger's not around to dispute the claim, thanks to some "bad business" of his in Miami. Stephanie finds Crazy Carmen around every corner for a while. Days later, news gets out that Ranger's daughter has been kidnapped, and Ranger is the police's only suspect. And then Stephanie starts to wonder why Carmen's car, which has been watching the bond office where her friends Lula and Connie work (and where she gets handed her bounty assignments), hasn't moved in days. Stephanie peeks inside to see that Carmen's not in the driver's seat, and there's a body shaped lump in the trunk. Now that things are getting serious, Ranger happens to show up without his daughter, but with a suspected stalker coming after him, trying to BE him. And Stephanie is his next target...
Thoughts:
Really a great story. The stalker/wannabe is always a step ahead of not only the cops, but Ranger too, which is odd for him. This one sees Ranger moving himself into Steph's space for a change, and all the standard concern Steph has regarding Ranger vs. Joe Morelli is there in full force. Their concern for her safety trumps their fighting each other for her hand every time, but it's still always there for the two men, and poor Stephanie just has no idea who to choose. I'm starting to get used to this whole limbo thing she's got going on for her, though for her own sanity, she should probably make a decision some day... We all know, though, that it's never going to happen. Poor girl
Book 46 of 50
Pages: 320
Genre: Mystery with a touch of romance
Grade: B+
Would I Recommend?: Oh of course. This late in the series, though, I'll suggest reading more of the early books, so there's nothing missing when you get to this guy.
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