Summary:
Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter not-so-extraordinaire, is given one task. Plant a bug on her asshole ex-husband. But thanks to his asshole tendencies, Hurricane Stephanie whips through his office, leaving his shell-shocked staff in her homicidal wake. This isn't usually news, but Stephanie then has the misfortune of her ex going missing in the middle of the night, complete with gunshots and a blood trail. Guess who gets fingered for the crime. What's worse, her arch-nemesis Joyce, the woman that broke up her marriage in the first place, is not only sleeping with the jerk again, she won't leave Stephanie alone. With Morelli tied up with a case, Stephanie has to turn to Ranger for help in sorting out the whole mess, which could result in a wholly different kind of mess.
Thoughts:
This one was a good one. The whole way through the book, I was rooting for Stephanie and hoping she would be cleared of the murder. But knowing the characters as I do now, I was really not sorry to hear that the ex was in trouble and probably dead. Poor Steph, too, doesn't know what the hell to do about Ranger. She's hopelessly attracted to both him and Morelli, though Morelli's a much more stabilizing presence in her life, and she keeps getting thrown at Ranger, having to live in his space, being expected to share a bed with him, and having to fight the draw this man has for her. It's almost heartbreaking to see her struggle with this whole mess, but then she's really bringing a lot of it on herself with the work she does and the messes she allows herself to get into all the time. The twist near the end, too, is a fantastic one that makes total sense looking back on the clues, but sort of comes out of nowhere. I was honestly surprised by it, and while I won't say word one about what comes about, I will say it's absolutely worth checking this one out, just for the twist. Well done as always, Ms. E.
Book 48 of 50
Pages: 310
Genre: mystery with romantic undertones
Grade: A
Would I Recommend?: Definitely, though a lot of the anxiety and crazy of this one can only really be understood from reading the previous books. Not a good jumping-in point anymore.
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