Our intrepid bond enforcement agent Stephanie Plum returns again, in thi sthe seventh book in the series. When Eddie DeChooch fails to attend his court appearance, Stephanie is assigned to find him. He’s a semi-retired mob guy, but Eddie has learned a few tricks over the years and proves difficult to catch, he also has a penchant for using his gun, as Stephanie discovers when she finds the body of Loretta Ricci in Eddie’s shed.
We meet again Grandma Mazur, Lulu, Vinnie and all the wonderful cast of characters we have grown to know and love, in the earlier books and are introduced to two of Stephanie’s former high school class amtes Walter ‘MoonMan’ Dunphy and Dougie, ‘The Dealer’ Kruper, who have inadvertently become involved with Eddie DeChooch. Then Dougie disappears. Regularly turning up at her Stephanie’s flat are Benny and Ziggy, friends of DeChooch, who keep offering help, but seem only to hinder. When Mooner also disappears Stephanie goes into high search mode.
Her love life continues to be complicated with the gorgeous Morelli on the one side and the unfathomable Ranger on the other. On the hone front, ‘perfect’ sister Valerie has decided to move back to Trenton, bringing her two children, one of whom thinks she is a horse, makes for even more fun at the Plum meal time.
Lorelei King did an amazing job. I have previously read the book, but her
portrayal of the characters was without exception wonderful, and of Mooner simply
superb. I cannot praise her too highly. This is a must for all Evanovich fans.
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Lizzie Hayes