Saturday, December 22, 2012

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich


Genre:
Mystery

Format:
Audio

Publisher:
MacMillan Audio

Release Date:
June 2008






Synopsis from Amazon:

Personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yet.

The Crime: Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollars

Dom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money, and did the time. His family couldn’t be more proud. He always was the smart one.

The Cousin: Joe Morelli

Joe Morelli, Dom Rizzi, and Dom’s sister, Loretta, are cousins. Morelli is a cop, Rizzi robs banks, and Loretta is a single mother waiting tables at the firehouse. The all-American family.

The Complications: Murder, kidnapping, destruction of personal property, and acid reflux

Less than a week after Dom’s release from prison, Joe Morelli has shadowy figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement. He’s getting threatening messages, Loretta is kidnapped, and Dom is missing.

The Catastrophe: Moonman

Morelli hires Walter “Mooner” Dunphy, stoner and “inventor” turned crime fighter, to protect his house. Morelli can’t afford a lot on a cop’s salary, and Mooner will work for potatoes.

The Cupcake: Stephanie Plum

Stephanie and Morelli have a long-standing relationship that involves sex, affection, and driving each other nuts. She’s a bond enforcement agent with more luck than talent, and she’s involved in this bank-robbery-gone-bad disaster from day one.

The Crisis: A favor for Ranger

Security expert Carlos Manoso, street name Ranger, has a job for Stephanie that will involve night work. Morelli has his own ideas regarding Stephanie’s evening activities.

The Conclusion: Only the fearless should read Fourteen.

Thrills, chills, and incontinence may result.

My Review

It's been a long time since I read a Stephanie Plum book.  I always loved this series, but it was starting to get a bit stagnant to me.  So, I decided to try and finish the series on audio and it did the trick for me.  It's as if it gave the series new life.  I loved listening to it on my way to and from work.  Stephanie was in great form and Morelli and Ranger were there too.  (Morelli was always my favorite but you can't go wrong with Ranger either).  

This book seemed to fly - I really enjoyed it.  There was mystery, lots of humor and a dash of humor tossed in to give me everything I ever loved about the Plum books.  I'm definitely going to continue this series on audio.

FTC Disclosure:  I took the audio books out from the library and listened for my own enjoyment.
 



4 comments:

  1. I absolutely love the Stephanie Plum series. This one was one of my favourites in the series, any time I feel down I pick up one of the books and have myself a laugh at Stephanie's antics! Great review!
    -Kimberly @ Turning the Pages

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  2. I am glad you liked it, I have to get book 19..but so stagnated

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  3. I love the series! This one is one of my favorite from the series.

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  4. This sounds like a terrific book and series!

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