Plum Saturdays: Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich

 

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,

     

  Look alive Twenty-Five is Janet Evanovich's twenty-ninth Stephanie Plum adventure. It is published by Putnam Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. In it, we are introduced to the Red River Deli. Its hygiene is debatable, its turkey is green at times, and the daily oregano shipment may not be oregano. The owner, Ernie Sitz, skipped out on a racketeering charge leaving the deli in the ownership of Stephanie Plum's Cousin Vinnie. Vinnie puts Stephanie in charge of the deli to keep it running and he does not lose his new investment. But there is a catch... every manager of the deli has disappeared, leaving behind one shoe. While Stephanie runs the deli she is also to investigate what happened to the previous managers.

  Things get out of hand at the deli and the establishment becomes a viral hit online. With business doing better than it has in years, the investigation grows even more complicated. But Stephanie has her trusty gal-pal, Lula, on the scene to keep the peace. And her protectors, cop boyfriend Joe Morelli, and enigmatic Ranger are available to make sure Stephanie keeps both her shoes. With Stephanie on the brink of a nervous breakdown due to her life in general, this series of events are the icing on the cake. It's a race to the finish to find several missing managers.

  Look Alive Twenty-Five was a jammed-pack novel that had me taking my time as I reveled in the zaniness of this story. Per usual Stephanie and Lula are in true form. The laughs come fast and the adventure is a lot of fun. I loved the workers of the deli, with their odd-ball antics. And this novel's FTA's were entertaining. The whole crazy bunch gathered together to give me one of the best Stephanie Plum books of the series.

  Lorelei King is back to once again offer up her voice talent. Many voices. Many accents. These are her calling card. She always makes this series even better with her presentation. 

  Four stars later, I had a great time revisiting Stephanie Plum and her wacky cast of characters. Janet Evanovich really knows to make reading a lot of laughs and mystery. I recommend this book with a warm blanket and hot beverage. Sit back and have fun.       

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