Plum Saturdays: Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich
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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,
Turbo Twenty-Three is published by Bantam Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. In it, we return to the life of Stephanie Plum. This unlikely bounty hunter is still working for her cousin, Vinny, at his bail bonds office. Plum's co-worker, Lula, is along for the ride, as Stephanie pursues Larry Virgil. This fugitive has a habit of stealing tractor-trailers filled with products that he later sells. This time he has commandeered a Bogart Ice Cream truck. After the pursuit ends, the back of the freezer truck is opened, and the dead body of a man covered in nuts and chocolate tumbles out onto the ground... frozen solid. He also happens to be a very important man in the Bogart Ice Cream business.
In between posing as an ice cream employee and running around Trenton naked, Stephanie and Lula pursue a few criminals that have failed to appear for their court date. This includes the ominously large Eugene Winkle (stun guns tickle him); Dottie Loosey (who booby traps her house to prevent intruders from entering her home, or bounty hunters bringing her in); Simon Diggery (grave robber extraordinaire with a very large pet snake); and wise guy Benjamin Kwan (who has his hands in many illegal operations). Stephanie definitely has her hands full with this group of felons. Thankfully she has Lula by her side to help her bring in her skips.
Janet Evanovich puts Stephanie through some of her funniest adventures to date in this installment. It is a fun romp through Stephanie's life in Trenton, bringing back many fan favorites, like Grandma Mazur and the handsome Ranger. The mystery surrounding the Bogart Ice Cream murder left me guessing. The fugitives were fun to read about, with some of the craziest ones yet. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the writing, and the humor on display in the narrative.
I read this book in part with the narration of actress, Lorelei King. After reading Plum novels since book seven, King has cultivated a massive archive of voices that she uses deftly in her production of each novel. Her Randy Briggs and Grandma Mazur still remain my favorite voices. I am always thrilled to find out that she is reading another Janet Evanovich novel because the two work so well together. You can tell by listening to her that she enjoys her work on the series.
This book was a solid four stars for me. It was funny, adventurous, and had all the ingredients for a successful Plum recipe. I loved the story and laughed at Evanovich's unfiltered humor.
Because there is always time to read,
In between posing as an ice cream employee and running around Trenton naked, Stephanie and Lula pursue a few criminals that have failed to appear for their court date. This includes the ominously large Eugene Winkle (stun guns tickle him); Dottie Loosey (who booby traps her house to prevent intruders from entering her home, or bounty hunters bringing her in); Simon Diggery (grave robber extraordinaire with a very large pet snake); and wise guy Benjamin Kwan (who has his hands in many illegal operations). Stephanie definitely has her hands full with this group of felons. Thankfully she has Lula by her side to help her bring in her skips.
Janet Evanovich puts Stephanie through some of her funniest adventures to date in this installment. It is a fun romp through Stephanie's life in Trenton, bringing back many fan favorites, like Grandma Mazur and the handsome Ranger. The mystery surrounding the Bogart Ice Cream murder left me guessing. The fugitives were fun to read about, with some of the craziest ones yet. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the writing, and the humor on display in the narrative.
I read this book in part with the narration of actress, Lorelei King. After reading Plum novels since book seven, King has cultivated a massive archive of voices that she uses deftly in her production of each novel. Her Randy Briggs and Grandma Mazur still remain my favorite voices. I am always thrilled to find out that she is reading another Janet Evanovich novel because the two work so well together. You can tell by listening to her that she enjoys her work on the series.
This book was a solid four stars for me. It was funny, adventurous, and had all the ingredients for a successful Plum recipe. I loved the story and laughed at Evanovich's unfiltered humor.
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