Plum Saturdays: Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich

 

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,

  This time around Stephanie Plum is on the hunt for Martin Munch, a genius who decided to one day beat up his lab's project manager, Eugene Scanlon, and steal expensive scientific equipment. Munch decided not to divulge the whereabouts of the equipment, and Stephanie's cousin Vinnie (who posted the bond) is beside himself (as usual) with the case since Munch has disappeared. Add to this the arrival (and first appearance) of Gerwulf Grimoire. Wulf is tall, dark, and likes to snap necks while burning a hand imprint into his victim's flesh. Definitely not normal, even for Trenton, New Jersey.

  Not far behind Wulf is Diesel, who has a history of making Stephanie Plum's life extra dangerous. Diesel informs Stephanie that the Munch case is a lot more complicated than she assumed. A dead body with burn marks around his neck has been identified by the police as Eugene Scanlon. And the victim's sister, Gail, is currently missing. He explains that Wulf is setting up an operation that needs Munch's expertise, which has Stephanie and Diesel's fugitive in the same location. Once again the pair team up. Stephanie also has to deal with car explosions, kidnappings, a diabolical "weather machine thingy", and probably the worst hair days of Stephanie's life.

  Plum Spooky was a fun read, however, it served more of a lead-in to the Lizzy and Diesel series. It was chock-full of story arcs that seemed to pop in and out during the book, which is a bit larger than previous "Between" novels.  It definitely had a lot to tell. But the narrative was just as funny as always, delivering moments that made me laugh out loud. 

  I read Plum Spooky with the audio narration by Lorelei King. With a book this busy with characters, King was given quite the challenge. And she met that challenge head-on. Her voice work was amazing to the point. And once again I felt that more than one person was reading this book. I am a huge fan of King's voice-over work, and highly recommend novels narrated by her.

  Plum Spooky was filled with a lot of stories and may have served as a lead-in to another series, but it was very entertaining. I gave this novel four out of five stars.

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