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  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,          Wicked Charms is written by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton, and is distributed by Bantam Books.  In Wicked Charms the Saligia Stone Lizzie and Diesel seek is the Stone of Avarice. But there is one little problem: a billionaire named Martin Ammon believes that he is the vessel for a demon. And he needs the Avarice Stone to open the gates of hell so he can rule the world.     In Salem's Pirate Museum, Lizzy Tucker accidentally discovers a dead body. An investigation begins linking the Avarice Stone to buried Pirate treasure and a mysterious gold coin that was separated into many pieces. Can our magical duo find the Avarice Stone before Martin Ammon? And can they stop the demon Mammon from entering our world?    Janet Evanovich's decision to co-author this book with Phoef Sutton was an excellent choice. While reading this book I did not see any change in the writing, and all chara...

  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 Scanlo...