Smokin’ Seventeen (Stephanie Plum Novels)
17th in Series
Mystery
Bantam Books (June 21, 2011)
Hardcover: 320 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0345527684
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0345527707
E-Book File Size: 1401 KB
ASIN: B004HFRJCG
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.
Vinnie is just trying to rebuild his bail bonds office but that is not happening easily. When the backhoe shows up to prepare the sight they find much more than they bargained for. Not just one dead body but two and there could be more.
Stephanie just wants to pick up her FTA’s and collect her pay but she can’t help but do a little investigating. She needs to do something to get her mind off the curse Morelli’s grandmother put on her and her family has decided she really needs to settle down so they are throwing yet another man at her.
When she finds out the dead bodies have been left to scare her, she realizes the killer may be after her next.
With a cold-blooded killer after her, a handful of hot men, and a capture list that includes a dancing bear and a senior citizen vampire, Stephanie’s life looks like it’s about to go up in smoke.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Sunday afternoon I was in the mood to read something fun. It didn’t take me long to pick up this book. You just can’t go wrong with a Stephanie Plum novel. They are quick reads and like always this one had me laughing out loud.
Let’s see besides the dead bodies, you have a man that always seems to answer his door stark naked who found out how quickly Lula can blow if you call her “fat”. Then you have another man who has failed to appear who thinks he is a vampire and will only come out at night. Another man who has no money so he leaves his “dancing bear” with Vinnie as collateral. Oh my this batch of bailed out individuals were something else.
Of course you have the regular cast of characters, “hunkalicious” Ranger, “McDreamy” Morelli, bodacious Lula, and Crazy Grandma Mazur all keep Stephanie’s life in utter chaos.
As any series that goes on this long things can get a little stale sometimes but it was the perfect pick me up for me. Just what I needed.
*This book was from my personal collection.
I haven’t read any of her books for ages. The later ones just didn’t have the same impact as earlier ones did. Perhaps I need to try again because I love Stephanie Plum.
Ann
I really enjoyed this book, it’s funny yet a good mystery at the same time.
I havent read this one yet, it sounds good!
I love the Stephanie Plum series!