The #1 bestselling phenomenon continues in the eighth Stephanie Plum novel. The stakes get higher, the crimes get nastier, the chases get faster, and the men get hotter.
This time Stephanie, Morelli, Ranger. Lula, Valerie, and Grandma Mazur are strapped in for the ride of their lives. Stephanie is hired to find a missing child. But things aren't always as they seem and Stephanie must determine if she's working for the right side of the law. Plus, there's the Morelli question: can a Jersey girl keep her head on straight when more than just bullets are aimed for her heart? And with the Plum and Morelli relationship looking rocky, is it time for Ranger to movein for the kill? Janet Evanovich's latest thriller proves that Hard Eight will never be enough.
This time Stephanie, Morelli, Ranger. Lula, Valerie, and Grandma Mazur are strapped in for the ride of their lives. Stephanie is hired to find a missing child. But things aren't always as they seem and Stephanie must determine if she's working for the right side of the law. Plus, there's the Morelli question: can a Jersey girl keep her head on straight when more than just bullets are aimed for her heart? And with the Plum and Morelli relationship looking rocky, is it time for Ranger to movein for the kill? Janet Evanovich's latest thriller proves that Hard Eight will never be enough.
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Publisher:
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2002
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780312265854
0312265859
0312265859
Characteristics:
311 p. ; 25 cm
Alternative Title:
Hard 8
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Not bad, but not the best
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PLOT OR PREMISE:
Hard Eight (St. Martin's Press, 2010, ISBN/ASIN: B0017I1IZA, Plum (8)) is the eighth book in the Stephanie Plum series. In this one, she's looking for a missing mom and daughter whose grandmother could lose her house if the custody bond is violated.
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WHAT I LIKED:
The story has the typical range of secondary characters, and an addition of a hard-core female bounty hunter along the lines of Ranger. And a hysterical attempted vehicular murder of the Easter Bunny.
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
I don't much care for stories that involve moms/wives and children in jeopardy and being shuttled around like a tub of household effects in a move. Part of that is the ick factor, but part of it is the simplistic storyline and emotional range that is usually given to the characters -- the new "damsel in distress" plotline where someone has to come rescue them. I also didn't feel the intitial bad guys were fleshed out very well, particularly as they are easy to spot in fake masks and outfits, and the final boss felt like a comic book character.
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DISCLOSURE:
I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, nor do I follow her on social media.
OMG Saint Valerie says the "f" word!
This is a fun, suspenseful, adventure thriller with colorful characters, interesting twists, and thrills. It's nice to read these novels every once in a while, it's like catching up with old friends, however, the dialogue is awful. As much as I enjoy these, I can only read them about once a year. Janet Evanovich's dialogue is wildly amateurish. Do people really always use the term 'bad guys'?
Stephanie has done it again - involved the family in her bounty hunter activites! FUN FUN FUN
You can't miss with the Stephanie Plum series for fun and laugh out loud moments. Although these are crime/mystery novels there is enough of the rediculous that I enjoy them even though there is always a decent dose of mayhem.
Evanovich writes humorous books, and this is one of her better ones. She has the same characters and same basic plot of a bounty hunter looking for people, yet she still keeps the plot funny. My complaint is that destruction of a car isn't funny the first time, yet it's repeated more than once.
This one has the answer to Ranger.