Book Review - Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
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Yes, I'm a Janet Evanovich/Stephanie Plum fan. I look forward to each new installment in this series. The latest is Twelve Sharp, and I finally made it to the top of the hold list at the local library. And as always, it was well worth the wait. My only complaint is that I finish them too quickly...
Stephanie, Lula, Morelli, and Ranger are back at it again... running down bail jumpers and criminals in "the Burg". Ranger goes "off-line" down to Miami to take care of some bad business, as he puts it. But while he's gone, his "wife" shows up and is ready to kill Stephanie to find Ranger. Since Ranger has never mentioned a wife, Stephanie's a bit concerned, especially when she's staring down the barrel of a gun. While the wife is staking out the bond office following Plum everywhere, she meets an untimely demise at the hands of "Ranger". Ranger returns to find everyone looking for him as the prime suspect of both the murder and the kidnapping of his daughter (another fact that Stephanie didn't know about). He has to remain hidden until he can flush out the imposter, find his daughter, and also prevent Plum from getting killed by psycho-Ranger. And of course, all this protection involves close contact between Ranger, Morelli, and Plum (whose hormones are in overdrive)...
Evanovich has an incredible knack for painting vivid scenes that are improbably funny. Lula, "Sally", and Grandma appear in major doses, and I'd love to see these characters make it to the big screen. It'd be a hoot. The main element in this story is Ranger's mortal-ness. He's finally in a situation he can't solve, he has to keep himself under control in situations where he really just wants to kill someone, and he really does bleed. The final scene is more intense than usual, and had the doctor called me back a few minutes earlier I would have told him to wait until I finished. :)
A great installment in the Plum series, and I can't wait for #13...
Yes, I'm a Janet Evanovich/Stephanie Plum fan. I look forward to each new installment in this series. The latest is Twelve Sharp, and I finally made it to the top of the hold list at the local library. And as always, it was well worth the wait. My only complaint is that I finish them too quickly...
Stephanie, Lula, Morelli, and Ranger are back at it again... running down bail jumpers and criminals in "the Burg". Ranger goes "off-line" down to Miami to take care of some bad business, as he puts it. But while he's gone, his "wife" shows up and is ready to kill Stephanie to find Ranger. Since Ranger has never mentioned a wife, Stephanie's a bit concerned, especially when she's staring down the barrel of a gun. While the wife is staking out the bond office following Plum everywhere, she meets an untimely demise at the hands of "Ranger". Ranger returns to find everyone looking for him as the prime suspect of both the murder and the kidnapping of his daughter (another fact that Stephanie didn't know about). He has to remain hidden until he can flush out the imposter, find his daughter, and also prevent Plum from getting killed by psycho-Ranger. And of course, all this protection involves close contact between Ranger, Morelli, and Plum (whose hormones are in overdrive)...
Evanovich has an incredible knack for painting vivid scenes that are improbably funny. Lula, "Sally", and Grandma appear in major doses, and I'd love to see these characters make it to the big screen. It'd be a hoot. The main element in this story is Ranger's mortal-ness. He's finally in a situation he can't solve, he has to keep himself under control in situations where he really just wants to kill someone, and he really does bleed. The final scene is more intense than usual, and had the doctor called me back a few minutes earlier I would have told him to wait until I finished. :)
A great installment in the Plum series, and I can't wait for #13...
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So, you want to bet that #13 will have the word "Lucky" or "Unlucky" in the title?
Posted by Ben Langhinrichs At 05:42:39 On 12/09/2006 | - Website - |
Posted by Duffbert At 12:58:37 On 12/09/2006 | - Website - |
Janet does have a casting poll on her website: http://www.evanovich.com/bbs/movie/movievote.html
I always thought Debbie Mazar would be the perfect Stephanie, but can't really come up with actors for any of the other characters.
Posted by Esther Strom At 12:31:10 On 12/09/2006 | - Website - |
I picked up Twelve Sharp in July to bring to read at the beach. It didn't make it to the book pile that went though. Still haven't read it. Grr.
Posted by Scott Gentzen At 03:35:33 On 12/09/2006 | - Website - |