Lean Mean Thirteen

Stephen has a public fight with her ex-husband and then he disappears. Stephanie and Ranger try to find out what happened to him and clear Stephanie. We slowly find out more about Ranger with each book. I so want him and Stephanie to end up together. He just seems to care a lot more about her than Morrelli. I love these books. I listen to them on audiobook and just love the narrator.

Better than 10, 11, and 12. That's an improvement. Just not a big improvement. At times I thought I saw a glimmer of growth in Stephanie but then she'd do something stupid and we'd be back at square one.

In the 14th book, many series are showing their age, getting annoyingly repetitive/derivative...and just dull. Not Stephanie Plum (‘tho you could make the case that some of the earlier books did). Really, really good read–fun, complicated case. Not too slapstick-y (there is still slapstick–it is a Plum book)–no time at a mortuary (yay!), even Joyce adds something to the storyline (which she hasn't done in ages).

Action, laughs, a wee bit o' character development–all in all, a solid Plum adventure. One of Evanovich's best.

Stephanie seemed a little more down-to-earth in this book. Only a few great events, and I didn't think the humor was as strong. However, once again, I read this book every day and only put it down when I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. I am anxiously awaitng book number 14 to arrive in paperback.

Stephanie Plum has to rescue her sorry ex-husband in this episode of the life of a bumbling bounty hunter. The usual odder-than-odd characters abound: a grave robber, a taxidermist, a promising boyfriend for Grandma Mazur. I've not yet grown weary of Plum and her friends.