Explosive Eighteen
By Janet Evanovich
- Release Date: 2011-11-22
- Genre: Women Sleuths
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home in this dynamite novel by Janet Evanovich.
“The most popular mystery writer alive.”—The New York Times
Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she’s knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she’s flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane after the L.A. layover. Now he’s dead, in a garbage can, waiting for curbside pickup. His killer could be anyone. And a ragtag collection of thugs and psychos, not to mention the FBI, are all looking for a photograph the dead man was supposed to be carrying.
Only one other person has seen the missing photo—Stephanie Plum. Now she’s the target, and she doesn’t intend to end up in a garbage can. With the help of an FBI sketch artist Stephanie re-creates the person in the photo. Unfortunately the first sketch turns out to look like Tom Cruise, and the second sketch like Ashton Kutcher. Until Stephanie can improve her descriptive skills, she’ll need to watch her back.
Over at the bail bonds agency things are going from bad to worse. The bonds bus serving as Vinnie’s temporary HQ goes up in smoke. Stephanie’s wheelman, Lula, falls in love with their largest skip yet. Lifetime arch nemesis Joyce Barnhardt moves into Stephanie’s apartment. And everyone wants to know what happened in Hawaii?
Morelli, Trenton’s hottest cop, isn’t talking about Hawaii. Ranger, the man of mystery, isn’t talking about Hawaii. And all Stephanie is willing to say about her Hawaiian vacation is . . . It’s complicated.
Reviews
Explosive Eighteen
5By surprisendingsLove the Stephanie Plum novels. They make you laugh and always have lots of action. Never disappointing.Scattered sentences
1By momomo17777I have nothing positive to say about this bunch of scattered sentences that make no sense. I wouldn’t refer to this as a coherent story or a bookLove Ms. Janet!!
5By CarlaKhubThis is one of my favorite authors and ALWAYS makes me laugh out loud (usually during times I shouldn’t). Lol. I count stop until the entire series was completed.Explosive eighteen
3By Cindy sooFinish up the series already. Getting oldGre Eric
5By SH7miReel is reel e.g.Count down!
5By KaprichI started reading these books a few weeks ago. I had to start at one. (OCD). I don't understand the bad reviews. I'm in it for a fun read and it would all be ruined if Stephanie settled for just one man. Getting ready to start 18 and know I'll love it as much as the others. 17 was great and as always- hysterical!!!!Awesome!
5By ChMarCookeThank you Janet! Love the continuing escapades of Stephanie and Lula!! Getting ready to start #19!Avid reader
5By KgTeach5Great read! Stephanie Plum is at it again.Explosive Eighteen
5By NikiaReadsI'm still a fan!! I heart LULA!! She always has Stephanie's back. This book was LOL funny! Can't wait to read the next book!First time I've been disappointed with a Plum novel
1By Dragonfly8142This book fell flat for me. I have read the series multiple times, and always enjoy the books no matter how many times overhead them. I'm not sure what happened here, but I hop it doesn't happen again...Dreadfully awful
1By LillyB717This book was dull, contrite & frankly a chore to read. It was like walking through a swamp on a hot day: exhausting, draining, & unnecessary. One of the most incompetent "heroines" I have ever had the displeasure to read. How exactly has the author stretched this bore of a series into 18 books?? Thin plot. Weak, generic, characters. Predictable & annoying scenarios. Not very believable plot lines & the lead character's actions are just plain stupid. As am I, the reader, for not reading the book's free preview (sample) on iBooks & just wasting my time & money. Never again. Always read the sample first. Always.Explosive Eighteen
4By Brenda JansenI laughed SO hard! Keep em coming, Jan!Funny
5By Gatorbait45I laughed till I wet my pants ! This book is great !!!!! Thanks Janet.Explosive
5By sfsjklvja;I really enjoyed this book!18!!!
5By Murphy's law ladyI loved this book! I had a bad day and flew through it! Janet has the wonderful ability to be completely over the top, and down to earth at the same time. Her characters are rich. I feel like they are extended family I'm hearing stories about.Sizzling seventeen
3By DzinciaI have read all of her books ,the last few are not her usual . She needs to make a decision & get into more silly situations. Personally I would pick Ranger. But she needs to dig into his past.Enjoy reading now
5By TravelAgent DebI can not stop reading her books . I was never that big of a reader Dan Fisher was the only real big one for me but I can not stop reading now I can not wait till the next book comes out.Janet keep them coming.Explosive Eighteen
5By CRT830As always, Evanovich does not disappoint. Her books are so entertaining and light hearted, that putting it down is impossible. I love that I don't need a dictionary and a masters degree to enjoy the read. It takes you into a great place and keeps the reader there. She really knows how to keep the hits coming. Thanks again......I can't wait for Ninteen.Explosive eighteen
1By Love BassettsI don't know how the author changed her writing style but this book is simply not worth the money nor the effort it took to read it. I finished it only to make sure that I don't waste my time or effort worrying that maybe the author redeemed herself at the very end of the book.I wonder if the agent, editor or publisher bothered to read this book before they dropped it on the lap of an unsuspecting public, knowing that fans would never dream that Evanovich would deliver such garbage. Shame on each of you. Good luck with Nineteen; you're going to need it.
