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Summary: Who was invited over she put the dress on for???
Review: This series just gets better and better! Laugh out loud funny, and full of high power action. Truly a winner. Stephanie is back to blowing up cars and nothing but attitude, you got to love her! She has broken up with her policeman boy friend Joe Morelli. She is broke, she has no work to do. She does get an unpaid investigative job to find her annoying cheapskate Uncle Fred. Stephanie ends up with a house guest of a dwarf. She does get some paying work moonlighting for none other than Ranger!!! Even gets a couple company cars that either get blown up or stolen. There is attraction now not only between Stephanie and Joe but Stephanie and Ranger. The ending leaves you hanging as we don't know who it was she invited over and put on her hot dress for. This book was the best in the series yet. I say that with each book as they keep getting better. The humor has you laughing off the chair and you can't put the book down. I recommend this series but I would read them in sequence from the beginning so you really get to know everybody.
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Summary: proof that a mystery novel can also be very funny..
Review: High Five is my first Janet Evanovich novel and, accordingly, my first to star the whacky-yet-lovable Stephanie Plum. Stephanie is a bounty hunter who gets into all sorts of trouble. Perhaps part of the reason is that she is a total babe, and men simply drool when she is near. The story, while not entirely believable, is plausible enough to sustain interest. Kudos to Janet Evanovich for writing such an enjoyable piece of fiction. My only complaint with High Five is its cover. The hardback version here in the UK is some turquoise nonsense with a picture of some Stephanie Plum-like model. Most prospective male readers will probably then think its contents equates to nothing more than mindless 'chick lit', which is a shame really. Guys, this is really a good read where both guys and women are equally abused in a very humorous, readable fashion. Bottom line: I cannot recommend High Five enough. It makes for wonderfully entertaining (albeit light) reading. (PS - even though High Five is the fifth book in the series I think it is perfectly fine to start off with it. It worked for me.)
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Summary: Great afternoon diversion, with humor to spare
Review: The rent's due, and bail enforcer ("bounty hunter") Stephanie Plum takes a throwaway job just for the money: extricating a "little person" (don't call him a midget) from his apartment. He proves to be rather difficult to deal with, and to top off a bad day, her skinflint Uncle Fred has gone missing. Found in Fred's desk are photos of what appears to be a dismembered body, which may or may not be linked to his disappearance. Add to that the fact that a serial rapist who she helped put away is out on parole. To boot, there's a suspicious man following her everywhere, hoping she'll find Fred, because he wants to find him as well. Oh yes, there's also the (un?)wanted attentions of two men: one a cop, the other a man who works independently on the edge of the law-and who employs Stephanie in his "business" when she needs the money. And of course, Grandma (who attends funerals whether she knows the family or not) and the rest of her eccentric family keep things lively. A clever, off-the-wall, humorous story which features ample twists and turns and oddball characters. The tale rips along at a quick pace, propelled by Evanovich's spare writing and frequent humor. The characters are easy to relate to in their quirkiness, as each one has endearing, sympathetic, or other qualities that make one like them (except the loony serial rapist, whose fate REDEFINES irony). Stephanie is tough, hard-nosed, and stubborn as heck, with bravado to spare, but also vulnerable at times, and has a good sense of right and wrong (which circumstances sometimes force her to discard temporarily). The supporting characters are developed enough, and provide most of the humor, though the black former prostitute Lula's a bit of a stereotype, as is a young sheik Stephanie escorts as a side job to raise money (though he's got some, ah,"unique" ideas about how women should behave). But the story is mostly good-natured, despite a few murders and some unpleasantness involving the paroled rapist. Constant quips and jokes keep things loose, as does Evanovich's relaxed writing style. Vigilant readers may figure out the culprit behind the body in the bag and his/her motives before the resolution, but there's plenty of extra subplots to keep one guessing. And for pity's sake, don't lend Stephanie a car you value!
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Summary: A Sure Winner
Review: With cars blowing up around her, dead bodies appearing in everywhere, and a frustrated romance between a fellow bounty hunter OR a cop, and she can't decide which she wants- Stephanie Plum books are a riot. This is one of the funniest of the bunch. Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter. Her grandmother is too much. Her grandmother is a bounty hunter wannabe. I love her grandmother, she wears wild clothes, carries a gun, and says the types of things we all want to say. Her mother is the worrier of the family and as one reads these books, it's easy to see why. I woke my husband up laughing so hard. I lent this book to my mother and my dad decided to read it to find out what was so funny. What a great book. I don't know how many cars Stephanie can blow up, I hope to find out as the series continues. As she searches for her missing Uncle Fred a host of funny things happen to Stephanie. She has an on and off romance with a cop, her incredibly sexy fellow bounty hunter seems to want to have a romance of some sort and a small person camps out at her house and won't leave. To top all of that off, everyone carries a gun, including her grandmother and Stephanie always manages to leave hers in the cookie jar.
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Summary: More Bang for the Buick...Er, Buck!
Review: But seriously, folks...forget about what Grandma Mazur did at the all-male strip club (she put the dollar bill WHERE?). This book marks a change in this hilarious series that bodes well for the future. Every book in this side-splitting series has been a treasure. But this outing goes for less laughs and more plot, and the result is stunning (hehehe, an in joke). Not that I didn't find myself howling with laughter, once again in public, not that Evanovich's incredible bon mots don't grab you when you're not looking, but this time, there is actually a mystery with several subplots, and some real suspense. In this adventure, Stephanie's bounty-hunting activities are somewhat sidelined by her search for her missing Uncle Fred, a nasty miser whose possible widow, Aunt Mabel, is planning a Caribbean Cruise within 2 weeks of his disappearance. Nevertheless, the Code of the Burg is strict, and when one's relative is missing, one must do the right thing and bring him/her home. At her family's urging, Stephanie reluctantly accepts the task. But this is Stephanie Plum we are talking about here. And lest we think that things will run smoothly, there is the small matter of the angry dwarf. Then we have the exploding Porsche (NEVER let Stephanie drive anything other than her indestructible 1950s-model Buick!!!), more exciting viewings at Stiva's Funeral Home, the stolen Beemer, the psychotic homicidal rapist Ramirez, fresh out of prison and Eager to Stalk (we met this dude in Book 1, and he is not a nice person), and at least one serious stun gun mishap (I'm not telling, but watch out the next time you eat potroast at the Plum residence). I won't even talk about the spoiled son of the Arab Sheik, or what he wants Stephanie to do for $5. While Stephanie is handling all the above with her usual Burgish aplomb, there is a true mystery unfolding. What has happened to Uncle Fred, and why is there a string of chilling and possibly connected murders, all centering around a trash-collection company? Who wants Stephanie dead? Whose chopped-up body was in the trash bags? What is going to happen with Ramirez, who wants to "lead Stephanie to God"? All of these questions are answered in the most satisfying way, and the mystery is just as good as the humor. As for romance? Well...let's just say that Stephanie had better avoid Grandma Bella Morelli's Evil Eye, because her deepening "friendship" with Ranger has taken some interesting turns. Even Lula is taken aback. I can say no more. Rex the Hamster, move over. I'm joining you in that soup can while I read Book 6. It seems the only safe place to be!
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Summary: A Must Read For Mystery Junkies
Review: Janet Evanovich's High Five turned out to be the best book find I've stumbled across in years. Her smart mouthed, self deprecating female bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is the girlfriend you wish you had. Peopled with colorful characters who form unlikely and deliciously fun alliances, Hive Five is a literary roller coaster ride filled with belly laughs. The plot is tight, suspense plentiful and wise cracks pepper the pages like verbal bullets. One of the all time best reads.
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Summary: High Fives All Around To Janet Evanovich! 5 For High Five!
Review: This is the funniest book in the Stephanie Plum Series going on, It is about Stephanie Plum she works for a Bail Bond Agency with her cousin Vinnie she also has many people in the office former [who] turned file clerk Lula and Joyce Barnhardt whom she caught banging her ex-husband on the dining room table, She's called in a Bail Bond Agency a Bounty Hunter. In this book Stephanie Plum must decide between Joe Morelli the local cop who played choo-choo with Stephanie when she was 16 and took her virginity and Ranger who is a Bounty Hunter but is an expert. Other Characters include Mom & Dad and Grandma Mazur who uses a stun gun on Grandpa. Homicidal Rapist Benito Ramirez is back if you read One For The Money, Other Hilarious Characters include a ...shiek who bothers Stephanie by flashing his you know what and paying her $5 dollars to show her you know what's. It also includes a midget who she is supposed to bring in named Kevin Briggs then Vinnie makes Kevin move in with Stephanie and hilarity insues with Briggs demanding to be called little person, demanding coffee in the wee hours of the morning. This is probably the funniest book of Ms. Evanovich, I look forward to her next novel after Seven Up. For the Mean Time Buy This Book!
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Summary: fun fast read
Review: yet another hilarious installment in the stephanie plum series. i can only image how great they look in that boat of a car. i have read all of the books, it about 2 weeks. they are that good. i would just read them in order. you get more out of the relationships and stephanies progress(or lack of)as a bounty hunter.
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Summary: A fun read
Review: I would recommend the whole series of Stephanie Plum books. They aren't literary masterpieces, but they are fun to read.
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Summary: She Couldn't Possibly Blow Up Another Car?
Review: Stephanie Plum, "The Bombshell Bounty Hunter," is back once again in the fifth book in this hilarious series. Janet Evanovich has outdone herself once again. Stephanie has been asked by her family to find her missing Uncle Fred. Along her search, she stumbles across a string of dead bodies, a polite, yet annoying bookie, an organized crime wedding, and a crooked garbage company. To make matters worse, she begins having lust-filled feelings for her mentor and super-natural bounty hunter, Ranger. With on-again-off-again feelings for Joe Morelli, she is torn between which man to choose. Evanovich does a masterful job of weaving a wonderfully cohesive story around a hilarious cast of characters, who are all filled with life. Regulars Lula, Connie, Vinnie, and the whole burg family are also back, not to forget the terrifying "Book one" character of Benito Ramirez, fresh out of jail. This fast-paced book is an action-packed, page-turning thriller that keeps you guessing til the very last page. This is another amazing novel by Janet Evanovich. Her writing style flows ever so smoothly, and the humor is outstanding. You will not want to put this book down. Give Evanovich a HIGH FIVE on this book.
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