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Summary: A laugh out loud book.
Review: Three to Get Deadly is just as funny and entertaining as the first two books in Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, One for the Money and Two for the Dough. Evanovich has created a cast of characters that are so zany and amusing they become unforgettable. With the third book of the series Stephanie is up to her old tricks again and continues to learn more about being a bounty hunter although she is definitely unconventional. It is a good thing that she has Morrelli, a friend who happens to be a homicide detective, whom she can call when she finds a body. Of course there is the elusive Ranger, another but much better bounty hunter, who is helping Stephanie on her case and to get into shape. Lula has been known to lend Stephanie a helping hand although Lula's constant desire to do things like stuff the bailee into the trunk or just shoot him gives Stephanie second thoughts about taking advantage of Lula's aid. Many more colorful characters are around to offer Stephanie help and to give her advice. Like always, life wouldn't be the same in the burg if gossip didn't travel at lightening speed and who better to gossip about but our unforgettable bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.
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Summary: Quirky, kinky characters...never-fail humor!!
Review: Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter extraordinaire? Well, not exactly one of the top in her chosen profession, Stephanie Plum is in way over her Jersey hair! The neighborhood candy store owner, Uncle Mo, is a "failure to appear" in court on a concealed carry charge. When Stephanie goes to take him in, Uncle Mo is missing. Dead bodies however, seem to be springing up everywhere!! With it's quirky and kinky characters and it's never-fail humor Janet Evanovich has another terrific read to her many credits!!!
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Summary: Good book.
Review: Believe it or not a year ago I bought her newest book Hot Six in paperback started to read it but lost interest and read Eve Dallas's book, finished it had nothing else to read and went back to read Hot Six, loved it. Now I am starting backwards and just finished reading Three to get Deadly,love this book to. Stephanie is totally the opposite of Eve and Roarke and I really enjoy reading these two types of detective series. I love love Lulu, Ranger, and all the other crazy people and Stephanie solves not by reasoning but totally bumbling into and solving the case. I am going to continue to read all her books, and you should to. This refers to the paperback book of this series.
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Summary: Stephanie just keeps getting funnier
Review: Stephanie Plum is back and this time she if after good old Uncle Mo. After figuring out that there is more to this pick up then meets the eye Stephanie finds herself over her head in this case.From the scene where she is trying to apprahend Stewart in the chicken outfit to the all the bodys that she manages to find and that manage to find her. While working on the case Lula decides that she is going to tag along with Stephanie and help her out with it. Lula is a riot with her car, to her eating to pretty much everything Lula does. The third book in this series is just as good as the last two and I am looking forward to reading more about Stephanie and her friends and all the problems that follow her around.
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Summary: Keep Counting!
Review: I discovered the Stephanie Plum series quite by chance. While searching for a light audiobook to have in the kitchen while washing dishes and such, I came across "One for the Money" and, intrigued by its title, and with the barest knowledge that it was the first in a long-running series (eight books at that point), chose it from the many available. I immediately enjoyed it and now I have just finished the third in the series. The books keep getting better, and, although I suppose I will never revisit that first sense of having discovered something special, I am fully willing to follow Stephanie on her journeys through bounty hunterdom. In this one, she is looking for Moses Bedemier, apparently the saint of New Jersey. He failed to make a court appearance for carrying concealed (evidently not really a crime in the state), and Plum is trying to find him. Unfortunately, he has gone missing after decades of running a candy store in town and cultivating an impeccable reputation (everyone calls him "Uncle Mo"). She, of course, runs into resistance during her search. It seems that everyone she speaks with says, "Why are you looking for Uncle Mo? He would never do anything wrong." Even her family gives her grief for just doing her job. Meanwhile, longtime on-and-off-again romance Joe Morelli seems to be giving her the cold shoulder, and while she had been put off by his constant come-ons, she definitely feels rejected by his current lack of interest. All the ingredients and characters that make this such a great series are here in full force. Stephanie's cynical/ironic view of the world, including wisecracks; Morelli, the cop with an eye for Stephanie (and their interactions with each other); Ranger, the greatest of the bounty hunters, always available to help Plum in a pinch; Lula, the ex-hooker, now sometime partner to Stephanie, with her full-on attitude and no-nonsense approach to everything; and Stephanie's family, most notably Grandma Mazur, antithesis of the "sweet little old lady", she shows an uncommon interest in Stephanie's work, especially her gun. Evanovich is on a roll with these characters, and I hope she continues, because this is the most fun I've had reading a mystery series since Lawrence Block's "Burglar" books.
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Summary: Third time's a charm
Review: After what is generally agreed upon as a not-really-bad-but-not-really-great second book, everybody's favourite female fugitive apprehension agent (or bounty hunter to you and me) is back on form. Any reader who has reached this far in the series will have become solid fans of Stephanie Plum by now. Those who are checking out the series the first time should get the "Three Plums in One" Omnibus. Those who didnt return after finishing the second book, though, should hop on back onto the bandwagon. Its okay. All is forgiven. The gang's all here. Connie, Lula the ex-hooker, Ranger, Morelli, Pa and Ma Plum, Grandma Mazur and Rex the lovable hamster. Steph is still a bumbling agent but slightly more experienced now. She's very out of shape though. In one scene, Ranger finished 50 push ups in five minutes while Steph managed to squeeze in...one! Ranger plays a more active role here than in the second book. Not only is he assisting Stephanie in her search for her FTA but is also pushing her to get fit with early morning jogs. This is one thing that I found inconsistent though. In the first book we read that Stephanie likes to run a few miles to stay in shape. But now Ranger has to force her to exercise. Mind you, the story did take place in the cold month of January and Ms. Plum isnt that obsessive on fitness anyway (she eats doughnuts like a cop, fer crying out loud!). But this is to nitpick. The story itself is fast-paced. The dead bodies are piled high (as per usual), the mystery keeps you interested and the humour is very tongue in cheek. Its the humour that stays in your memory long after you've finished the book:- Stephanie's hair turning orange after a visit to the hairdresser's ("You look like Ronald McDonald"); or when Stephanie's mom and grandma had their noses pressed to the glass pane, squinting into the night waiting for Stephanie and all she could say to Ranger was, "My sister's normal. Always has been." I guess you had to be there. So be there.
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Summary: Janet got a little of her spark back
Review: I really loved the first book in this series I read, _Hot Six_, and also enjoyed _One for the Money_. I was horribly disappointed with _Two for the Dough_, though, and endured the whole thing just hoping it would end faster than it did. Thankfully, halfway through _Three to Get Deadly_, Evanovich once again found her fantastic wit and seems to regain her footing in the characters. Stephanie's self-deprecating humor and bumbling about learning to be a bounty hunter buoys the luke-warm plot during the first half of the book; there are some laugh-out-loud moments, and a myriad of snorts and chuckles. I really enjoy the character of Stephanie - I see much of myself in her, and a lot of the laughter was from self-recognition in her assorted neuroses and thought processes. The development of Lula's character was a very nice addition to the story as well. One thing which disgruntled me during the first half of the book was the almost total lack of the spark that Stephanie had in the first two books; her character virtually crackled with life previously, but here it feels more like plodding until the second half of the story. Additionally, in the first two, she was 5'7" and a basically unapologetic 145 pounds - sturdy, and chuckling at how she was really "not fragile." In _Three to Get Deadly_, she is 125 pounds and fretting about her weight. 5'7" and 125 pounds is not a weight to fret about! Alas. Pleasantly, though, Ranger is much more a part of this story than he was in the second book, and the tension between Stephanie and Morelli picks up steam again in the last quarter of the story. I'm hoping Evanovich will continue the tradition of vivid characters who continually surprise the reader in the other books in the series. Grandma Mazur thankfully drops back into the role where she adds a wonderful element to the story, but isn't a driving part of the plot. I'm glad there are many more already written, so I don't have to wait. If only Patricia Cornwell and Janet Evanovich could kind of merge into one fabulous writer, we'd have Evanovich's tremendous sense of humor and character, with Cornwell's ability to write a suitably complex and interesting crime plot. If you haven't read the first book in this series, I really recommend picking it up to learn how Stephanie gets into the whole bounty hunter business. Skipping the second book wouldn't leave much of a gap, as important points are mentioned in _Three to Get Deadly_. _Three_ is worth the time to read, though, and I'm looking forward to _Four to Score_.
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Summary: THREE IS BEST SO FAR!!
Review: I really liked the first two books about Stephanie Plum and her adventures but the third one may be the best yet. Stephanie is her ususal comic self. This time she is trying to find Uncle Mo. A candy store owner whom everyone loves. But is Uncle Mo as good and nice as everyone thinks?? Lula has become a major character in thiss series and she is great. Joe Morelli is a very good cop and really cares for Stehpanie. Ranger may be my new hero. He is hard, tough and a great bounty hunter. They all work together to find Uncle Mo and why so many bodies are being found. A great funny mystery, not blood and guts gory but very entertaining. I think it reads quickly and you don't want to but it down.
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Summary: Stephanie is loose in the burbs again
Review: Number three in the Stephanie Plum Series, our too "fem" bounty hunter is at it again. The laughs never stop as she hunts down Uncle Mo Bedemier who is the beloved owner of the local candy store, where drug dealers start turning up dead. If you haven't read any of these books you are in for a treat. The characters are straight out of Trenton, New Jersey and if you are lucky enough to listen to the books on tape their Jersey accents are the clincher. The author makes light of Stephanie's dangerous situations in an irreverent manner that will have you laughing from start to finish. Not your typical detective novel, Evanovich is in a class of her own. Kelsana 2/13/02
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Summary: A real killer
Review: At least I may die laughing. DOn't know when I've had this much fun reading. My husband keeps asking me what the heck I'm laughing about. So now he's reading them too.
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