Resumo de Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich

Stephanie'sambivalence toward the two men in her life becomes harder to maintain when oneof them, the mysterious Ranger, is accused of kidnapping his own daughter. Countlessover-the-top scenes, including one at a funeral parlor, will delight longtimefansIn thetwelfth in the Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter, series--Plum is tracking a killerwho has kidnapped the daughter of her mentor and sometimes lover, Ranger. In TwelveSharp, she delivers the goods in a big way. Not to mention her attempts tobring in the sometimes scary bail jumpers of Trenton, and the sudden appearanceof a mysterious female stalker?who turns out to have a close connection toRanger. And I must say, I loved the way the story evolved and the very realdangers and feelings the characters displayed in the story. I agree with aprevious poster - I am grateful for not so-over-the-top villans, and don't mindthe (slightly) more serious toneIn thislatest installment you find Stephanie help track the kidnapped daughter ofRanger. In the latest venture of the Stephanie Plum series, Stephanie's back towork as a bounty hunter and teaming up with former filing clerk Lula when Lula isn'tsinging with the rock band, What. When the woman who claims to be Ranger's wifeis murdered, Stephanie's out to prove Ranger's innocence, unaware she'sattracted the attention of a Ranger wannabe. Janet Evanovich proves herself themaster of wit with dialogue to die for and plenty of humor topped with loads ofaction. The triangle between Stephanie, Morelli, and Ranger continues but a newrelationship has been added to the mix: Lula and Tank, Ranger's number one man.Stephanie Plum, eternally unable to decide between the two men in her life, haslong temporized by accepting the embraces of both. But bounty hunter RangerManoso has eagerly accepted the challenge of muscling in on Morelli's turf. Nowthe delicate balance between wild and wilder romance is upset by the suddenappearance of one Carmen Manoso, who identifies herself as Ranger's wife andwarns Stephanie off. The kidnapper is a demented wannabe who wants Ranger'sjob, his kid and, of course, his woman. Now the delicate balance between wildand wilder romance is upset by the sudden appearance of one Carmen Manoso, whoidentifies herself as Ranger's wife and warns Stephanie off. Not to worry:She's soon found shot dead in her SUV outside the bond enforcement agency whereStephanie works. Meantime, however, there's been even more disturbing news: areport that Ranger has kidnapped his ten-year-old daughter from her mother andstepfather in Florida. Unlike Carmen's revelation, this story is neither truenor toothless. The kidnapper is a demented wannabe who wants Ranger's job, hiskid and, of course, his woman. That would be Stephanie, who reacts with apredictable but highly entertaining blend of outrage, humor and proactivetactics of her own. Evanovich wisely soft-pedals the mystery, which has neverbeen her strong suit, and finds exactly the right tone of danger-laden farcefor Stephanie's duel with the false Ranger, spicing it with a millionone-liners, aspiring bond enforcers and hapless criminals on the runThe lasttwo seemed to lose their edge a little, but it's back in Twelve Sharp. I lovedknowing more about Ranger's life, although I was a little uncomfortable withthe turn his and Steph's relationship was taking. Can't wait to see whathappens next.

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