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Stephanie Plum is so smart, so honest, and so funny that her narrativecharm could drive a documentary on termites. But this tough gal fromNew Jersey, an unemployed discount lingerie buyer, has a much moreinteresting story to tell: She has to say that her Miata has beenrepossessed and that she's so poor at the moment that she just drankher last bottle of beer for breakfast. She has to say that her onlychance out of her present rut is her repugnant cousin Vinnie and hisbail-bond business. She has to say that she blackmailed Vinnie intogiving her a bail-bond recovery job worth $10,000 (for a murdersuspect), even though she doesn't own a gun and has never apprehended aperson in her life. And she has to say that the guy she has to get, JoeMorelli, is the same creep who charmed away her teenage virginitybehind the pastry case in the Trenton bakery where she worked afterschool. If that hard-luck story doesn't sound compelling enough,Stephanie's several unsuccessful attempts at pulling in Joe make adownright hilarious and suspenseful tale of murder and deceit. Alongthe way, several more outlandish (but unrelentingly real) charactersjoin the story, including Benito Ramirez, a champion boxer who seems tobe following Stephanie Plum wherever she goes. Janet Evanovichshares an authentic feel for the streets of Trenton in her debutmystery (she developed her talents in a string of romance novels beforecreating Ms. Plum), and her tough, frank, and funny first-personnarrator offers a winning mix of vulgarity and sensitivity. Evanovichis certainly among the best of the new voices to emerge in the mysteryfield of the 1990s. --Patrick O'Kelley
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