Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)

Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)
by Janet Evanovich

Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)
List Price: $27.95
Our Price: $2.72
You Save: $25.23 (90%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.40 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


or

Book Summary Information

Author: Janet Evanovich
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-06-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Book Reviews of Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)

Book Review: Not bad for one of the later Plums
Summary: 4 Stars

I thoroughly agree with all of the reviewers who say that it's time that Janet Evanovich brought the Stephanie Plum series to an end. I can't, for the life of me, understand why Ranger hasn't given up on Stephanie and found someone else; I don't see why Stephanie and Morelli don't just get married; and I want closure on the series. And yet, every time a new Plum novel comes out, I still find myself buying it, reading it, and generally enjoying it. Some of the more recent Plum novels have been less than fantastic ("Eleven On Top" was pretty terrible), but fortunately for Plum addicts, like myself, Evanovich returned to form with "Twelve Sharp" and continues at this form with "Lean Mean Thirteen".

Evanovich's trend in these more recent Plum novels seems to be, in each book, to write a mystery centered on one of her recurring characters. "Twelve Sharp" was Ranger's book, "Lean Mean Thirteen" centers on Stephanie's ex-husband, Dickie Orr, and I've heard that "Fearless Fourteen" is all about Morelli (although I have yet to read this one). I really like this idea and think it makes the mystery more interesting. It also makes the mystery plot and the inevitable sub-plot about Plum's personal life integrate better. In "Lean Mean Thirteen", Dickie Orr is missing, and as his disappearance occurred shortly after Stephanie attacked him in his office, Stephanie is the prime suspect and has to solve the mystery in order to clear her name.

I just finished reading this book about half an hour ago and now that I come to think about it, I realize that there are a number of loose ends not tied up at the end of this novel. Nevertheless, I didn't notice these while I was reading the novel and I had a good time while I was reading it. I still want to see an end to this series, but as long as the books continue to be of this standard, I'll still keep buying them.

Summary of Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)

New secrets, old flames, and hidden agendas are about to send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most outrageous adventure yet!
 
MISTAKE #1
Dickie Orr
Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on her with her archnemesis, Joyce Barnhardt. Another fifteen minutes after that, Stephanie filed for divorce, hoping never to see either one of them again. 
 
MISTAKE #2
Doing favors for super bounty hunter Carlos Manoso (aka Ranger)
Ranger needs Stephanie to meet with Dickie and find out if he?s doing something shady. Turns out, he is. Turns out, Dickie?s also back to doing Joyce Barnhardt. And it turns out Ranger?s favors always come with a price. . . .
 
MISTAKE #3
Going completely nutso while doing the favor for Ranger, and trying to apply bodily injury to Dickie in front of the entire office 
Now Dickie has disappeared, and Stephanie is the natural suspect in his disappearance. Is Dickie dead? Can he be found? And can Stephanie Plum stay one step ahead in this new, dangerous game? Joe Morelli, the hottest cop in Trenton, New Jersey, is also keeping Stephanie on her toes---and he may know more than he?s saying about many things in Stephanie?s life. It?s a cat-and-mouse game for Stephanie Plum wherein the ultimate prize might be her life.
 
With Janet Evanovich?s flair for hilarious situations, breathtaking action, and unforgettable characters, Lean Mean Thirteen shows why no one can beat Evanovich for blockbuster entertainment.  

Literature & Fiction Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Literature & Fiction Books
Little Women ImageLittle Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Scribner; Published: 1986-06-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.49
Price in other shops: $5.00
The Killing Ground ImageThe Killing Ground
by JACK HIGGINS
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LTD; Published: 2007; Hardcover; Book
Saving Fish from Drowning ImageSaving Fish from Drowning
by Amy Tan
4th Estate; Published: 2005; Paperback; Book
Life Expectancy ImageLife Expectancy
by Dean Koontz
Harpercollins Pb; Published: 2005-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.00
Constant Princess ImageConstant Princess
by Philippa Gregory
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster; Published: 2005; Hardcover; Book
Wolf of the Plains (Conqueror, Book 1) ImageWolf of the Plains (Conqueror, Book 1)
by Conn Iggulden
Harper; Published: 2007; Paperback; Book
Sahara ImageSahara
by Clive Cussler
Harper Collins Pb; Published: 2005-03-21; Paperback; Book
Perelandra (Cosmic Trilogy) ImagePerelandra (Cosmic Trilogy)
by C. S. Lewis
Voyager; Published: 2005-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.64
Price in other shops: $10.50
The Lord Of The Rings: Part 2 The Two Towers ImageThe Lord Of The Rings: Part 2 The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Harper Collins Publishers; Published: 2001; Paperback; Book
Red Mars ImageRed Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Trafalgar Square; Published: 2001-06; Paperback; Book
Similar Books and other products
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, No. 10) (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageTen Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, No. 10) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2004-06-22; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $2.57
Price in other shops: $27.99
Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, No. 8) (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageHard Eight (Stephanie Plum, No. 8) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2003-06-16; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.49
Price in other shops: $8.99
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, No. 9) (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageTo the Nines (Stephanie Plum, No. 9) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Paperbacks; Published: 2004-06-14; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.70
Price in other shops: $8.99
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, No. 10) (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageTen Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, No. 10) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2005-06-21; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.95
Price in other shops: $8.99
Eleven on Top (A Stephanie Plum Novel) ImageEleven on Top (A Stephanie Plum Novel)
by Janet Evanovich
Published: 2007-12-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.92
Price in other shops: $26.95
Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, No. 11) (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageEleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, No. 11) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2006-06-20; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.46
Price in other shops: $8.99
Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageFinger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2009-06-23; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.16
Price in other shops: $27.95
Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, No. 12) (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageTwelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, No. 12) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
Amazon Remainders Account; Published: 2006-06-20; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.37
Price in other shops: $26.95
Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14) (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageFearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2008-06-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.60
Price in other shops: $27.95
Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum Novels) ImageSizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2010-06-22; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.86
Price in other shops: $27.99