To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, No. 9) (Stephanie Plum Novels)

To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, No. 9) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich

To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, No. 9) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
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Author: Janet Evanovich
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06-14
ISBN: 0312991460
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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  • ISBN13: 9780312991463
  • Condition: New
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Book Reviews of To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, No. 9) (Stephanie Plum Novels)

Book Review: Not my favorite Plum, but still really fun reading!
Summary: 4 Stars

Samuel Singh has disappeared, which is bad news for Vinnie Plum, owner of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds in Trenton, New Jersey. Cousin Vinnie signed a three-month work Visa for Singh, and now Singh's gone MIA right before the Visa is set to expire, taking his fiancee's dog with him. Vinnie's never been one to enjoy losing money (and he doesn't like being pestered by overweight Indian women, either, like the mother of Samuel's fiancee), so he puts his best and brightest bounty hunter on the case, the one who puts the rest of the bounty hunters to shame: Ranger. (Bet you thought I was going to say Stephanie Plum, right? Don't worry; she's on the case, too.)

Stephanie's investigation takes her to TriBro, the company--run by three strange brothers--where Singh worked, and to Las Vegas (with ex-hooker Lula, of course, who refuses to be left behind in Jersey, in true Lula fashion). It looks like Stephanie might actually have a relatively smooth apprehension (smoother than her last one, which ended with her covered in Vaseline, wrestling with a naked man...well, okay, so maybe this one won't be quite THAT smooth). But when a man is shot point-blank right in front of her and she begins receiving ominous e-mails and creepy bouquets, Steph realizes that the bounty hunter has become the hunted. Someone will stop at nothing to claim his prize in a deadly game; and the prize is Stephanie Plum. Ranger sets Steph up with a series of bodyguards to protect her--and even though it's usually cars she has a problem with, Stephanie just can't seem to keep a bodyguard for very long.

But psychotic murderers and scary messages are the least of Stephanie's worries. Here are just some of the things she has to deal with in TO THE NINES: She and her hamster Rex have moved in with her boyfriend Joe Morelli, Trenton's finest cop, and Joe's Grandma Bella keeps showing up at the door, making strange predictions for Stephanie's future; Ranger's sexuality is still sending Steph into a tizzy; Mrs. Apusenjah, Samuel Singh's landlord, is calling her some very inappropriate names; and her sister, Valerie, is nine months pregnant and is eating her parents out of house and home. Stephanie's life is just as chaotic and surreal as ever--and once again, Evanovich has taken us along for the ride!

A lot of people argue that the Stephanie Plum books are too formulaic, that they're getting tired. Yes, we know that Stephanie's going to inevitably be tagged by a psycho in every outing; we know the love triangle involving Stephanie, Ranger, and Joe is going to get even more dramatic; we know Grandma Mazur's going to inevitably act inappropriately at a funeral; we know Rex is going to be fed a grape in every book.

So it may be true that the books are formulaic, but I've found that I don't really read the books for the plot. It's the characters that keep me, at least, coming back for more. I mean, where else are you going to find a super-sized ex-hooker, a pisol-packin' grandma, a goat-loving bailbondsman, and a mysterious, sexy Cuban semi-outlaw all in the same book? Evanovich's characters are absolutely fantastic, eccentric and wacky and so lovable and realistic that it's hard to believe you can't travel to Jersey and look them up. New Jersey itself, gritty and beautiful, is a lively character in the Stephanie Plum books; Steph's story wouldn't work anywhere else in the world.

TO THE NINES isn't my favorite Plum to date--the "whodunit" was pretty predictable, and this one wasn't as funny as some of the previous outings. I definitely enjoyed the fact that Evanovich mixed it up at bit and took Stephanie to Las Vegas, and the minor plotline about Lula trying different diets in order to become a supermodel was hilarious! I hope Evanovich goes clear up to a hundred with this series (yes, I'm exaggerating); it's my not-so-guilty pleasure, and I just can't seem to get enough of Stephanie & Co.!

Summary of To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, No. 9) (Stephanie Plum Novels)

Stephanie Plum's got rent to pay, people shooting at her, and psychos wanting her dead every day of the week (much to the dismay of her mother, her family, the men in her life, the guy who slices meat at the deli...oh, the list goes on). An ordinary person would cave under the pressure.

But hey, she's from Jersey.

Stephanie Plum may not be the best bounty hunter in beautiful downtown Trenton, but she's pretty darn good at turning bad situations her way...and she always gets her man. In
To The Nines, her cousin Vinnie (who's also her boss) has posted bail on Samuel Singh, an immigrant who becomes an illegal alien by violating his Visa and extending his stay in the United States. When the elusive Mr. Singh goes missing, Stephanie is on the case. But what she uncovers is far more sinister than anyone imagines and leads to a group of killers who give new meaning to the word "hunter..."

In a race against time that takes her from the Jersey Turnpike to the Vegas strip, Stephanie Plum is on the chase of her life.

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