Waiting On Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine, lets us book hoarding bloggers highlight a book we’re excited for each week. This week I’m waiting on Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum #19) by Janet Evanovich.
GoodReads Description: #1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels are: “irresistible” (Houston Chronicle), “stunning” (Booklist), “outrageous” (Publishers Weekly), “brilliantly evocative” (The Denver Post), and “making trouble and winning hearts” (USA Today).
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don’t just vanish into thin air. Never anger old people. And don’t do what Tiki tells you to do.
After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it’s on Stephanie to track down the con man. Unfortunately, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness, or his money-hungry wife. Rumors are stirring that he must have had help with the daring escape . . . or that maybe he never made it out of his room alive. Since the hospital staff’s lips seem to be tighter than the security, and it’s hard for Stephanie to blend in to assisted living, Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur goes in undercover. But when a second felon goes missing from the same hospital, Stephanie is forced into working side by side with Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, in order to crack the case.
The real problem is, no Cubbin also means no way to pay the rent. Desperate for money—or maybe just desperate—Stephanie accepts a secondary job guarding her secretive and mouthwatering mentor Ranger from a deadly Special Forces adversary. While Stephanie is notorious for finding trouble, she may have found a little more than she bargained for this time around. Then again—a little food poisoning, some threatening notes, and a bridesmaid’s dress with an excess of taffeta never killed anyone . . . or did they? If Stephanie Plum wants to bring in a paycheck, she’ll have to remember: No guts, no glory. . .
Why I’m Excited: I’m not even reading the description, because I’m only on thirteen (I think), but even though I’m not caught up on this series, I’m psyched for the new one! LOVE Stephanie Plum SO MUCH.
Notorious Nineteen comes out November 20, 2012.
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I haven’t read anything by her, but have heard great things about her books.
Hope you get to read it soon,
Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog
I have only read the first book but I LOVED it. I totally need to read the rest. Maybe a winter readathon? Steph is soo funny!
Great waiting on, real Steph (you know as opposed to book Steph of JE’s series lolol) :))
I’ve only read the first one in this series, maybe someday I’ll get to the rest!
lol, I really need to get caught up on this series- I think I need to read 17 and 18 too? Maybe just 17… I’ll have to check. I really like the fact that number 19 is going to have a lot of Grandma though!
LOL — I’m like Kim — I think I read one and maybe two of these books. My mom is crazy about this series. Is it possible that there are 19 books?
Yeah, I can see the appeal of a smart, tough chick named Steph…