"Hysterically funny crime thriller"
Not everyone can work a job where the odds are that they
will run across dead bodies, have their cars blown up or
have to track down a person who doesn't show up for their
court date but Stephanie Plum can and does. Somehow, the
idea of being a bounty hunter makes Stephanie feel good and
if it means that her lover Joe Morelli doesn't want to be
with her because of it then that is his loss. Stephanie promises her mother's next door neighbor that she
will find her missing daughter Evelyn and her two
children. Evelyn had to take out a child custody bond
using her mother's house for collateral. If she fails to
show up at the hearing, her mother will lose the house. In
the course of the investigation Stephanie finds a dead body
on her couch, is stalked by a killer rabbit, and is in
danger of being killed from a powerful crime lord who want
something Evelyn has. Anybody and everybody who loves a hysterically funny crime
thriller with plenty of chills, thrills and action must
read HARD EIGHT. Janet Evanovich's latest installment in
the Stephanie Plum series is so over the top readers will
want to finish this delightful work in one sitting. The
author effectively uses the protagonist's relationship with
Morelli and sexual attraction to Ranger as a way of
relieving some high level tension. This novel is
guaranteed to be on the New York Times bestseller list
before too long. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 20, 2002
SummaryThe #1 bestselling phenomenon continues in the eighth
Stephanie Plum novel. The stakes get higher, the crimes get
nastier, the chases get faster, and the men get hotter.
This time Stephanie, Morelli, Ranger. Lula, Valerie, and
Grandma Mazur are strapped in for the ride of their lives.
Stephanie is hired to find a missing child. But things
aren't always as they seem and Stephanie must determine if
she's working for the right side of the law. Plus, there's
the Morelli question: can a Jersey girl keep her head on
straight when more than just bullets are aimed for her
heart? And with the Plum and Morelli relationship looking
rocky, is it time for Ranger to move in for the kill? Janet
Evanovich's latest thriller proves that Hard Eight will
never be enough.
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