Janet Evanovich is the author of the Stephanie Plum books, including One for the Money and Sizzling Sixteen, Plum Lucky and Plum Spooky; and the Full series, including Full House and Full Scoop. Janet's favorite exercise is shopping, and her drug of choice is Cheez Doodles.
"A madcap comic mystery--Jersey-girl style." --the New York Times "A clever cast of good-hearted hoods and nutty family members rival The Sopranos." --People "If you like your summer reads hot and sassy, try Seven Up." --Boston Herald "Evanovich is the crown princess of detective fiction . . . Seven Up is brassy, comical, and light-hearted." --Bookpage "[Seven Up] is funny, sexy, and scary." --Booklist "Edgy romantic triangle, the loopy family relationships, or the bounty-hunting jobs that skate between absurdity and genuine tension." --Denver Post "Expect a laugh per page . . . Bottom line: Plum Pick." --People
"A madcap comic mystery--Jersey-girl style." --the New York Times "A clever cast of good-hearted hoods and nutty family members rival The Sopranos." --People "If you like your summer reads hot and sassy, try Seven Up." --Boston Herald "Evanovich is the crown princess of detective fiction . . . Seven Up is brassy, comical, and light-hearted." --Bookpage "[Seven Up] is funny, sexy, and scary." --Booklist "Edgy romantic triangle, the loopy family relationships, or the bounty-hunting jobs that skate between absurdity and genuine tension." --Denver Post "Expect a laugh per page . . . Bottom line: Plum Pick." --People
It's always a treat to go out on a case with Stephanie Plum, the sassy, adventurous, but not always successful Trenton, N.J., bounty hunter. In her seventh outing (after 2000's Hot Six), Stephanie's employer, her bailbondsman cousin, Vinnie, gives her an easy job: pick up vicious senior citizen Eddie DeChooch, who is constantly sighted racing around Trenton in a borrowed white Cadillac, but whom no one can grab. While in Virginia picking up the cigarettes he's charged with smuggling into New Jersey, he stole the heart from the recently dead body of his enemy, Louis DeStephano. The heart's whereabouts define the darkly hilarious trajectory of the plot. The usual characters inhabit the novel: Steph's former high school buddies, the zonked-out Dougie and Mooner; and Evanovich's best creation, feisty Grandma Mazur. Stephanie's much-resented sister Valerie returns from California with her two daughters, her "perfect" marriage ended, and moves in with her parents, to their dismay. Steph and her lover Joe Morelli almost set a wedding date, but again she avoids commitment, still attracted to fellow bounty hunter Ranger. At times the plot meanders: Stephanie and pal Lula spend too much time running from house to house in the inbred Burg neighborhood, while two semi-retired crooks looking for DeChooch keep breaking into her apartment for little reason. All in all this is another zesty Evanovich read, but one that doesn't quite hit the high marks of her last two. (June 19) Forecast: Evanovich has developed a loyal following among mystery fans and her ascendancy to the bestseller lists has introduced her to a large new readership. Despite not being up to her usual standard, this will hit the lists, too, and hard. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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