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A "saintly" old candy-store owner is on the lam- and bounty hunter extraordinaire Stephanie Plum is on the case. As the body count rises, Stephanie finds herself dealing with dead drug dealers and slippery fugitives on the chase of her life. And with the help of eccentric friends and family,... read more
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Uncle Mo Bedemier may have a reputation as a kindly old candy-store owner but all that changes when he skips bail on a very minor charge. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum needs to know why and that means scouting Uncle Mo's neighborhood. And no one knows Stark Street better than the new file... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Stephanie Plum: A bounty hunter working for Vinnie Plum (Her cousin) and the heroine of the novels. Not the greatest bounty hunter in the world, admits that a lot of her captures are more due to luck than anything else. Lives with her hamster Rex. Has an on again off again relationship with Joe Morelli. Describes herself as being 5'7, having blue eyes and curly brown hair. Is infamous for destroying cars, and not always her car either. Described as the Bounty Hunter from Hell by cops. She is a great shooter and even though her mother gives her alot of crap for being a bounty hunter, loves her family very much.
- Joe Morelli: Trenton PD vice cop and Stephanie's on again off again boyfriend. Has a Ducati and later on a big orange dog named Bob. Described as being 6 feet of hard lean Italian muscle with dark hair and dark eyes and in the words of Stephanie "Yum". Would like to marry Stephanie, on the provision that she quit being a bounty hunter. Calls Stephanie Cupcake.
- Ranger: Bounty Hunter who works for Vinnie, and also owner of his own security consulting firm in later novels. And also later a romantic interest for Stephanie. Formerly Special Forces. Two months older than Stephanie and described as being 6 feet or a few inches under or over. Cuban American with skin the color of a mocha latte, dark hair and dark eyes, always dresses in black, very muscular with no extra fat on him and also Yum. Say he loves Stephanie in his own way. Always drives very expensive black cars. Full name is Ricardo Carlos Manoso. Got the nickname Ranger in Special Forces. Calls Stephanie Babe.
- Vincent "Vinnie" Plum: Owner of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. Stephanie more or less black mails him into giving her a job. He's Stephanie cousin. Said to have had a romantic relationship with a duck at one time. Described as looking like a weasel
- Lula: File clerk for Vinnie Plum, though how much filing she does is pretty debatable. Used to be a Hooker and still dresses like it. Is described as being short, plus size with a propensity for spandex. Has a talent for jamming her size sixteen body into size ten clothes. Changes her hair color on a regular basis.
- Moses Bedemier: Also known as Uncle Mo. He got busted for carrying concealed, and jumped bail. Has a candy store
- Uncle Moe: Stephanie Plum's target. Well loved candy store owner gone bad.
- Jackie: Lula’s fellow hooker friend. Known to wait for business at a corner at Stark Street.
- Mrs. Steeger: Uncle Moe's elderly neighbor
- Grandma Mazur: Stephanie's grandmother
- Mrs. Karwatt: Stephanie's neighbor
- Mr. Wolesky: Stephanie's neighbor
- Connie: Buxom. big hair, bright nails, lipstick on her bi , sassy mouth. A real Jersey+ girl with mob connections. Vinnie's secretary and Stephanie's friend in the bounty hunting business.
- Gail: Girlfriend of suspect, uses drugs
- Larry Skolnik: Former classmate of stephanie's, dry cleaner
- Shirlene: Significant other of a suspect-snake
- Vanessa: Landlady of apartment building
- Leroy Watkins: Suspect, drug dealer. In relationship with Shirlene
- Elliot Harp: Husband of Gail, called Harpoon
- Dickie Orr: Stephanie's ex-husband and Uncle Moe's lawyer
- Ranger: Experienced bounty hunter and side kick for Stephanie
- Benny Gaspick: Rookie cop also known as "Officer Picky" who goes by the book, the one who arrested Uncle Mo
- Rex: Stephanie's cute hamster who spends his days sleeping and running on his wheel
- Mary Lou: Stephanie's best friend
- Mr. Cluck: chicken franchise mascot
- Eddie Gazarra: Trenton Police
- Fred: Grandma's boyfriend
- Arnie Rupp: Supervisor of the Trenton PD Violent Crimes Squad
- Mickey Maglio: Trenton PD Major Crimes - Robbery division
- Lenny: Add a description of this character.
- Stuart Baggett: One of Stephanie's pick-ups that ran - FTA (Failure To Appear)
- Mrs. Baggett: Stuart's mother - he lives with her
- Mrs. Bestler: Stephanie's neighbor
- Jamal Brousse: drug dealer
- Carla
- Stanley Larkin
- Mr. Wexler
- Gillian Wurtzer
- Mr. Weinstein
- Mr. Alexander: Stephanie's hairdresser
- Jeanine
- Dillon
- Mrs. Bartle
- Joyce Barnhardt: High school friend of Stephanie's
- Bucky Seidler: Mechanic
- Cleo
- Mr. Morley
- Myra Biablocki
- Mrs. Delgado: Stephanie's neighbor
- Dorothy Rostowski: Uncle Moe's neighbor
- Tom Gates
- Loretta Beeber
- Mallory
- Mr. Kleinschmidt: Stephanie's neighbor
- Ernie
Quotes edit
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“The alternative to unemployment had been overseeing the boxing machine at the tampon factory. A worthy task, but not something that got me orgasmic.”
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“Life was simple in the burg. Sins were absolved by the Catholic Church, dirty windows were an abomination to the neighborhood, gossip greased the wheel of life and you’d better be damned careful what you said face-to-face to a woman about her daughter. No matter if it was true.”
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“Course there’s some advantage to having an intestinal disturbance.Those doughnuts probably wouldn’t stay with me long enough to find a home on my ass.”
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“A woman is never to old to make an idiot of herself.”
Stephanie Plum
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“A woman’s never too old to make an idiot of herself. It goes along with equality of the sexes and potty parity.”
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When something needs to be ironed I put it in the ironing basket. If a year goes by and the item is still in the basket I throw the item away. This is a good system since eventually I end up only with clothes that don’t need ironing.
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Adaptation is one of the great advantages to being born and bred in Jersey. We’re simply not bested by bad air or tainted water. We’re like that catfish with lungs. Take us out of our environment and we can grow whatever body parts we need to survive. After Jersey the rest of the country’s a piece of cake. You want to send someone into a fallout zone? Get him from Jersey. He’ll be fine.
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Stephanie Plum’s rule of thumb for mental health—always procrastinate the unpleasant. After all, I could get run over by a truck tomorrow and never have to come to terms with the attack at all.
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I’d decided at an early age to stop being embarrassed over my family. This is yet another advantage to living in Jersey. In Jersey everyone has the right to embarrass themselves with no reflection on anyone else. In fact, embarrassing yourself periodically is almost required.
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I didn’t want to burst his fantasy bubble, but the only time Ranger wouldn’t look out of place would be standing in a lineup between Rambo and Batman.
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“When a man’s got a nose looks like a penis he’s likely to do anything,” Lula said. “It’s the sort of thing makes serial killers out of otherwise normal people.”
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My father is an equal opportunity bigot. He wouldn’t deprive a man of his rights. And he’s not a hate-filled man. He simply knows in his heart that Italians are superior, that stereotypes were created by God, and if a person is worth anything at all he drives a Buick.
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“I come in like the fog on little cat feet.” I looked at Ranger. “Very nice.” “Carl Sandburg,” Ranger said. “More or less.”
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I find out Ranger’s gay and I’m going straight to the freezer section at Shop & Bag. Only men you can count on these days is Ben and Jerry.”
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Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
It was January in Trenton.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1-16
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 20 in Stephanie Plum by the Numbers. (standard series)
Preceded by Two for the Dough, and followed by Four to Score.
This is book 59 of 145 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2011). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Janet Evanovich (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 14, 1997
ISBN: 0-684-82265-2
Page Count: 304
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 14, 1997
ISBN: 0-684-82265-2
Page Count: 304
Awards edit
- Left Coast Crime Awards (1998: Lefty Award for Most Humorous Mystery)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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