Leaves you wanting more. Satisfies ones hunger for Plum. Great read. Can't wait to read get a sip of "Seven Up."

I started reading these books this past summer on vacation. When I came back to civilization I headed straight to the book store to find some more of them. For some reason, these books just crack me up. They are laugh out loud funny to me... Being from California, I guess the setting has a stong appeal - hard to believe that people actually live in New Jersey. Plus Stephanie is really a goof ball, very silly and mostly not very "Sherlock Holmes-like" at all. The plot is sort of secondary to the very well drawn characterizations and locations. I love her family and all the bad guys are really really slimy. Just a hoot.

UNLESS A PERSON IS REALLY STOGGY AND PRUDISH, THEY HAVE TO ENJOY THE STEPHANIE PLUM SERIES. I LAUGHED MY WAY THROUGH THEM. WE HAD A HEAT WAVE IN JULY, AND THEY COMPLETYLY SUSTAINED ME FOR THE MONTH. I WOULD HAVE TO COMPARE THEM TO A DELICIOUS SNACK OR MRS. PLUM'S LEFTOVERS IN A CARE PACKAGE. I KNOW 60 AND 70 YEAR OLD WOMEN WHO FELT THE SAME AS ME AND EVEN READ THEM A SECOND TIME. THERE IS GREAT LOCAL COLOR OF NEW JERSEY, DOUGLASS COLLEGE, AND EVEN GIRL SCOUT CAMP SACAJAWEA (I WENT THERE!)
I RECOMMEND ALL 12 BOOKS AND HOPE THAT JANET EVANOVICH WRITES MORE WITH THE SAME KOOKY CHARACTERS.

This book was so FUNNY!!! I was laughing so hard in places, usually where Bob, the bullimic dog was around, tears streamed down my face!

This book is what I read when I'm feeling a little down, cause I will be laughing soon after picking it up.

In Hot Six, Ranger is wanted for murder and Stephanie's cousin Vinnie wants her to track him down. No way could she ever bring Ranger in. Not only is he way smarter than that, but she likes him more than she should. Instead, she tries to help him and on again, off again boyfriend Joe Morelli-cop find the real killer. However, Stephanie does not have the same luck as the men in her life and only seems to run into more trouble with her wild friend Lula-ex prostitute and want to be bounty hunter. Together the two are laugh out loud hilarious.

Is it worth buying?
If you have read the other books in the series than absolutely. Every book leaves you wanting more.