4.5 stars for Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum book 3) by Janet Evanovich.
Having read a dystopian feminist fantasy trilogy in continuous succession prior, it is indeed a refreshing welcome change to a mirthful romantic suspense novel, especially one involving Stephanie Plum.
Stephanie, our much loved heroine and narrator, with no knacks in skip tracing and practically zero background as apprehension agent, has surprisingly managed to stay in trade as bounty hunter for five months straight since she wiggles her way into bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie's employment in book 1 One for the Money.
Subsequent to her last major success in nailing a bail jumper who implicates funeral parlors, caskets and cadavers, Stephanie now moves on to her next prime case, albeit with some reluctance given that this assignment involves apprehending a man who is widely known in the Berg to be the most law abiding citizen, someone who has and will never have done anything wrong.
In Three to Get Deadly, Stephanie goes around looking for the perpetuators with the help of Lula, her so-called partner-in-crime. The more I read on Lula and her uproariously entertaining dialogues with Stephanie, the more I like Lula and her ballsy character. Though uncouth and crude at times, Lula has certainly grown to be a very likeable character, especially so when combined with the likes of our female lead, Stephanie Plum. Together, they render the undertakings of their manhunt enlivening and dramatically sensational.
To top it off, one of the characters that I cannot wait to see finally makes an appearance in this book. And it is a pleasantly delightful surprise that more background and information about this particular character is revealed than I have come to expect.
By and large, book 3 of the Stephanie Plum series is an easy read, lighthearted and very enjoyable. I am definitely looking forward to reading more on Plum and her exciting narration as a bond agent in the books to come.
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 15 Jul 1999
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It’s January and the weather’s as bleak as Stephanie’s chances of apprehending Moses Bedemeir, Trenton’s most beloved candy store owner. So loved is Uncle Mo, the very fact that Stephanie’s out to bring him in makes her the most hated woman in town. Fortunately Trenton vice cop, Joe Morelli, seems to still like Stephanie. Maybe a little bit too much. It’s possible he’s just using Stephanie to help find Uncle Mo first.
Super bounty hunter, Ranger, Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur, and sidekick, Lula are also all in on the search. As they trip down a trail littered with dead drug dealers, Stephanie is beginning to suspect that kindly Uncle Mo has traded in his ice-cream scoop for a vigilante gun.
*Blurb from author's website*
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