Notorious Nineteen

When this one gets serious and creepifying...it gets really serious and creepy. Even better, Evanovich restrains the goofiness. Leaving this a moderately suspenseful, witty and charming book. Even Grandma – who has a significant role here – isn't as cartoonish as she often is.

There are two major cases that Stephanie has to deal with – the Ranger case is pretty fun, if a little lean. The major case, dealing with the missing embezzler, is more intricate than usual. I don't know that I was convinced by Stephanie's methods to solving it, but I applaud the complexity of the case and hope that Evanovich is willing to stretch like that again.

Not much else to say at this point – it's a Stephanie Plum book, and a pretty good one. That's pretty much all that a Plum-head (Plumb-er?) should need.