Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, No. 3) (Stephanie Plum Novels) - Softcover

Evanovich, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312966091 ISBN 13: 9780312966096

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1998

Synopsis

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum Novels Are

"Suspenseful."---Los Angeles Times

"Terrific."---San Francisco Chronicle

"Irresistible."---Kirkus Reviews

"Thrilling."---The Midwest Book Review

"Hilariously Funny."---USA Today

"A blast of fresh air."---The Washington Post

"Inventive and fast-paced."---The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Superb."---Detroit Free Press

In Three to Get Deadly, 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, Steph must see to it that this case doesn't end up being her last. . . .

About this title

Review:

As readers of Janet Evanovich's two previous books about funny, feisty, family-tied bounty hunter Stephanie Plum already know, she operates in "the burg"--a "comfy residential chunk of Trenton, New Jersey, where houses and minds are proud to be narrow and hearts are generously wide open." On this turf, Plum fights for justice and fashion points--this time in pursuit of a beloved neighborhood candystore owner who seems to be moonlighting as an anti-drug vigilante. Evanovich now lives in New Hampshire, but authentic affection for Trenton energizes her prose. Plums in paperback include One for the Money and Two for the Dough.

From the Publisher:

Stephanie Plum, the brassy babe in the powder blue Buick is back and she's having a bad hair day -- for the whole month of January.

She's been given the unpopular task of finding Mo Bedemier, Trenton's most beloved citizen, arrested for carrying concealed, gone no-show for his court appearance.

And to make matters worse, she's got Lula, a former hooker turned file clerk -- now a wannabe bounty hunter -- at her side, sticking like glue. Lula's big and blonde and black and itching to get the chance to lock up a crook in the trunk of her car.

Morelli, the New Jersey vice cop with the slow-burning smile that undermines a girl's strongest resolve is being polite. So what does this mean? Has he found a new love? Or is he manipulating Steph, using her in his police investigation, counting on her unmanageable curiosity and competitive Jersey attitude?

Once again, the entire One for the Money crew is in action, including Ranger and Grandma Mazur, searching for Mo, tripping down a trail littered with dead drug dealers, leading Stephanie to suspect Mo has traded his ice-cream scoop for a vigilante gun.

Cursed with a disastrous new hair color and an increasing sense that it's really time to get a new job, Stephanie spirals and tumbles through Three to Get Deadly with all the wisecracks and pace her fans have come to expect.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312966091
• ISBN 13: 9780312966096
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 396