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Finger Lickin' Fifteen A Stephanie Plum Novel Stephanie Plum Novels Janet Evanovich Books

So, celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle winds up headless on a Trenton side street and through a weird set of circumstances bounty hunter Stephanie Plum gets involved in trying to find his killer.
Written with her trademark humor, Janet Evanovich has crafted another winner in her Stephanie Plum series of mysteries with "Finger Lickin' Fifteen." As do all of her Plum novels, this one has not one but a couple of mysteries, some steamy scenes with the bounty hunter's two resident hunks, some hilarious side adventures as Stephanie tries rounding up people who have skipped their court dates, and some nicely written blue-collar family get-togethers.
Evanovich, who once upon a time made her bones as a romance writer, has populated her Plum novels with a fine stable of secondary characters. There's Trenton cop Joe Morelli, who has been Stephanie's on-again, off-again love interest since they were in grade school; the mysterious Ranger, a dark-skinned Latino with more secrets than the CIA; former hooker Lula, who is Plum's more-or-less partner; Grandma Mazur, whose social life includes attending visiting hours at funeral parlors; Stephanie's mom and dad; bail bonds office manager Connie and Plum's cousin Vinnie, a not-so-nice guy who owns the bail bond business. This cast of characters has served Evanovich well in the past and it continues to do so in this novel.
What's most notable about "Finger Lickin' Fifteen," at least in my opinion, is the fact that in this novel Ranger turns to Stephanie for help in trying to stop a string of burglaries in houses that he is providing security for. Generally, Ranger rides to Stephanie's rescue and it is a nice touch to have her helping him for a change.
An excellent addition to the Stephanie Plum saga.


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Finger Lickin' Fifteen A Stephanie Plum Novel Stephanie Plum Novels Janet Evanovich Books Reviews

Actually, I give it 4-1/2 stars, because, the main character's schtick of being such a klutz with every bounty apprehension; this has gotten stale as a way to be humorous. After a couple of years of bounty work, the author should have acknowledged that this character would have flawless apprehension techniques. But each book, 1 through 11, continues to be fun entertaining murder mysteries, that get solved in a variety of ways. I plan to read all of the books in this series, including #24 out this fall (2017).
I have read all the Stephanie Plums in order up through this one (15). I think this is the funniest I have read to date. I promise you, I would never loan Stephanie my car. In this Ranger finds out the hard way as she goes to work part time for Rangeman Security and Ranger helps her catch up on her skips. Lula sees a famous TV chef get beheaded on the street and spends the book trying to avoid being killed by the culprits. Plus Lula is trying to win a bar-be-que grill off which pays big money and is tied into the murder. Rangerman clients are being burglarized by someone who knows the security pad codes and employees are being scrutinized to see if it is an in house breach, opening the job opportunity for Stephanie to help. Just the funniest book I have read in a long time.
Eleven on Top felt a little different to me than the other Stephanie Plum books so far. Yes, Stephanie is stuck in the Ranger/Joe triangle and yes, she still has more than a few issues in her life and yes, she still hates guns. It actually felt to me like the character was growing somewhat.

She quit her bounty hunter job and was fired from not one, but two new jobs and burnt down the third. OK, so she didn't actually do the burning (but then again, how many times did she actually do the burning and exploding in her career?) but you get my drift.

She is getting threats from an unknown source and though she bumbles her way in the bounty hunter business she has a great sense of intuition. Unfortunately the law requires evidence, not hunches. So, Stephanie accepts a research job with Rangeman. This will keep her somewhat safe and will give her the resources needed to find the culprit(s) responsible for her newest threat.

I had the feeling that her character was actually being somewhat responsible even if she still has the immature tendencies to fight Joe tooth and nail when he's trying to protect her. I must say though that sometimes I can't blame her. Joe doesn't ask or suggest, he tells and almost bullies and then Stephanie reacts. Now most of us would probably tell him he' being a neanderthal and really needs to change his tactics (though something tells me he wouldn't pay much attention), but that would take the fun out of the story, right?

I've seen some reviews that read they don't like the Joe/Stephanie/Ranger triangle (though she's going to have to choose sooner or later, she isn't getting any younger), or that Stephanie hasn't gotten much better at her bounty hunter job. However, the Stephanie Plum books are not meant to be deep, intellectual mystery thrillers. They are purely entertainment. Taken in that context, I find they are great reads and I can't help but to enjoy them. The plot in each book are unique enough to keep me from becoming bored.
So, celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle winds up headless on a Trenton side street and through a weird set of circumstances bounty hunter Stephanie Plum gets involved in trying to find his killer.
Written with her trademark humor, Janet Evanovich has crafted another winner in her Stephanie Plum series of mysteries with "Finger Lickin' Fifteen." As do all of her Plum novels, this one has not one but a couple of mysteries, some steamy scenes with the bounty hunter's two resident hunks, some hilarious side adventures as Stephanie tries rounding up people who have skipped their court dates, and some nicely written blue-collar family get-togethers.
Evanovich, who once upon a time made her bones as a romance writer, has populated her Plum novels with a fine stable of secondary characters. There's Trenton cop Joe Morelli, who has been Stephanie's on-again, off-again love interest since they were in grade school; the mysterious Ranger, a dark-skinned Latino with more secrets than the CIA; former hooker Lula, who is Plum's more-or-less partner; Grandma Mazur, whose social life includes attending visiting hours at funeral parlors; Stephanie's mom and dad; bail bonds office manager Connie and Plum's cousin Vinnie, a not-so-nice guy who owns the bail bond business. This cast of characters has served Evanovich well in the past and it continues to do so in this novel.
What's most notable about "Finger Lickin' Fifteen," at least in my opinion, is the fact that in this novel Ranger turns to Stephanie for help in trying to stop a string of burglaries in houses that he is providing security for. Generally, Ranger rides to Stephanie's rescue and it is a nice touch to have her helping him for a change.
An excellent addition to the Stephanie Plum saga.