Binding: Kindle Edition
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Format: Kindle Book
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2007-06-19
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: 2007-06-19
Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum-s life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich-s wildest, hottest novel yet! FIRST A STRANGER APPEARSWhile chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos, Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her. THEN THE STRANGER REVEALS HER SECRETSThe woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm Glock, and has a bad attitude and a mysterious connection to dark and dangerous Carlos Manoso -street name, Ranger. NEXT, SOMEBODY DIESThe action turns deadly serious, and Stephanie goes from hunting skips to hunting a murderer. SOON, THE CHASE IS ONRanger needs Stephanie for more reasons than he can say. And now, the two are working together to find a killer, rescue a missing child, and stop a lunatic from raising the body count. When Stephanie Plum and Ranger get too close for comfort, vice cop Joe Morelli (her on-again, off-again boyfriend) steps in. Will the ticking clock stop at the stroke of twelve-or will a stranger in the wind find a way to stop Stephanie Plum-forever?

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Service Great Condition
Comment: I received the book in great condition, the price was excellent and the quick delivery was great.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: 5 stars
Comment: This is a sentimental rating. I'm not really capable of judging the Stephanie Plum books objectively, because I'm so invested in the characters and the series.

I can't even decide yet how it ranks among my favorites in the series, because it's too new.

I liked, very much, learning more about Ranger, and I liked that Stephanie was a little more grown up. Twelve Sharp is a slightly darker book--a consequence of the more serious case. Which is not to say that there aren't plenty of laughs. Lula and Grandma Mazur do their job, and at one point have me laughing so hard that tears were running down my face.

I know a lot of people are getting tired of things that are, I think, integral parts of the series: the romantic triangle in particular, but also Grandma Mazur's thing about funeral homes, Steph's ineptness, Lula's clothes, and the general non-seriousness of the series... all things I expected to see. If Twelve Sharp had been about a competetent Stephanie who settled down with either Joe or Ranger, and Grandma Mazur stopped acting goofy, and Lula lost weight and dressed in office clothes, I'd think I'd picked up some fanfic by mistake.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Sharp Plum!
Comment: This one i found very refreshing. Sure i enjoy Steph's adventure's looking for the bad guy or her being stalked. But i felt this one was different. I felt like i was getting to know Ranger alot more and there weren't so many secret's. Ranger just might be the hottest male charcter i've ever read about. Sure Joe's hot but i'm not sure yet which male is my fav. This book was also very funny. Who doesn't love Grandma Mazur and think OMG! glad she's not my grandma. Well done janet!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: How did I get this?
Comment: I have no idea how I got this. I swore I bought number 11 because that is the one i am missing, but according to everything I loked at, I bought this one. Always make sure you check before you do your final click.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Twelve Sharp
Comment: Stephanie Plum is back at it again. Sitting in the office at her cousin Vinnie's Bail Enforcement Agency, she is faced with a mountain of skips that need to be tracked down. Finally admitting that they might need some help, they decide to post a job offer to see if they can get another bounty hunter. Vinnie is off at a convention and Ranger has left to take care of his own business, leaving Stephanie and Lula, the ex-prostitute, to take over the slack.


Stephanie's life gets even more complicated when a woman claiming to be Ranger's wife shows up, waving a 9mm at Stephanie. Not sure how she feels about this new woman, Stephanie is determined to get to the bottom of this.


It seems that Ranger needs her now more than ever. He is being accused of a crime he didn't commit and needs Stephanie to help him track down the real culprit. Ranger's daughter has been kidnapped, and a man impersonating him is out to worm his way into Ranger's life, including his relationship with Stephanie. Just when things start to heat up with Ranger, Joe Morelli, Stephanie's on-again, off-again boyfriend decides to move in to her apartment to keep a closer eye on her.


Stephanie is a great character; she knows that nothing solves a problem quite like a dozen doughnuts! All of my favourite characters make an appearance in this latest in the Stephanie Plum novels. Sally Sweet is back in all his drag queen glory, and Grandma Mazur is out to terrorize the new owners of Stiva's Funeral Parlor. Add in the crazy antics of Stephanie and Lula as they chase down a variety of skips, including a man accused of whacking off in the movie theatre and a 70 year-old woman who works at an adult toy store and this is another crazy Plum adventure. Joe and Ranger are so very different and yet so very appealing, it is no wonder Stephanie has trouble choosing between them. A word of warning: If you don't want some very strange looks as you belly laugh and clutch your sides at the funny parts, you might want to read Twelve Sharp inside!! Add in some very steamy dialogue and this is a fantastic new addition from Janet Evanovich.

Shannon
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

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