5 Reasons The Job Brings Holiday Cheer
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg have created some of the most memorable, fun characters in recent memory, from Stephanie Plum to Adrian Monk. A new Fox and O’Hare novel is always cause for celebration, but as we move into the holiday season it’s more exciting than ever, because the breezy, hilarious world of Nick Fox and Kate O’Hare is guaranteed to be a great fictional escape from your less-than-rockin’ office holiday party and all the family squabble and travel delays you can pack in a suitcase. Here are five reasons you should just stay home and read The Job instead.
The Job (Fox and O'Hare Series #3)
Hardcover $28.00
The Job (Fox and O'Hare Series #3)
By Janet Evanovich , Lee Goldberg
Hardcover $28.00
Nick and Kate are more fun.
If you were invited to a party by Nick and Kate, you’d cancel everything and take the red eye to get there. These two are attractive, witty, goodhearted, and endlessly entertaining. They’re characters who always have something interesting to say, who always have a blast as they adventure around the world, and who know the value of using TV character names as aliases in just about every situation—when Nick shows up as a French attorney named Jean-Luc Picard, you might drop the book laughing.
It’s hilarious.
A sad-sack Turkish cop: “He was like the Eeyore of cops, seeing only failure and gloom.” Nick, discussing a recent close call: “I was able to escape with my passports and the complimentary bottle of L’Occitane body lotion in the bathroom.” Kate, struggling with her growing attraction to Nick: “Kate wrote Nick a bunch of times. She drew a heart around the Nicks she’d written. She looked at the heart and was horrified.” And we haven’t even mentioned Kate’s father, Jake, who gives hand grenades as gifts.
It defines the word “breezy.”
The Job rockets around the world and through a fairly twisty and complex plot without ever pausing for breath. It’s like someone grabbing your hand at a party, shouting, “You have to see this!,” and dragging you on a whirlwind adventure. To say it moves fast and maintains a bubbly spirit of fun throughout its entire length would be a severe understatement—but Evanovich and Goldberg maintain this level of energy effortlessly, without ever letting it feel forced.
Their family is more entertaining than yours.
There are no grumpy uncles or blowhard cousins at this party—every character is a blast (and many are familiar to anyone who’s read the previous Fox and O’Hare books). Kate and Nick we’ve discussed—but there’s also Kate’s father, Jake, the former Special Forces agent who thinks teaching his grandkids how to build bombs from common kitchen chemicals is good grandparenting; Wilma “Willie” Owens, introduced attempting to drive a mining truck that’s 49 feet long without prior training; and Boyd Capwell, the actor who hilariously tanks the infomercial he’s been hired to work on before Nick recruits him. This is one of those books where even the minor characters crackle with energy and entertaining mannerisms and one-liners.
You’ll learn a few things.
You might think a lighthearted romp of a book like The Job has nothing but entertainment for you, but you’d be oh, so wrong—it can teach you things. From the existence of the 1970s TV show Man from Atlantis, starring Patrick Duffy, to the Topkapi Dagger, to the story of Spanish gold coins lost at sea in the 19th century and later the subject of a huge lawsuit, The Job is filled with interesting little facts and stories that enrich you as they entertain you.
The Job is a fast, fun read that any fan of, well, fun will appreciate. With a a smart, sexy story of global adventure plus just the right dash of real danger and a robust group of vivid, entertaining characters, it’s a book that will add some merriness to your holiday season.
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Nick and Kate are more fun.
If you were invited to a party by Nick and Kate, you’d cancel everything and take the red eye to get there. These two are attractive, witty, goodhearted, and endlessly entertaining. They’re characters who always have something interesting to say, who always have a blast as they adventure around the world, and who know the value of using TV character names as aliases in just about every situation—when Nick shows up as a French attorney named Jean-Luc Picard, you might drop the book laughing.
It’s hilarious.
A sad-sack Turkish cop: “He was like the Eeyore of cops, seeing only failure and gloom.” Nick, discussing a recent close call: “I was able to escape with my passports and the complimentary bottle of L’Occitane body lotion in the bathroom.” Kate, struggling with her growing attraction to Nick: “Kate wrote Nick a bunch of times. She drew a heart around the Nicks she’d written. She looked at the heart and was horrified.” And we haven’t even mentioned Kate’s father, Jake, who gives hand grenades as gifts.
It defines the word “breezy.”
The Job rockets around the world and through a fairly twisty and complex plot without ever pausing for breath. It’s like someone grabbing your hand at a party, shouting, “You have to see this!,” and dragging you on a whirlwind adventure. To say it moves fast and maintains a bubbly spirit of fun throughout its entire length would be a severe understatement—but Evanovich and Goldberg maintain this level of energy effortlessly, without ever letting it feel forced.
Their family is more entertaining than yours.
There are no grumpy uncles or blowhard cousins at this party—every character is a blast (and many are familiar to anyone who’s read the previous Fox and O’Hare books). Kate and Nick we’ve discussed—but there’s also Kate’s father, Jake, the former Special Forces agent who thinks teaching his grandkids how to build bombs from common kitchen chemicals is good grandparenting; Wilma “Willie” Owens, introduced attempting to drive a mining truck that’s 49 feet long without prior training; and Boyd Capwell, the actor who hilariously tanks the infomercial he’s been hired to work on before Nick recruits him. This is one of those books where even the minor characters crackle with energy and entertaining mannerisms and one-liners.
You’ll learn a few things.
You might think a lighthearted romp of a book like The Job has nothing but entertainment for you, but you’d be oh, so wrong—it can teach you things. From the existence of the 1970s TV show Man from Atlantis, starring Patrick Duffy, to the Topkapi Dagger, to the story of Spanish gold coins lost at sea in the 19th century and later the subject of a huge lawsuit, The Job is filled with interesting little facts and stories that enrich you as they entertain you.
The Job is a fast, fun read that any fan of, well, fun will appreciate. With a a smart, sexy story of global adventure plus just the right dash of real danger and a robust group of vivid, entertaining characters, it’s a book that will add some merriness to your holiday season.
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