Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum Series #16)

by Janet Evanovich Narrated by Lorelei King

Overview

Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has inherited a "lucky" bottle from her Uncle Pip. Problem is, Uncle Pip didn't specify if the bottle brought good luck or bad luck...

Bad Luck: Vinnie, of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds, has run up a gambling debt of $786,000 with mobster Bobby Sunflower and is being held until the cash can be produced. Nobody else will pay to get Vinnie back, leaving it up to Stephanie, office manager Connie, and file clerk Lula to raise the money if they want to save their jobs.

Good Luck: Being in the business of tracking down people, Stephanie, Lula, and Connie have an advantage in finding Vinnie. If they can rescue him, it will buy them some time to raise the cash.

Bad Luck: Finding a safe place to hide Vinnie turns out to be harder than raising $786,000. Vinnie's messing up Mooner's vibe, running up pay-per-view porn charges in Ranger's apartment, and making Stephanie question genetics.

Good Luck: Between a bonds office yard sale that has the entire Burg turning out, Mooner's Hobbit-Con charity event, and Uncle Pip's lucky bottle, they just might raise enough money to save the business, and Vinnie, from ruin.

Bad Luck: Saving Vincent Plum Bail Bonds means Stephanie can keep being a bounty hunter. In Trenton, this involves hunting down a man wanted for polygamy, a turnpike toilet paper bandit, and a drug dealer with a pet alligator named Mr. Jingles.

Good Luck: The job of bounty hunter comes with perks in the guise of Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli, and the dark and dangerous security expert, Ranger. With any luck at all, Uncle Pip's lucky bottle will have Stephanie getting lucky — the only question is...with whom?

Sizzling Sixteen — so hot, it might spontaneously combust!

A Macmillan Audio production.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

In this tepid Stephanie Plum adventure from Evanovich (Finger Lickin' Fifteen, etc.), a personal case distracts the Trenton, N.J., bondswoman from tracking the usual group of eccentric skips--the kidnapping of her cousin, Vinnie, who's being held for ransom in the high six figures. As Stephanie, sidekick Lula, and office manager Connie soon realize, Vincent Plum Bail Bonds is seriously in the red due to Vinnie's gambling. Vinnie's also gotten caught up with local mobster Bobby Sunflower in a complicated scheme. Even though her sleazy cousin isn't her favorite person and chasing oddball felons isn't her ideal career, Stephanie knows family loyalty counts for something, plus she owes him for giving her a job all those years ago. So with Lula and Connie in tow--and romantic interests Morelli and Ranger lurking in the background-- Stephanie must save the day once again. Evanovich is at her best spinning the bizarre subplots involving Stephanie's bail jumpers, but the larger story simply recycles elements from previous installments. (June)

RT Book Reviews

Over-the-top funny and filled to the brim with wacky characters.”

AudioFile

Rollicking funny adventures interspersed between chase scenes…King’s tone is just right for Plum’s madcap adventures.”

Booklist

Funny, scary, silly, and sweet.”

From the Publisher

LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY” —St. Louis Post Dispatch on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“HOT AND SASSY” —The Boston Herald on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“A PLUM PICK.” —People on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“IRRESISTIBLE.” —Houston Chronicle on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“BRILLIANTLY EVOCATIVE.” —Denver Post on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“OUTRAGEOUS.” —Publishers Weekly on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“STUNNING.” —Booklist on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“OFF BEAT AND HILARIOUS.” —Romantic Times BOOKreviews on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“HIGHLY ENJOYABLE…WHO CAN RESIST?” —Chicago Tribune on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“A GOOD TIME.” —New York Daily News on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

“AS ENTERTAINING AS EVER.” —Entertainment Weekly on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels

AUGUST 2010 - AudioFile

Get ready for a wild ride as bondswoman Stephanie Plum, along with her BFF Lulu and office manager Connie, races around looking for Stephanie’s cousin Vinnie, who is being held for ransom until the office comes up with at least a million dollars. Lorelei King performs Evanovich’s most recent mystery with her usual panache as the familiar characters look for the kidnappers and gangsters of New Jersey. Plum works her connections, including Ranger, a private bodyguard, and police detective Joe Morelli. Each of the gangsters has his own idiosyncrasies, including one with a pet alligator. Although we never learn what “sizzling sixteen” is, there are rollicking funny adventures interspersed between chase scenes and some pretty lame sex. King’s tone is just right for Plum’s madcap adventures. M.B.K © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169427158
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	06/22/2010
Series:	Stephanie Plum Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	947,757

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