Fortune and Glory

As always this story did not disappoint. Love the humor & off the wall antics of the characters. All prior Stephanie Plum stories have been read hard copy so this is the first one I do not have to share with my granddaughter or sister, but will highly recommend for the sheer entertainment. Now onto # 28 (which I have in hardcopy).

The story is intriguing and keeps you on your toes to keep up with the characters. I laughed several belly laughs reading this book. The characters are amazing and perfect for this storyline and each of their own parts.

I have been reading Evanovich books since her first book came out. Now at 80 amazing still enjoying all of her writings keep me smiling Thanks

Usual good work by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Plum and all her characters, especially Grandma, are well drawn and unforgettable. If you read too many of the books one after another they run together though.

I absolutely adore Stephanie Plum. She’s totally inept at almost everything, but somehow, she always manages to persist until the job is done. The stories are always delightfully entertaining and witty. Everything from her professional life to her romantic life is always in a state of chaos and it is so much fun to see Stephanie deal with it. Some readers seem to be concerned about the Ranger Vs Morelli saga, but not me. Ranger is quite adamant he’s not ready to settle down and I don’t think Morelli is either – but then, I don’t think Stephanie is ready for marriage and a house in the burbs either. So, maybe at some point, she’ll choose one of them – or there’ll be somebody new."Truth is, I didn’t know how to categorize Ranger. He was more than just a friend, but he didn’t feel like a boyfriend. There were times when our relationship felt more like a marriage. There was an acceptance of personality that was sometimes lacking between Morelli and me. Maybe that was because Ranger and I had no illusions about a binding, long-term commitment. There wasn’t as much at stake between us."For the last few books, we’ve been dealing with Stephanie’s Grandma’s forty-five-minute long marriage to an elderly retired mobster hitman. Yep – they married and before they could leave the wedding site, he had a heart attack and died. Now, his elderly cronies – known as the La-Z-Boys (because of their recliners) think Grandma has the clues to lead them to a treasure they’ve had hidden for many years. She doesn’t – or if she does, she doesn’t know it. We’re finally down to the last three of the mobsters who are after Stephanie and Grandma and one of them is totally insane. Each of the mobsters has a single clue about the hidden treasure – Stephanie knows two of the clues – she just needs to get the others and find the treasure before they end her and Grandma.“That leaves Shine, Salgusta, and Benny the Skootch. I need their clues.”Stephanie has her hands totally full trying to keep Grandma safe and also keep up with her work as a Bail Bonds Enforcement Agent. Yes, Stephanie is the inept version of “Dog the Bounty Hunter”. Somehow, she always manages to get her man/woman though – often with the help of Ranger who finds her antics entertaining. She has three men to hunt down this time – you’ll love their crimes – and two of them are big, aggressive, and mean. The other one is annoying as the devil but so very entertaining to read. I wonder if we’ll see him in any future books."Potts started his nervous humming. He had a right to be nervous. He’d been punctured, shot at, and kidnapped. And in spite of all that, he was sticking with me. That took guts. There was strength of character buried under all his weirdness. Unfortunately, that didn’t make him any less annoying."It is a fun, rollicking, adventuresome time watching Stephanie avoid kidnapping while traipsing through dark, damp, rat-infested tunnels to track down the bad guys, save Grandma, and maybe even find the treasure. She does all of that without much (if any) help from Morelli, but lots of help from Ranger – who keeps her supplied with cars she keeps wrecking. Add a newcomer, Gabriella Rose, into the mix (I think she might be getting her own series) and poor Stephanie has her hands full.I hope you will read the book and be as totally entertained as I was. It is always great to visit with Stephanie and all of her friends and family – Grandma Mazur, Morelli, Ranger, Connie – and Lula – goodness we can’t forget Lula who is as entertaining as they come. It is an entertaining and fun read and I hope you’ll enjoy it.

I'm catching up on the last few Stephanie Plum books and am sure happy that I decided to pick them up right now. We need some diversion from this crazy, divided world and Evanovich always provides exactly what we need. Thank you!

These books rarely disappoint, the story is usually fast paced and some fun along the way. This was a good adventure.

Another will written Stephanie Plum and her fellow characters on an action packed adventure mystery novel as Janet Evanovich does it again. I would highly recommend this series and author to 👍 readers of romantic relationships mystery novels 👍🔰. 2023 👒😀😡🏡

I like the story as I always do. Well written, funny, car accidents, hair accidents, a lot of Ranger. But my heart is bleeding and I'm sad because of the wasted opportunity of Stephs and Rangers romantic development :(Sorry, maybe I change my opinion at some point, but now I have to read a nice live story with a happy end to neutralise my feelings :,(

Die Story ist, wie immer witzig und spannend aber ich finde es jetzt nicht-im Gegensatz zum vorigen Buch-hervorragend aber trotz allem gut!

This series of books is a welcome reprieve from every day life. The characters never fail to lighten and brighten a day.

Eher zufällig auf die Buchreihe gestoßen, kann ich nun nicht mehr genug davon bekommen. Unterhaltsame und witzige Geschichten aus dem Alltag einer "Kopfgeldjägerin".

The red thread is a bit too obvious in this one, the book is a disappointingly short read with an obvious and rather dissatisfying take on the love triangle.Sad highlight: Several issues with grammar and punctuation.