Four to Score

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The Silver Dollar was in Hamilton Township on a stretch of road that was clogged with discount stores and small strip malls. It was almost noon and diner patrons were scarfing down burgers and BLTs. I introduced myself to the woman behind the register and asked about Maxine.

You can't do that!" Grandma yelled. "He'll be real disappointed. We had a nice long talk. And he said he didn't mind that you shoot people for a living." "I don't shoot people for a living. I almost never shoot people." I thunked my head against the wall. "I hate fix-ups. Fix-ups are always awful." When I started this book I was thinking that I was probably going to get bored with this series soon. There is only so much you can do with Stephanie going after her "man" that isn't going to be repetitive after awhile. But that is not the case. Ms. Evanovich keeps her plots fresh by adding new and interesting characters to each book as well as building on the favorites I look forward to reading about. Throw all these crazy characters in the mix and a trail of people with missing body parts that seemed to be connected to Stephanie's new case and you get a recipe for a mystery with lots of mishaps and laughter with just a touch of scary. And with the continued saga of a possible relationship between Morelli and Stephanie there's a dash of romance as well.He handed the wine to Grandma and winked. "Here you go, cutie." Grandma giggled. "Aren't you the one."

Oi," he said. "This heat! I can't breathe. Somebody should do something." I assumed he was talking about God. Yep," Grandma said. "That's his name. He called up here looking for you, and so I invited him to dinner." Grandma linked her arm in mine. "I've got a treat for you today. Just wait 'til you see what I've cooked up." I gave her my card. "I'm with the Plum Agency. Maxine missed her court date. I'm trying to find her, so we can get her rescheduled." Just do your job," Vinnie said. "Be a professional." He waved his hand at Connie. "Give her something. Give her that new skip we just got in."The Plum series has a lot more muscle than my romances. There's some cussing, some violence, some unromantic sex. In a romance novel the focus is on the relationship between hero and heroine. The Plum series is character driven, but the focus is on the action plotline. I don't think I'll ever return to romance, but I think there'll always be some romance elements in my mysteries. When I made the change I decided I'd take those romance elements that I liked and felt I did well with (appealing, positive characters, humor, sexual tension of the chase) and squash them into the mystery format. Truth is, I think I write an adventure novel. And adventure novels have their own brand of romance. I think the Plum series is Indiana Jones in Trenton. My mother started filling serving dishes with food from the stove. Mashed potatoes, green beans, red cabbage. "What's wrong with him?" Okay, so I fibbed a little. But it wasn't such a bad fib because it was for a good cause. And besides, she could be dead in her bed. And her plants could be dying of thirst.

rd"If I was home I would have heard it. It must have been when I was out to Bingo. I go to Bingo every Wednesday and Friday. I don't get home until eleven. Do you think we should report this to the police?"Vinnie is Stephanie's cousin, owns the Bail Bonds company, but acts out in his private life to the embarrassment of Stephanie and her family

Constantine Stiva is the owner of the funeral home that is most popular with Stephanie's community. I don't think that these books are meant to be listened to. The written dialogue doesn't lend itself well to an audio book. I also don't think the narrator added anything that would make me enjoy the book any more. I also find that the humor is missing when it is listened to rather than read. For reasons of hygiene and safety, personal grooming products, cosmetics or items of intimate clothing cannot be returned. Ranger had been Stephanie's mentor starting out, as he also works for Vinnie as a bounty hunter. His skill set is extensive, his body is "as good as a body can get", and his other income-earning activities and extensive and successful.I was glad I owned a gun because when I got as old as Mr. Landowsky I was going to eat a bullet. The first time I got the runs in the supermarket, that was it. BANG! It would all be over.