Janet Evanovich does it again in her newest Stephanie Plum novel, Turbo Twenty-Three (#621). She made me laugh out loud while reading about Lula's antics while filming an audition tape for the reality show Naked and Afraid. Her partner is nobody's favorite little person Randy Briggs, but they provide some powerful comic relief for Stephanie.
She's undercover for Ranger at an ice cream plant which has been experiencing security issues. When their Human Resources Director falls out of one of their high jacked trucks, he's frozen, covered in chocolate and chopped pecans. Way to put Stephanie off her favorite Bogart Bars forever! Worse yet, she's recognized at the plant, and someone pays her apartment a visit to warn her off her investigation. After another body turns up at the plant, Stephanie knows she could be next!
So many suspects, and she's still working her day job bringing in skips for their day in court. Ranger would like her to move in with him for security's sake, but Stephanie is still torn between him and long time boyfriend Joe Morelli. How can she ever choose? Her grandmother doesn't seem to be having that problem, though, with a new beau to escort her to viewings at the local funeral parlor.
A fast and diverting read, it's the perfect sugarplum for this time of year.
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