Stephanie Plum has come to a crossroads in Janet Evanovich's Twisted Twenty-Six (#883). She seems to be spinning her wheels, both personally and professionally. Working for her cousin Vinnie in his bail-bonding business is a dead-end job, spent in the company of many, many unpleasant people for not a lot of money. Why is she even doing it? As for her love life, she has a great boyfriend in Trenton cop Joe Morelli, and an exciting occasional lover in Ranger, owner of a high-end security business, but neither of them is the least bit interested in settling down permanently. Stephanie is afraid she's become...boring.
Not so her Grandma Mazur who marries a former mob boss in an Atlantic City casino. She's had her hair spiked and dyed a flaming red for a marriage which lasted all of forty-five minutes before her new husband keels over and dies at a slot machine. Grandma is up to the role of grieving widow, busy spending the money she knows Jimmy Rosolli has left her in his will. What she hasn't counted on are the angry ex-wives, children and La-Z-Boy mob associates who are convinced Jimmy passed her his legendary keys just before he died, and who will do anything to get their hands on this mysterious fortune.
Keeping Grandma and the rest of her family alive soon becomes a full-time occupation for Stephanie, along with some help from her friends. After the narrowest of escapes for Stephanie and Grandma, Twisted Twenty-Six ends with a cliff-hanger. Can't wait to read what happens next! No wonder Janet Evanovich's books fly off the shelves. Always a fun read.
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