Dirty Thirty

Hard to believe that Dirty Thirty (#1,199) is Janet Evanovich's thirtieth Stephanie Plum novel!  And she still has the power to surprise us!  

On-and-off boyfriend Joe Morelli is away testifying in a trial, so Stephanie is dog-sitting Bob.  She loves Bob, but let's just say that he's not the best-behaved canine, often leaving chaos and debris in his wake.  Stephanie is running low on money, but when she's out chasing down skips, Bob's a problem.  So when someone stops by the Bail Bonds Office and asks for Stephanie personally for a side job, she decides to look into it.  

It turns out to be a botched robbery in a well-established Trenton jewelry store.  At first it seems routine, but things begin to turn ugly when both Lula and Stephanie's apartments are fire-bombed.  Oh, the horror of having Lula as a roommate!  When Ranger's security firm has a tie to the robbery case, and Ranger starts taking a more personal interest in Stephanie, things begin to heat up on all fronts.  What's a girl to do?

Reliably fun and I can't wait to see what happens next!