Turbo Twenty-Three: A Stephanie Plum Novel

Janet Evanovich

Nov 2016 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the heart of Trenton, New Jersey, Stephanie Plum tracks a killer who is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts.
 
“The most popular mystery writer alive.”—The New York Times

Larry Virgil skipped out on his latest court date after he was arrested for hijacking an eighteen-wheeler full of premium bourbon. Fortunately for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, Larry is just stupid enough to attempt almost the exact same crime again. Only this time he flees the scene, leaving behind a freezer truck loaded with Bogart ice cream and a dead body—frozen solid and covered in chocolate and chopped pecans.
 
As fate would have it, Stephanie’s mentor and occasional employer, Ranger, needs her to go undercover at the Bogart factory to find out who’s putting their employees on ice and sabotaging the business. It’s going to be hard for Stephanie to keep her hands off all that ice cream, and even harder for her to keep her hands off Ranger. It’s also going to be hard to explain to Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, why she is spending late nights with Ranger, late nights with Lula and Randy Briggs—who are naked and afraid—and late nights keeping tabs on Grandma Mazur and her new fella. Stephanie Plum has a lot on her plate, but for a girl who claims to have “virtually no marketable skills,” these are the kinds of sweet assignments she does best.

Ratings and reviews

Stephanie Plum, bail bond enforcer for her cousin Vinnie, struggles with her job (understatement). Fortunately, she is still engaged to get engaged to Joe Morelli, Trenton detective, and often has side work from super stud Ranger. Ex-ho Lula and Stephanie are working a bond skipper when they spot him driving a Bogart Ice Cream truck. He runs and Lula takes the wheel, but doesn't really know how to drive a truck. After coming to a stop atop a cop car, the back of the truck is opened and a frozen body tumps out onto the pavement, coated in chocolate and sprinkled with nuts. Ranger's security firm is called in to the Bogart plant, and he has Stephanie work the floor to pick up gossip. Shades of Lucille Ball & the chocolate conveyer belt. A romp, as usual, with plenty of action, "Babe" s from Ranger, and even some serious thought by Stephanie about the future and her 2 men. Grandma Mazur adds even more spice--this time with a biker boyfriend! Typical Plum, readers will be satisfied.

I've been a fan of the Stephanie Plum series since they began. Own every one. Really enjoyed this one although the clowns freaked me out a little. As usual, Lula and Grandma Mazur entertained.

I am horrified at this Lula character. 50-something, ex-ho, stereo-typed ghetto dumbass. The story is ok, and then Lula shows up and I'm so offended I have to put the book down. Even if she wasn't black, I'd think she was offensive. I want to say more, but I'll stop while I still have some religion.

About the author

Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, the Knight and Moon series, the Fox and O’Hare series, the Lizzy and Diesel series, the Alexandra Barnaby novels and Troublemaker graphic novel, and How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author.