Ten big ones / Janet Evanovich.
Record details
- ISBN: 0312289723
- Physical Description: 312 p. ; 25 cm. .
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2004.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Adult |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Plum, Stephanie (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Women detectives > New Jersey > Fiction. Murder for hire > Fiction. Bounty hunters > Fiction. Witnesses > Fiction. Trenton (N.J.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 59 of 59 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Easton Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 59 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Easton Public Library | MYS EVANOVICH, JANET (Text) | 37777122382617 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Library Journal Review
Ten Big Ones
Library Journal
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Hard to believe, but Evanovich's popular series is ten years old. In this outing, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the run from a vicious gang she ticked off. All the usual suspects are here: Grandma Mazur, plus-sized Lula, sexy cop Joe Morrelli, and the mysteriously cool Ranger. Too bad the slapstick, cartoonish humor overwhelms the slim plot. Only for fans who can't get enough. A Jersey girl no longer, Evanovich lives in New Hampshire. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/15/04.] (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publishers Weekly Review
Ten Big Ones
Publishers Weekly
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"I think of myself more as an entertainer than as a writer," Evanovich says in a bonus interview at the end of this audiobook, and indeed, her latest offering (following To The Nines) will leave listeners with little doubt that she is a master of screwball comedy. At the start of this adventure, bumbling New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and her sassy sidekick, Lula, witness a gang member known as the Red Devil rob a convenience store and attempt to bomb it with a Molotov cocktail, which hits Stephanie's car instead. Stephanie gets a good look at the Red Devil, making her a key witness and a target for a nasty gang called the Slayers. Her sometime boyfriend, vice cop Joe Morelli, insists she stay home and out of danger, but Stephanie would rather be bringing in two-bit criminals than lying low. Narrator King steps neatly into Stephanie's shoes, her agile voice conveying not only Stephanie's fear and frustration, but her plaintive, why-does-this-always-happen-to-me attitude. King also nails the manly, mysterious voice of gorgeous bounty hunter Ranger, Stephanie's sometime superhero. Although the high-pitched voice King gives Stephanie's adventure-loving grandmother may grate on some listeners nerves, her vocal stylings are generally as superb as Evanovich's zany characterizations. Simultaneous release with the St. Martin's hardcover (Forecasts, June 7). (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
BookList Review
Ten Big Ones
Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Although the strain of keeping her formula fresh and funny shows a bit in this latest adventure of New Jersey's most unusual bond enforcement agent, Stephanie Plum, there's still enough to entertain readers hooked on the wacky, wildly popular series. Plenty of familiar characters and running gags are here: Lula and Grandma Mazur are as comical as ever, and Stephanie still can't hang on to handcuffs and cars or decide between the two men in her life--sexy cop Joe Morelli and scary Ranger, who is hot, hot, hot. This time, though, the tale starts quickly (Stephanie pegs a convenience-store robber as a member of a vicious Trenton gang, then becomes a target on a hit list) but seems swamped by more than the usual absurdities. Fortunately, a dynamite finish--unexpected and very funny--saves the day for both Stef and her fans. Also on the plus side this time are some extraordinary new, hope-to-see-again additions to the roster, particularly the cross-dressing rocker Sweet Sally. Not the high mark of an outstanding series, then, but still good fun for the legions of devotees. --Stephanie Zvirin Copyright 2004 Booklist