Hardcore Twenty Four by Janet Evanovich

Synopsis :

Trouble comes in bunches for Stephanie Plum. First, professional grave robber and semi-professional loon, Simon Diggery, won’t let her take him in until she agrees to care for his boa constrictor, Ethel. Stephanie’s main qualification for babysitting an extremely large snake is that she owns a stun gun—whether that’s for use on the wandering serpent or the petrified neighbors remains to be seen.

Events take a dark turn when headless bodies start appearing across town. At first, it’s just corpses from a funeral home and the morgue that have had the heads removed. But when a homeless man is murdered and dumped behind a church Stephanie knows that she’s the only one with a prayer of catching this killer.

If all that’s not enough, Diesel’s back in town. The 6-foot-tall, blonde-haired hunk is a man who accepts no limits—that includes locked doors, closed windows and underwear. Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli isn’t pleased at this unexpected arrival nor is Ranger, the high-powered security consultant who has his own plans for Stephanie.

As usual Jersey’s favorite bounty hunter is stuck in the middle with more questions than answers. What’s the deal with Grandma Mazur’s latest online paramour? Who is behind the startling epidemic of mutilated corpses? And is the enigmatic Diesel’s sudden appearance a coincidence or the cause of recent deadly events? 



This is what I say :

I told myself that I would not be involved in the life of Stephanie Plum after Sizzling Sixteen and yes, it has been two years.  I happen to come across the above as an e-book and thought why not just check out how Stephanie is doing after two years. Since then I guess Stephanie had many more adventures and here we are at adventure number twenty four, hence, Hardcore Twenty-Four.

So, how have you been Stephanie after two years?  I see that you are still stringing Morelli, Ranger and even Diesel along and ya, they're all here and it's like a great big party.  Not forgetting Grandma Mazur's who's forever game for something different.  Lula seems to be same old same old too.  

Nothing seems to change but I do miss you once in a while but no, I don't wish to get re-acquainted with you that frequently.  Maybe in another two years time?

I read this before the MCO starts. It's only now that I get a chance to post it out.  Stay safe everyone.