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 High Five byJanet Evanovich St. Martin's Press 320 pages, 1999 ISBN 0312203039 Reviewed by PJ Nunn Nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Novel, May 2000. Read our interview with the author Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has her hands full on a slow day. High Five opens with her behind on the rent and a shortage of FTAs (Failure to Appear) to apprehend. Ever resourceful, she turns to fellow bounty hunter Ranger to find out why he never seems short of cash. Always willing to oblige, with a ready smile and a wicked gleam in his eye, Ranger hires her to help with some of his jobs. But gun-shy Stephanie is quickly out of her league. She tries to avoid being on the receiving end of target practice for Ranger, waits to see which vehicle will get blown up next, and goes looking for weird Uncle Fred who has a stash of photos of a dead body in his desk. Matters are further complicated by vice cop Joe Morelli, a friend and lover who doesn’t know where he fits in Stephanie's future, a nasty bookie who follows her all around town, a cranky little man who camps out in her apartment, and her own efforts to keep the gun away from Grandma Mazur. In High Five, author Evanovich outdoes herself. She won me over the day I picked up One for the Money. Stephanie Plum is a believable woman who consistently finds herself in unbelievable circumstances. You’ll find yourself collecting pieces of the puzzle until they're all neatly tied up in the end, and wishing the next episode would be out soon. |
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