Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich Narrated by Lorelei King
Available in Hardcover at the Library and in Audio & E-Book
from Library2Go
Synopsis from Goodreads: New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie
Plum knows better than to mess with family. But when powerful mobster Salvatore
“Uncle Sunny” Sunucchi goes on the lam in Trenton, it’s up to Stephanie to find
him. Uncle Sunny is charged with murder for running over a guy (twice), and
nobody wants to turn him in—not his poker buddies, not his bimbo girlfriend,
not his two right-hand men, Shorty and Moe. Even Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe
Morelli, has skin in the game, because—just Stephanie’s luck—the godfather is
his actual godfather. And while Morelli understands that the law is the law,
his old-world grandmother, Bella, is doing everything she can to throw
Stephanie off the trail.
It’s not just Uncle Sunny giving Stephanie the run-around.
Security specialist Ranger needs her help to solve the bizarre death of a top
client’s mother, a woman who happened to play bingo with Stephanie’s Grandma
Mazur. Before Stephanie knows it, she’s working side by side with Ranger and
Grandma at the senior center, trying to catch a killer on the loose—and the
bingo balls are not rolling in their favor.
With bullet holes in her car, henchmen on her tail, and a
giraffe named Kevin running wild in the streets of Trenton, Stephanie will have
to up her game for the ultimate takedown.
My Review of the audio version:
This was another fun installment of the series, we have lots
of Lulu & Grandma (my 2 favorite characters) and this time we also have a
giraffe who Lulu names Kevin. Stephanie
as always seems to find trouble no matter where she goes and wrecks another
Rangeman vehicle, breaks a bone or two and has to be rescued a few times from
imminent death. She is also given the evil eye curse from Joe’s grandma Bella
which may be the scariest situation of all!
Just when you think Stephanie is going to grow up and make a
decision about the men in her life, we readers realize her relationship with
Joe Morelli may not be as strong as we think it is. Evanovich shows us that
other than the occasional shag and rescue (or is that the other way around)
Stephanie & Morelli aren’t really in each others lives the way an almost
engaged couple should be. She has no idea he has a game day with his family
& friends, how long have they been dating? How could she not know this,
unless there is less of a relationship than we had been led to believe? My
thoughts on this love triangle may have changed with this book.
Stephanie also decides to finally quit the bonds business,
will it last?
I love this series if I am feeling blah or am in a book
slump these are my go to books, they aren’t great literature but they are fun
and I enjoy the heck out of them!
As always Lorelei King brings every character to life with
many, many varied voices she is the voice of this series and makes me only read
these books on audio!
Another fun romp through the Berg!
3 ½ Stars for pure enjoyment!
