Plum Lucky
Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
Plum Lucky is another "between the numbers" holiday book featuring Stephanie Plum. Although I love her ongoing struggle with love and the men in her life, I'm just as happy to read these books where Joe and Ranger are mostly absent and play no part in the plot. They can never be replaced, of course, but that doesn't mean that I can't be distracted by Diesel, the otherworldly mystery man who recruits Stephanie to help him with some of his trickier cases.
This time out Grandma Mazur has found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, in the form of a duffel bag filled with money. The money was liberated from a well known local mobster who wants it back. The money, along with a retired racehorse were stolen by Snuggy O'Connor, former jockey and current con man, who believes himself to be a leprechaun and able to speak to horses. Diesel enlists Stephanie's help to hunt down Snuggy. Even Diesel with his strange "powers" may not be fully up to the task when Grandma Mazur is in the center of the chaos. Stephanie chases Grandma to Atlantic City and so does everyone else. Then the chase is on to see who winds up safe and sound, who gets the money and just what is the deal with Snuggy and the horse?
These books can be gobbled up in one sitting, are filled with silliness and adventure and make for a great way to spend an evening. I'm a sucker for a Stephanie Plum story. Now, I just need to wait to see what comes next.
