Hard eight - Velha Estante

311 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2002 by St. Martin's Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-312-26585-4

(1 review)

Hard Up Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum has a big problem on her hands: Seven-year-old Annie Soder and her mother, Evelyn, have disappeared. Evelyn's estranged husband, Steven, a shady owner of a seedy bar, is not at all happy. Finding a kidnapped child is not an assignment for a bounty hunter. But Evelyn's grandmother lives next door to Stephanie's parents, so Stephanie follows the trail left by Annie and Evelyn-and finds a lot more than she bargained for.

Hard Risk Steven Soder is somehow linked with a very scary Eddie Abruzzi. Trenton cop and on-again, off-again fiancé Joe Morelli and Stephanie's mentor and tormentor, Ranger, warn Stephanie about Abruzzi, but it's Abruzzi's eyes and mannerisms that frighten Stephanie most. Stephanie needs Ranger's savvy and expertise, and she's willing to accept his help to find Annie even though it might mean getting too involved with Ranger. Stephanie, Ranger, Lula (who's not …

Hard Up Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum has a big problem on her hands: Seven-year-old Annie Soder and her mother, Evelyn, have disappeared. Evelyn's estranged husband, Steven, a shady owner of a seedy bar, is not at all happy. Finding a kidnapped child is not an assignment for a bounty hunter. But Evelyn's grandmother lives next door to Stephanie's parents, so Stephanie follows the trail left by Annie and Evelyn-and finds a lot more than she bargained for.

Hard Risk Steven Soder is somehow linked with a very scary Eddie Abruzzi. Trenton cop and on-again, off-again fiancé Joe Morelli and Stephanie's mentor and tormentor, Ranger, warn Stephanie about Abruzzi, but it's Abruzzi's eyes and mannerisms that frighten Stephanie most. Stephanie needs Ranger's savvy and expertise, and she's willing to accept his help to find Annie even though it might mean getting too involved with Ranger. Stephanie, Ranger, Lula (who's not going to miss riding with Ranger), and Evelyn's lawyer/Laundromat manager set out to find Annie. The search turns out to be a race among Stephanie's posse, the True Blue Bonds' agent-a Rangerette known as Jeanne Ellen Burrows-and the Abruzzi crew. Plus, there's a killer rabbit on the loose!

Hard Eight Strap on your helmet and get ready for the ride of your life! Hard Eight. The world of Stephanie Plum has never been wilder.

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4 stars

Stephanie Plum has a couple difficult cases in her hands: FTA Andy Bender is playing hard to catch and making her lose an embarrassing number of handcuffs; but her biggest case is a mother and daughter on the run. Stephanie tries to help her parents' neighbour since the neighbour's daughter and granddaughter are missing, and her ex-son in law is not the nicest man on Earth. Unfortunately Stephanie runs into deeper trouble when the case is connected to the horrible Eddie Abruzzi and his crazy war schemes. Fortunately, Ranger and Morelli are willing to help as a very disturbing killer rabbit also comes into scene.

This was possibly the darkest book in the Plum series, but still had its fun moments. And should I mention explosions? I love explosions! And how everything that happens to Stephanie is unexpected even though I'm permanently waiting for something bad to happen. I was …

Stephanie Plum has a couple difficult cases in her hands: FTA Andy Bender is playing hard to catch and making her lose an embarrassing number of handcuffs; but her biggest case is a mother and daughter on the run. Stephanie tries to help her parents' neighbour since the neighbour's daughter and granddaughter are missing, and her ex-son in law is not the nicest man on Earth. Unfortunately Stephanie runs into deeper trouble when the case is connected to the horrible Eddie Abruzzi and his crazy war schemes. Fortunately, Ranger and Morelli are willing to help as a very disturbing killer rabbit also comes into scene.

This was possibly the darkest book in the Plum series, but still had its fun moments. And should I mention explosions? I love explosions! And how everything that happens to Stephanie is unexpected even though I'm permanently waiting for something bad to happen. I was sort of surprised at how reckless/dumb Stephanie was in the end, but at least I learnt to like Valerie and got a chance to drool over Ranger some more. It's not like I don't like Morelli, but I'm Ranger's team ;)

Subjects

Plum, Stephanie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Women private investigators -- New Jersey -- Fiction
Missing children -- Fiction
Bounty hunters -- Fiction
New Jersey -- Fiction