Sizzling Sixteen

This 16th Stephanie Plum adventure will wear the blockbuster crown for grand scale fun; it's a surefire bet. Someone wants to kill Vinnie, but who? The list is long, and it's up to Stephanie to whittle it down to one. Martin's Press. n nTrenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has inherited a lucky bottle from her Uncle Pip. Problem is, Uncle Pip didn't specify if the bottle brought good luck or bad luck....n nBAD LUCK nVinnie, of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds, has run up a gambling debt of $786,000 with mobster Bobby Sunflower and is being held until the cash can be produced. n nGOOD LUCK nBeing in the business of tracking down people, Stephanie, office manager Connie, and file clerk Lula have an advantage in finding Vinnie. n nBAD LUCK nFinding a safe place to hide Vinnie turns out to be harder than raising $786,000. Not even local stoner Walter Moon Man Dunphy is up to the task.n nGOOD LUCK nBetween a bonds office yard sale, Mooner's Hobbit-Con charity event, and Uncle Pip's lucky bottle, they just might raise enough money to save the business, and Vinnie, from ruin.n nBAD LUCK nSaving Vincent Plum Bail Bonds means Stephanie can keep her job as a bounty hunter--and keep hunting down a man wanted for polygamy, a turnpike toilet paper bandit, and a drug dealer with a pet alligator named Mr. Jingles.n nGOOD LUCK nBeing a bounty hunter comes with its perks, namely Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli, and the dark and dangerous security expert, Ranger. With any luck at all, Uncle Pip's lucky bottle will have Stephanie getting lucky--the only question is...with whom?n nJanet Evanovich's Sizzling Sixteen...so hot, the pages might spontaneously combust n