Eleven on Top

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Amazon.com Review Stephanie Plum, Trenton's favorite bondswoman, is having a career crisis, which gives Janet Evanovich plenty of opportunities to showcase her series heroine in a variety of alternative vocations, from dry cleaner to factory worker. Most of them don't last a full working day, which is good for the reader, since it plunges Stephanie back into the always seedy, often dangerous, and always colorful world of fugitives who'd rather flee than face their day in court. She may be tired of having her life threatened, her cars torched or blown up, and her apartment broken into, but one thing she can say about her job is that it's never boring... and neither is she. Despite her intentions of going straight at a job with a little more security and a bit less excitement, an old client won't let her--he keeps leaving her threatening notes, stalking and scaring her, and making sure she needs the protection of the two men in her life--Joe Morelli, the sexy cop who's been bedding her since high school, and Ranger, the even sexier tough guy who can take down the meanest fugitive around but has a tender spot in his heart for the plucky Ms. Plum. All Evanovich fans' favorite characters people this sprightly caper novel, including Lula, the fast-food-chomping former hooker who's hot to take over Stephanie's job but really belongs in a WWE Takedown; Grandma Mazur, who'd rather go to a wake than a fancy-dress ball; Grandma Bella, the matriarch of the Morelli family whose evil eye frightens even the indomitable Stephanie; and Valerie, Stephanie's sister, who's about to embark on another trip to the altar. A great beach read, Eleven on Top is a guilty pleasure that will delight readers of the author's 10 earlier novels and should win her even more fans. --Jane Adams Amazon.com Exclusive Content Amazon.com's Significant Seven Janet Evanovich kindly agreed to take the life quiz we like to give to all our authors: the Amazon.com Significant Seven. Q: What book has had the most significant impact on your life? A: Uncle Scrooge adventures by Carl Barks. They gave me a lifelong love of the adventure story both in film and literature. And I wouldn't mind pushing my quarters around with a bulldozer in real life, either. Q: You are stranded on a desert island with only one book, one CD, and one DVD--what are they? A: Book: The Neiman Marcus holiday catalog (I can pretend I'm shopping.) CD: MTV’s Grind, Volume 1 (Happy music and I love the samba.) DVD: Shrek 2 (Happy movie.) Q: What is the worst lie you've ever told? A: "No. Your butt doesn't look big in those pants." Said to myself. Q: Describe the perfect writing environment. A: No phone. Locked door. Room service. Silence. My cat (Gus) on my lap. Q: If you could write your own epitaph, what would it say? A: "Later, Dudes!" Q: Who is the one person living or dead that you would like to have dinner with? A: Jim Henson (creator of the Muppets) Q: If you could have one superpower, what would it be? A: The ability to eat Cheez Doodles and Krispy Kremes and never get fat. The Stephanie Plum Series One for the Money Two for the Dough Three to Get Deadly Four to Score High Five Hot Six See the entire Stephanie Plum series. From Publishers Weekly New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum (last seen in 2004's Ten Big Ones ) stumbles out of the gate due to some forced humor, but she eventually hits her usual entertaining stride in a tale that includes exploding cars, volatile wedding preparations and heated romantic entanglements. Stephanie decides to quit her job and seek less dangerous work after receiving a couple of disquieting notes. But the notes turn to threats and attacks, and she learns that her ineptitude is not confined to bounty hunting but transfers well to a succession of low-paying, sometimes humiliating jobs. After taking on Stephanie's previous duties, sidekick Lula naturally calls on Stephanie to lend a hand so that her bounty hunting travails continue unabated. Foul-mouthed Lula proves