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Four to Score (Stephanie Plum #4)
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Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author)
Janet Evanovich, bestselling author of One for the Money, Two for the Dough, and Three to Get Deadly, scores big with Four to Score, her most thrilling Stephanie Plum adventure yet. Working for her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, Stephanie is hot on the trail of revenge-seeking waitress Maxine Nowicki, whose crimes include bail jumping, theft, and extortion. Someone is terri...more
Mass Market Paperback, 313 pages
Published
June 15th 1999
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
(first published January 1st 1990)
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10 steps to writing a Stephanie Plum novel:
1. give stephanie a "skip" who isn't easy to find immediately or who disappears, thus leaving her feeling "funky" in her gut
2. include several scenes where stephanie finds herself with her "skip" but the "skip" is not caught - actually, make one scene involve stephanie getting her own equipment used against her and you'll meet this requirement
3. toss in a few "dinners at home" wit...more
1. give stephanie a "skip" who isn't easy to find immediately or who disappears, thus leaving her feeling "funky" in her gut
2. include several scenes where stephanie finds herself with her "skip" but the "skip" is not caught - actually, make one scene involve stephanie getting her own equipment used against her and you'll meet this requirement
3. toss in a few "dinners at home" wit...more
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I had the *hardest* time getting into this book. I have read the previous 3 Stephanie Plum books - which I thoroughly enjoyed & couldn't stop reading - but this time it took me forever to finish.
I think my main problem with reading it was that I have been super busy & when I haven't been busy I've been tired & this book didn't suck me in like all the other books had.
Evanovich still made me laugh - she has a great sense of humor & an amazing way with words but I'm assuming...more
I think my main problem with reading it was that I have been super busy & when I haven't been busy I've been tired & this book didn't suck me in like all the other books had.
Evanovich still made me laugh - she has a great sense of humor & an amazing way with words but I'm assuming...more
Yay! So glad I read through to this, the fourth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Within the first 30 pages, I knew I would enjoy it more than the previous three (and they themselves weren't bad at all).
For one, the "I brushed my teeth, put on nighties, fed my hamster, got in bed and fell asleep" coverage is greatly scaled back (though, it was a minor gripe before, anyway). Instead we're treated to more action, more plot. I found myself loathe to stop reading for any reaso...more
For one, the "I brushed my teeth, put on nighties, fed my hamster, got in bed and fell asleep" coverage is greatly scaled back (though, it was a minor gripe before, anyway). Instead we're treated to more action, more plot. I found myself loathe to stop reading for any reaso...more
Imagine finding yourself burnt, or getting beat up or even shot at! All of this comes with Stephanie Plum’s job’s territory. It’s occupational hazard. She’s a bounty hunter. In the fourth book of the series, Stephanie is after Maxine, a first time offender who stole her boyfriend’s car after a fight. The problem is Stephanie is not the only one after her. Her nemesis, Joyce, has given up her make-up counter job at Macy’s for the glamorous job of felon apprehension, and is after the same felon! J...more
Again, nothing really new - LOVE these books...
In this "episode" we meet a new character - Sally Sweet. He is a cross dressing drag queen... yep... that's what I said. And Joyce is back - Stephanie's arch rival... in bouty hunting (now) and with her husband, Dickie (then). Surprise, Joyce is the reason for the demise of Stephanie's short lived marriage to Dickie, a trenton attorney.
Jealousy over Stephanie's relationship with Sally creates tension until things...more
In this "episode" we meet a new character - Sally Sweet. He is a cross dressing drag queen... yep... that's what I said. And Joyce is back - Stephanie's arch rival... in bouty hunting (now) and with her husband, Dickie (then). Surprise, Joyce is the reason for the demise of Stephanie's short lived marriage to Dickie, a trenton attorney.
Jealousy over Stephanie's relationship with Sally creates tension until things...more
Two things I learned from this book...everyone in the Burg carries a gun and the women of the Burg seem to be carrying the biggest guns. Secondly, my life is completely boring compared to Stephanie Plum.
In Four to Score we can add yet another blown up car to Stephanie's list not to mention her apartment which is torched which leads her right into the arms of Morelli. Add a Grandma Bella and a Grandma Mazur to the story and you've got yourself one heck of a book...I finished this ...more
In Four to Score we can add yet another blown up car to Stephanie's list not to mention her apartment which is torched which leads her right into the arms of Morelli. Add a Grandma Bella and a Grandma Mazur to the story and you've got yourself one heck of a book...I finished this ...more
It's Stephanie Plum time again , as I make my way through the series and I bring to you my review for Book #4 Four to Score. In Four to Score , we read the introduction of Joyce Barnhardt to the Plum Bounty Hunter Agency. This would have been another smooth transaction like Lula but Joyce just happens to be one of Stephanie's arch-enemies dating back to high school and then when Stephanie caught Joyce bare-assed on their kitchen table and as the book quotes which made me laugh "playing hide...more
I've made a new pact with myself. I am not going to apologize for reading books that lack any real intellectual value. I suppose if that was all I read ever...well then maybe I would need to excuse my horrible habits.
However, since I do read plenty of good and worthy literature, both fiction and non, I am not going make excuses. I like Stephanie Plum, and I like this series. And at some point in time, I am going to get tired of it and that will be that.
Won't say much abo...more
However, since I do read plenty of good and worthy literature, both fiction and non, I am not going make excuses. I like Stephanie Plum, and I like this series. And at some point in time, I am going to get tired of it and that will be that.
Won't say much abo...more
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My review: Janet Evanovich has done it again! I’m madly in love with the Stephanie Plum series and just finished this audiobook.
Bounty Hunter Stephanie Plum is on the case of tracking down Maxine, a waitress who stole her ex-boyfriend’s car and jumped bond. Stephanie hits the ground running with her normal sidekick, Lula. Lula, a 200-lb black woman, has turned her life around after being a prostitu...more
My review: Janet Evanovich has done it again! I’m madly in love with the Stephanie Plum series and just finished this audiobook.
Bounty Hunter Stephanie Plum is on the case of tracking down Maxine, a waitress who stole her ex-boyfriend’s car and jumped bond. Stephanie hits the ground running with her normal sidekick, Lula. Lula, a 200-lb black woman, has turned her life around after being a prostitu...more
This is not a book to read in bed, especially if your husband is trying to sleep. Laugh out loud uproarously funny stuff. Maxine is accused of stealing her ex-boyfriend's car so she runs him over, jumps bail and makes him jump through various hoops. He wants his love letters back, but they're not really love letters. Maxine sends him clues to find them and he has to do nasty things like dig through a bag of dog poop to find the clue. Stephanie and her posse of misfits goes after Maxine and tries...more
Actually finished this a month or so ago. I've really enjoyed this series, especially on Audiobooks. Characters are all wacky but somehow familiar, and the mysteries, while relatively straightforward reading, have some unexpected twists. This one concerns the disappearance of a much-loved candy-store owner, with implications of concern for the safety of neighborhood children, alternate lifestyles and a LOT of dead drug dealers. How's it all tie together? Well, I'm not gonna tell you THAT, but su...more
Read this one a few days ago and am behind in reviews! I have to write this one before I forget what it's about! I will say that so far, this one was my favorite Stephanie Plum. I laughed out loud a lot with this one. Oh my goodness, did I laugh! I laughed when that old guy was talking about how the weatherman can't make up his mind about the heat. And said that when he goes to the grocery store and it's too cold. Hot, cold. Hot, cold. It gives him the runs. Hahahaha. Stephanie thinks to herself...more
Just when I thought nothing can top the last Plum book I read for entertainment value, I read the 4th installment and find myself clutching my desk, doubled over in laughter. As usual the appeal of the main 'case' is secondary to the appeal of the cast of characters, which shine even more brilliantly this time around than I remember. There's a new and interesting addition to Stephanie's motley crew: the cross-dressing rock star straight transvestite Sally, the code breaker. Sally gives off comed...more
This fourth book in the series is one of nonstop falling off your chair laughter. Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter is after Maxine Nowicki, who is free on a stolen automobile charge. Her boyfriend, Eddie Kuntz, also offers Stephanie money in hopes that she can retrieve something extremely valuable to him...love letters, he claims.
The chase is on in this page-turning craze, and all of the extra added details that makes this adventure that much more funny! The cast of characters is helpf...more
The chase is on in this page-turning craze, and all of the extra added details that makes this adventure that much more funny! The cast of characters is helpf...more
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I wasn't as interested in this book as compared to the first three, not sure why. Perhaps it was because I kept starting and stopping, that I never got into it.
Anyway, Stephanie Plum is out looking for Maxine, who was charged with car-theft by her her ex-boyfriend. Her ex-boyfriend also wants Maxine found, as she supposedly has some love letters that he wrote to her, and he's doesn't want the contents to be exposed. Maxine keeps in contact with her ex-boyfriend, by sending him clues,...more
Anyway, Stephanie Plum is out looking for Maxine, who was charged with car-theft by her her ex-boyfriend. Her ex-boyfriend also wants Maxine found, as she supposedly has some love letters that he wrote to her, and he's doesn't want the contents to be exposed. Maxine keeps in contact with her ex-boyfriend, by sending him clues,...more
My favorite part:
Lula reached out to snap the cuffs, and without warning the front and back doors crashed open. Joyce Barnhardt, dressed in swat black with "bounty hunter" emblazoned on her T-shirt, charged into the room with guns drawn. There were three other women with her, all dressed like Joyce, all armed like Rambo on rampage, all yelling "Freeze" at the top of their lungs and doing those squatting cop stances you see in the movies.
... [people y...more
Lula reached out to snap the cuffs, and without warning the front and back doors crashed open. Joyce Barnhardt, dressed in swat black with "bounty hunter" emblazoned on her T-shirt, charged into the room with guns drawn. There were three other women with her, all dressed like Joyce, all armed like Rambo on rampage, all yelling "Freeze" at the top of their lungs and doing those squatting cop stances you see in the movies.
... [people y...more
I don't think anything is going to measure up to the first book in this series - it was just that good, for me. That said, this was hilarious, I liked it, and found it much better than book 3.
The plot itself: well, it's there. I associate the plot to the "chips" in chips & guacamole (assuming you LOVE guacamole and feel neutral about the chips). They're just a carrier for the yummier stuff, because eating guac right off the spoon would be socially weird.
...more
Oooh! We get intellectuals in this one - codes no less! Don't worry, we don't have The Da Vinci Codestyle disappointment of finding out how trivial they are really because the details are not revealed, they're simply beyond Stephanie's brain and get passed on to Sally. I do like the way the cast of supporting characters is growing with each book and each of them brings something new to the party.
This was the last of the first block of these I read, as I was missing (or at least thou...more
This was the last of the first block of these I read, as I was missing (or at least thou...more
In this adventure, a waitress, Maxine, desires revenge against her no-good ex-boyfriend. She steals his car, he calls it in, and Vinnie posts for bail. When she skips her trial date and no one knows where she is, Stephanie has to talk to her creep of an ex-boyfriend and her coworkers. Unfortunately, people who know things about Maxine are ending up with missing fingers and other injuries. There seems to be a conspiracy going on, and it’s up to Stephanie to unravel it.
When they finally ...more
When they finally ...more
When Maxine fails to turn up in court, bounty-hunter Stephanie has to bring her in. Then Maxine's boyfriend begins to receive notes from her that hint at buried treasure. Cop Joe Morelli is also proving useful, but he can't decide what he wants more - Maxine's bounty or Stephanie's body.
Four books into the series and it's just as entertaining as the first! Really, if you haven't read the first book yet, you really should get on that!
Four books into the series and it's just as entertaining as the first! Really, if you haven't read the first book yet, you really should get on that!
My ratings system is as follows. One star is GOOD. The book is entertaining, easy to read and you don't want to stop reading because something about the book is compelling you not to. Two stars is GREAT! This time the story is not only entertaining, but highly creative, unique, easy to read and hard to put down. Three stars is EXCELLENT. Here the book has all aspects of one and two stars, but now the book is thought and emotionally provoking. Four is AWESOME. This is the read that is not onl...more
Light backstory in regards to my starting to read this series: I'd been reading The Passage by Justin Cronin (fantastic book, by the way) and it scared the dickens out of me, such that I found it impossible to read in the evening before bed for fear of nightmares and such. (I felt better about this when the person who suggested the book also got nightmares from reading it.) So my mother suggested Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books for evening reading.
The books aren't fantastic, bu...more
The books aren't fantastic, bu...more
This was another delightful outing for Stephanie and Co. as they try and unravel the mysteries of the greater Trenton area. I found the book to be enjoyable for two main reasons: 1) It introduced us to Sally, the cross dressing puzzle solving whiz who is pretending to be gay, but is really straight. He's the male counterpart to Lula's ridiculousness so when the three of them get on the case you know hilarity will ensure. 2) The relationship between Stephanie and Morelli finally progressed to som...more
For some reason I had a more difficult time getting into Four to Score than the previous three books in the series - I think the formula might be wearing a bit thin for me. I get that the comedy of the books derives from Stephanie's utter unsuitability for her job, but I'd think she'd be getting a little wiser by now! Of course, if she were a talented bounty hunter, the books probably wouldn't be nearly as funny. I did like that this book's main criminal was a woman, although she hardly appeared...more
In Four To Score, Bounty Hunter Stephanie Plum is once again looking for an FTA, by the name of Maxine Nowicki. Maxine’s boyfriend Eddie Kuntz, had Maxine arrested for stealing his car and she skipped her court date.
In Stephanie’s quest to find Maxine, while speaking to Eddie about Maxine, Eddie offers Stephanie $1,000 to find his girlfriend (Maxine) because she has some “love letters” he does not want out there.
Maxine is leaving clues for Eddie and Stephanie has to enlist the assi...more
In Stephanie’s quest to find Maxine, while speaking to Eddie about Maxine, Eddie offers Stephanie $1,000 to find his girlfriend (Maxine) because she has some “love letters” he does not want out there.
Maxine is leaving clues for Eddie and Stephanie has to enlist the assi...more
First off, I see a trend here, Stephanie Plum is death to cars, every book its either the car gets stolen, it blows up or its a POS. But nothing ever happens to the Big Blue Buick, it must be faith. I was especially excited to read this one since this is Joyce Barnhardt's first appearance as a rival bounty hunter. She did stay out of her way for the most time; shadowing her but when the FTA is on the scene she screws it up, so they got away. A new character is introduced also on this book. His n...more
This is the fourth book in the Stephanie Plum series.
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is after Maxine Nowicki for jumping bail on stealing her ex-boyfriends car. Little does Stephanie know, it gets deeper.. With the help of her backup ex-prostitute named Lula, a cross-dressing drag queen named Sally Sweet who is the puzzle solver, some help from Grandma Mazur and the dangerously handsome vice-cop Joe Morelli :)
As usual Stephanie gets into trouble, has some mishaps with ...more
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is after Maxine Nowicki for jumping bail on stealing her ex-boyfriends car. Little does Stephanie know, it gets deeper.. With the help of her backup ex-prostitute named Lula, a cross-dressing drag queen named Sally Sweet who is the puzzle solver, some help from Grandma Mazur and the dangerously handsome vice-cop Joe Morelli :)
As usual Stephanie gets into trouble, has some mishaps with ...more
with Four to Score, her most thrilling Stephanie Plum adventure yet. Working for her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, Stephanie is hot on the trail of revenge-seeking waitress Maxine Nowicki, whose crimes include bail jumping, theft, and extortion. Someone is terrifying Maxine's friends, and those who have seen her are turning up dead. Also on the hunt for Maxine is Joyce Barnhardt, Stephanie's archenemy and rival bounty hunter. Stephanie's attitude never wavers - even when aided by Grandma Mazur, ...more
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“She'll be back," Ranger said. "But not tonight."
[Stephanie] "How'd you get her to leave?"
Told her I was gonna spend the next twelve hours ruining you for all other men, and so she might as well go home."
I could feel the heat rush to my face.
Ranger gave me the wolf smile. "I lied about it being tonight," he said.”
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[Stephanie] "How'd you get her to leave?"
Told her I was gonna spend the next twelve hours ruining you for all other men, and so she might as well go home."
I could feel the heat rush to my face.
Ranger gave me the wolf smile. "I lied about it being tonight," he said.”
“Some men go a lifetime and never have their kid blow up a car, but I have a daughter who's knocked off three cars and burned down a funeral home. Maybe that's some kind of record.”
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