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Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum #12)
by
Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author)
Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich’s wildest, hottest novel yet!
FIRST A STRANGER APPEARS
While chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her.
THEN THE STRANGER REVEALS HER SECRETS
The woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm Glock, and has...more
FIRST A STRANGER APPEARS
While chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her.
THEN THE STRANGER REVEALS HER SECRETS
The woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm Glock, and has...more
ebook, 320 pages
Published
June 19th 2007
by St. Martin's Press
(first published June 1st 2006)
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From a blog post I wrote in 2006:
I readily admit my OCD tendencies and one of the stronger ones is that I hate putting a good book down until it's done.
Twelve Sharp is a good book.
I started reading around 10:30 last night and finished up around 1:30 this morning. I did look at the clock several times and contemplated going to sleep but sleep was not nearly as compelling as finishing the book.
Sometimes, series tend to get old and the characters stale. Not so in this series. Stephanie, while still...more
I readily admit my OCD tendencies and one of the stronger ones is that I hate putting a good book down until it's done.
Twelve Sharp is a good book.
I started reading around 10:30 last night and finished up around 1:30 this morning. I did look at the clock several times and contemplated going to sleep but sleep was not nearly as compelling as finishing the book.
Sometimes, series tend to get old and the characters stale. Not so in this series. Stephanie, while still...more
Again, I have only chosen one of the Janet Evanovich/Stephanie Plum mysteries to put here so as not to clog the shelf with all of her stuff. If you want to read some funny shit with fantastic characters and totally outrageous scenarios that only get crazier, check out Janet Evanovich. Her main character, Stephanie Plum, is an incompetent bounty hunter who is constantly being stalked, getting all kinds of nasty things in her hair, and having her car blown up. She is caught between two men: the ev...more
Aug 03, 2011
Amanda
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
adult-fiction,
series-or-connected
At first I was pretty disappointed in Twelve Sharp because it wasn't hilarious. All of the other Stephanie Plum novels were super funny.
I gave book #12 5 stars because of the following:
1. Stephanie used some of her Bounty Hunter woman power. She didn't seem so helpless and kicked a little butt.
2. We actually learn some interesting facts about Ranger. YAAYY!
3. Stephanie tells a certain someone she LOVES him, not just l-l-likes him ; )
4. An important character gets severly hurt, which usually...more
I gave book #12 5 stars because of the following:
1. Stephanie used some of her Bounty Hunter woman power. She didn't seem so helpless and kicked a little butt.
2. We actually learn some interesting facts about Ranger. YAAYY!
3. Stephanie tells a certain someone she LOVES him, not just l-l-likes him ; )
4. An important character gets severly hurt, which usually...more
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My absolute favorite of the series thus far! 12 is a wonderful balance of humor and tension, with a determinedly different plotline. I don't know how she does it, but Evanovich keeps this series fresh and entertaining with every addition.
I'll admit, I'm getting a bit tired of the Ranger-or-Joe debate. Mostly because I've never been a girl who loves the bad boys, so the attraction of bad-boy-Ranger does not entice - for me, it really isn't a question. Because I'm tiring of the "who will she pick?...more
I'll admit, I'm getting a bit tired of the Ranger-or-Joe debate. Mostly because I've never been a girl who loves the bad boys, so the attraction of bad-boy-Ranger does not entice - for me, it really isn't a question. Because I'm tiring of the "who will she pick?...more
This did not disappoint. The tension between Stephanie, Joe, and Ranger is better than ever.
Oct 21, 2011
Eric_W
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
mysteries-and-thrillers,
humor
Yes, they are formulaic. Yes, they are light. Yes, they don’t challenge you. Well, so what. They’re a lot of fun. I’ve read all of the Stephanie Plum series, and I enjoy the formula, the humor, and the zany family (Grandma Mazur’s passion for funeral viewings is hysterically the opposite of the revulsion most of us have for such events.) I sooo empathize with Stephanie’s father who is just trying to hold it together in the presence of Grandma Mazur, who, having shot the Thanksgiving turkey with...more
Aug 28, 2007
yoli
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people who like reading an author's personal fantasies under a thin veil of fiction
Shelves:
2007
First, I would like to say that a. I did not purchase this book b. I am suffering from jet lag induced insomnia and c. as a result of this insomnia I wasn't up to anything super intellectual at 4 AM so I thought I'd try the book my mom got for free at her company picnic in July.
Obviously I wasn't thinking properly, period.
I saw how bad this book was by page two (gratuitous descriptions of characters? CHECK over exposition CHECK fantastical plot/characters? CHECK) but kept going. I figured, it's...more
Obviously I wasn't thinking properly, period.
I saw how bad this book was by page two (gratuitous descriptions of characters? CHECK over exposition CHECK fantastical plot/characters? CHECK) but kept going. I figured, it's...more
Jul 06, 2008
Meg
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
anyone who wants to laugh!
The perfect brain candy for a holiday weekend, and a nice reward after some intense weeks of school reading and writing. The Stephanie Plum series makes me laugh out loud - I think that's why I love it so much. (Well, that and the fact that I am Jersey girl who lives just down the road from Trenton.) I only read one of these books a year, and I purposely stay one or two behind the newest release so that if I need a good, funny read to pick me up, I can always turn to one of these books in a pinc...more
A crazy woman is looking for Stephanie Plum, Ms. Bounty Hunter and every auto insurance company's nightmare. When they come face to face, the woman pulls a gun on Steph and tells her she is looking for her husband Ranger. He, unfortunately, cannot be reached, since he is on some special case in Miami. And the next time Stephanie sees him, he's on the news. He's wanted for kidnapping. And murder.
Another entertaining Plum novel. Same colorful characters, with an addition or two. Lula recruits Gra...more
Another entertaining Plum novel. Same colorful characters, with an addition or two. Lula recruits Gra...more
Feb 20, 2008
Sondra Caserio
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery-novel
I highly recommend going back to the beginning of this series and starting there. I stumbled upon the stephanie plum novels halfway thru the series and wish I had found it sooner. Each addition to the series is a treat....sarcastic witty humor...a heroine that can bumble around and eat consolation donuts but still look herself in the eye in the mirror and kiss hunky mysterious guys when she and her boyfriend are on the outs. LOVE this series....
Long story short, girl works as bounty hunter to br...more
Long story short, girl works as bounty hunter to br...more
Warning to all Stephanie Plum lovers:
If you are between blokes or starting another zany diet this might not be the time to start this book.
Ranger sizzles with sexy male testosterone- As for Morelli, wow a super hunk with a heart of gold. Steph’s mom is whipping up more of her delectable delights even though Steph and Lulu take several journeys to the pastry shops, pizza parlors and Cluck-in-a-Bucket. Ladies, as I mentioned, this book is full of land mines for the weak at heart & still slight...more
If you are between blokes or starting another zany diet this might not be the time to start this book.
Ranger sizzles with sexy male testosterone- As for Morelli, wow a super hunk with a heart of gold. Steph’s mom is whipping up more of her delectable delights even though Steph and Lulu take several journeys to the pastry shops, pizza parlors and Cluck-in-a-Bucket. Ladies, as I mentioned, this book is full of land mines for the weak at heart & still slight...more
I actually give this four and a half stars. It was really good.
The right mix of humor, attraction, dynamic characters, and not very predictable, like the last book I read, (non-Plum novel,) so I appreciated that the ending didn't totally go as expected. Since there have been books thirteen and fourteen released, its pretty obvious she doesn't die at the end. High Ranger factor in this one with a touch of Morelli tension, and I like that in a Stephanie Plum novel. Ranger is my man, the mysterious...more
The right mix of humor, attraction, dynamic characters, and not very predictable, like the last book I read, (non-Plum novel,) so I appreciated that the ending didn't totally go as expected. Since there have been books thirteen and fourteen released, its pretty obvious she doesn't die at the end. High Ranger factor in this one with a touch of Morelli tension, and I like that in a Stephanie Plum novel. Ranger is my man, the mysterious...more
Guilty pleasure. No brainer - just a likeable character in unlikely situations. Gun hating, gum smacking, sassy but clutzy female bounty hunter. Side kicks include nutty grandmother and ex-prostitute get into crazy situations. Witty dialog, with a love triangle between her cop-boyfriend and mysterious fellow bounty hunter Ranger. This will have you giggling out loud. Good beach read and happy endings. Have read all in series - looking forward to #13. I'm on the waitlist from the public library.....more
This is the twelfth in the numbered series about the continuing adventures of Stephanie Plum, who is still (as always) trying to make up her mind between Joe Morrelli, the cop who took her virginity behind the counter of the bakery at which she was working when she was sixteen (in response to which she drove her car up onto the sidewalk to nail him a few years later and broke his leg) and Ranger, a “real” bounty hunter, who is not the marrying type but is strong, dark, silent, dangerous, and mys...more
Stephanie Plum's life is one humorous, harrowing, romantic adventure after another and I don't tire of them one bit. The charaters are painted large and stereotypical, but what's not to enjoy? Grandma Mazur, Lula, Connie, Morelli, Ranger, Mooner, Vinnie, Valerie, Joyce... the images of them and of Stephanie's mother and father are as vivid as the scenes of Trenton, NJ. I feel like I could drive there and find her apartment, the Cluck in a Bucket, Stark Street and the funeral home without GPS.
And...more
And...more
Our favourite and fun-lovin' bounty hunter is back in action - Stephanie Plum and this time if she's not careful , she might find herself shot and taken by a pair of male and female Ranger look-a-likes and then her job might be doled out to The Bounty Hunter lookalikes . Vinnie's Bail Bonds is running out of Bounty Hunters and is going down fast in the monetary department, Can Connie and Lula find some new Bounty Hunters and fast - ones that will fit in with their quirky team including newcomer...more
Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich's wildest, hottest novel yet!
FIRST A STRANGER APPEARS
While chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos, Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her.
THEN THE STRANGER REVEALS HER SECRETS
The woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm Glock, and has a bad attitude and a mysterious connection to dark and dangerous Carlos Manoso …street name, Ranger.
NEXT, SOMEBODY DIES
The
...more
I could get you to look at me like that if I had five minutes alone with you.
- Ranger
If he was in here any longer the chocolate would have melted off the eclairs.
- Marjorie
Cupcake, I don't like finding you in a hotel with another guy.
- Morelli
My stomach went into a free fall. If I'd been hit in the head with a baseball bat, I wouldn't have been more stunned.
- Stephanie
Keep the faith.
- Tank
I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble.
- Lula
Are we hot, or what?
- Lula
It c...more
- Ranger
If he was in here any longer the chocolate would have melted off the eclairs.
- Marjorie
Cupcake, I don't like finding you in a hotel with another guy.
- Morelli
My stomach went into a free fall. If I'd been hit in the head with a baseball bat, I wouldn't have been more stunned.
- Stephanie
Keep the faith.
- Tank
I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble.
- Lula
Are we hot, or what?
- Lula
It c...more
I think this is my favourite book in the series so far. There's a lot going on, and it covers pretty much everything.. Humor balanced with serious situations, Ranger/Morelli tension in a way that doesn't make you want to hit everyone involved, and background on Ranger (yay!). Oh, and extra Tank! Tank is definitely joining my list of favourite characters these last few books.
I don't know if the rest of my review is really a spoiler, but I've hidden it for those who don't want to know what Evanovi...more
I don't know if the rest of my review is really a spoiler, but I've hidden it for those who don't want to know what Evanovi...more
First, I’ll admit a personal weakness: I actually laughed several times when reading one of the Stephanie Plum books last year. But that was last year, and a couple Stephanie Plum books ago. Words cannot describe the formulaic lack of imagination in this particular twelfth book: sitcom-quality one-liners, grotesque, stereotypical, clownish characters, and one particularly annoying Stephanie Plum, whom the reader wishes to die, so as to end this ridiculous series.
I got it! I too can write could...more
I got it! I too can write could...more
This is another sentimental rating. I'm not really capable of judging the Stephanie Plum books objectively, because I'm so invested in the characters and the series.
I can't even decide yet how it ranks among my favorites in the series, because it's too new.
I liked, very much, learning more about Ranger, and I liked that Stephanie was a little more grown up. Twelve Sharp is a slightly darker book--a consequence of the more serious case. Which is not to say that there aren't plenty of laughs. Lula...more
I can't even decide yet how it ranks among my favorites in the series, because it's too new.
I liked, very much, learning more about Ranger, and I liked that Stephanie was a little more grown up. Twelve Sharp is a slightly darker book--a consequence of the more serious case. Which is not to say that there aren't plenty of laughs. Lula...more
Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter and works with some very interesting characters. On top of that, she is part of a love triangle that includes Joe Morelli, a cop, and Ranger, another bounty hunter. When Ranger up and leaves suddenly to Miami, his wife from Virginia (who no one knew existed) begins to stalk and threaten Stephanie. Then everyone begins searching for Ranger as a suspect in the kidnapping of his daughter, who lives in Miami. Stephanie knows that none of these things fit who Ranger...more
Oh my goodness, so much Ranger I nearly had a heart attack. Also, this book was just absolutely phenomenal. Yes, there was a lot of Ranger, but there were also many aspects of this book that lead to its phenomenal-ness. Not only does Stephanie grow up a little bit, but she finds herself in more situations that most people would not be able to handle.
Stephanie is confronted with the painful experience of having to share an apartment with Ranger, for reasons I will not go into, while still being f...more
Stephanie is confronted with the painful experience of having to share an apartment with Ranger, for reasons I will not go into, while still being f...more
Twelve Sharp
by Janet Evanovich
Audio book narrated by Lorelei King
4****
I had gotten a bit tired of this series so stopped a couple of years ago. However, when looking for a new audio book for my daily commute, I came across a couple of the Stephanie Plum series and decided to give them a go. I’m glad I did.
Stephanie is up to her usual adventures as a not-too-successful bounty enforcement agent. Vinnie’s out of town, so she, Lula and Connie are left managing the bail bonds office on their own....more
Audio book narrated by Lorelei King
4****
I had gotten a bit tired of this series so stopped a couple of years ago. However, when looking for a new audio book for my daily commute, I came across a couple of the Stephanie Plum series and decided to give them a go. I’m glad I did.
Stephanie is up to her usual adventures as a not-too-successful bounty enforcement agent. Vinnie’s out of town, so she, Lula and Connie are left managing the bail bonds office on their own....more
Bingo! “Twelve Sharp” is for me one of the best if not the best so far of the Stephanie Plum series.
Admittingly the book is not quite as funny as the previous ones, but the plot is brilliant and most of the characters have some unusual depth in this book.
First we have the mysterious Carmen following Steph and then Ranger turns out as a suspect to have kidnapped his own daughter. He becomes a “person” in this book with more background about him and emotions.
Steph proclaims her love to Morelli .....more
Admittingly the book is not quite as funny as the previous ones, but the plot is brilliant and most of the characters have some unusual depth in this book.
First we have the mysterious Carmen following Steph and then Ranger turns out as a suspect to have kidnapped his own daughter. He becomes a “person” in this book with more background about him and emotions.
Steph proclaims her love to Morelli .....more
Security expert and bounty hunter Ranger is used to catching wanted people, but now he's the one who is wanted. There's a woman looking for him who claims she is married to him. He has another big problem - someone who looks a lot like him has kidnapped his daughter. His friend, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, has her own problems. Even though it's her job, she's not particularly good at bounty hunting and each apprehension is difficult. She's also dealing with her grandmother's decision to become...more
Stephanie Plum is back at work being a bounty hunter, although it was a little disconcerting that her previous career break was not mentioned until much later in the book. The story starts off like many of the others in this series with Stephanie getting a new set of FTAs to chase after. However, Ranger takes off and a woman claiming to be Ranger's wife shows up to threaten Stephanie and follow her around to find Ranger. Through much digging, Stephanie finds that someone is impersonating Ranger....more
I read this last year before I knew it was part of a series. Think I will enjoy it more now that I am familiar with the characters.
Yep. Much better this time. I laughed until I cried. Rooster-like Grandma Mazur in a rockband wearing a very low Madonna bra? Rubenesque Lula crammed into a flamingo feather dress? The best. Turns out two Ranger's aren't better than one, and when the real Ranger's life is in danger, Stephanie figures out how she feels about the men in her life.
Yep. Much better this time. I laughed until I cried. Rooster-like Grandma Mazur in a rockband wearing a very low Madonna bra? Rubenesque Lula crammed into a flamingo feather dress? The best. Turns out two Ranger's aren't better than one, and when the real Ranger's life is in danger, Stephanie figures out how she feels about the men in her life.
Stephanie is back being a Bounty Hunter and working for the gorgeous, mysterious Ranger on the side. A female is stalking her, claiming Stephanie has something of hers and will not leave her alone until she gets it. When folks start coming up murdered and more cars are being bombed, Stephanie starts hunting more than skips. Ranger's daughter is kidnapped and missing and he is suspected of doing it.The hunt is on to find Ranger's daughter, the true kidnapper and the murderer. Another day in the l...more
Hands down Evanovich is my FAVORITE author!! You can always expect to bust out laughing when reading any book in this series. The antics of both Grandma Mazur and Lula make me laugh so much my eyes water...and I don't know who's hotter Morelli or Ranger :-) I'm not going to review each individual book since the series is so long but I will say that every book is well written and Evanovich has THE best writing style around. I'm always blown away by the strong and realistic dialogue which makes th...more
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“I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble. ”
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“One of us should stop her," Ranger said to Morelli, his eyes fixed on me.
"Not going to be me," Morelli said. "Have you ever tried to stop her from doing something she wanted to do?"
"Haven't had much success at it," Ranger said.
Morelli rocked on his heels. "One thing I've learned about Stephanie over the years, she's not good at taking orders."
"Has authority issues," Ranger said.
"And if you piss her off, she'll get even. She ran me over with her father's Buick once and broke my leg."
That got a small smile out of Ranger.
"Nice to see you boys bonding," I said.”
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"Not going to be me," Morelli said. "Have you ever tried to stop her from doing something she wanted to do?"
"Haven't had much success at it," Ranger said.
Morelli rocked on his heels. "One thing I've learned about Stephanie over the years, she's not good at taking orders."
"Has authority issues," Ranger said.
"And if you piss her off, she'll get even. She ran me over with her father's Buick once and broke my leg."
That got a small smile out of Ranger.
"Nice to see you boys bonding," I said.”
