false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178820905m/840936.jpg 6425 28 In <I>Hard Eight</I>, Stephanie Plum picks up a case a little nastier than anything the wisecracking bounty hunter's seen before. Evelyn Soder and her young daughter have gone on the run, leaving an angry ex-husband who's planning to collect on a child custody bond that will leave Evelyn's grandmother homeless. Stephanie's first clue that there's more to it than that comes in the form of Eddie Abruzzi, a shady local businessman who warns her to butt out of the case. Stephanie doesn't scare easily, but when Abruzzi's henchmen leave a bag of snakes on her doorknob and tarantulas in her car, she has no choice but to call Ranger, the hunky man of mystery whom she already owes too many favors. Steph knows that Ranger will soon be calling in his marker, but with her ex- fiancé Joe Morelli out of the picture, that should be OK--shouldn't it? In the meantime, she's got other fugitives to catch, aided by the usual band of misfits, plus a bumbling correspondence-school lawyer who's developed the hots for Stephanie's sister, Valerie. And Steph's in for a surprise from her mother, who proves she's not above wielding a dangerous weapon to save her daughter's life.<p> Author Janet Evanovich has made a bold move in using a soupçon of child jeopardy to pull this series out of the comfortable but formulaic pattern it was threatening to fall into. It's still funny, and yes, some cars are destroyed, but now there's a real edge of darkness under the humor. Fans needn't fear, though: Jersey girl Stephanie is still full of sass and Tastykakes. <I>--Barrie Trinkle</I> 1616132 book 2002 Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8) total:12585|5:4700|4:4994|3:2576|2:285|1:31| 12585 51800 15307 329 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 2 3 false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 08:51:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 08:11:49 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 1069096 0312265859 9780312265854 89 11 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180719760m/1069096.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1069096.Hard_Eight 4 1 false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 09:10:45 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 23:44:29 -0700 2009 Casualty. Each episode has a different story or two related to the job, and sometimes those caught up in it have some sort of connection with one of the regulars, but meanwhile there's a soap-opera plot which depends more on the personalities and out-of-work l...more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 4 4 false Tue Jul 07 10:23:36 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 03 16:40:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 1 1 false Sun Jul 13 13:02:19 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 16:30:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 5 2 false Thu Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Mar 15 09:27:47 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 09:28:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1069096 0312265859 9780312265854 89 11 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180719760m/1069096.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1069096.Hard_Eight 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Feb 03 13:04:35 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 13:04:35 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 4 0 false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 18:12:51 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 07:04:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 3 0 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 12:47:25 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 12:53:14 -0800 2009
But I think this one is the last I'll read. I don't like the character of Kloughn, and I don't find t...more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 4 0 false Sat Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Mar 19 19:17:03 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 04:19:40 -0700 2009
"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 ki...more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 2 0 false Thu Oct 08 14:07:35 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 14:13:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 5 0 false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 13:40:28 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 07:57:26 -0700 2009
"I went to the Shleckner viewing," Grandma said. "I'm telling you, that Stiva is a genius. When it comes to morticians, you can't beat Stiva. You know how old Shleckner had all those big scabby things on his face? Well, Stiva covered them all somehow. ...more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 4 0 false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 17:08:17 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 18:48:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 0 0 true Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 08:22:50 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 08:22:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 2 0 false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 09 17:35:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 10:22:58 -0700 2009
There were a few things I liked about the book.
1: I love Stephanie’s niece Mary Alice. How can you not love a kid who thinks she’s a horse?

2: I also like the creativity of t...more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 4 0 false Sat Nov 29 06:59:14 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 27 20:00:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 5 0 false Wed Jun 11 16:13:01 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 16:14:11 -0700 2008
Evelyn's estranged husband, Steven, a shady owner of a seedy bar, is not at all happy. During the divorce proceedings, he and Evelyn signed a chi...more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 4 0 false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 07:41:47 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 12:04:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6425 0312983867 9780312983864 12238 303 4.12 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425.Hard_Eight 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Dec 21 21:08:46 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 21:10:02 -0800 2007 Audible.com

Narrator: Lorelei King
Publisher: Audio Renaissance, 2002
Length: 8 hours and 36 min.

Publisher's Summary
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has a problem: 7-year-old Annie Soder and her mother, Evelyn, have disappeared. Evelyn's estranged husband,...more...]]> 1069096 0312265859 9780312265854 89 11 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180719760m/1069096.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1069096.Hard_Eight 3 0 false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Sep 19 13:42:16 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 13:44:11 -0700 2007 Janet Evanovich
As a favor to her mother's next-door neighbor, Mabel Markowitz, Stephanie agrees to check up on the lady's granddaughter, Evelyn Soder, who has suddenly taken off with her little girl, Annie, leaving behind a child custody bond against Mabel's house. The son...more...]]> 1069096 0312265859 9780312265854 89 11 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180719760m/1069096.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1069096.Hard_Eight 3 0 false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 01 15:55:36 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 09:10:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=840936