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SUMMARY
Tricky Twenty-Two is the twenty-second, and most recent novel, in the Stephanie Plum book series, authored by Janet Evanovich. The books tell the story of a woman named Stephanie Plum who stumbles into a career as a bounty hunter. In the beginning, it takes her some time to get the hang of the job. However, in Tricky Twenty-Two she’s developed relationships and has an interesting colleague named Lula that provide her with assistance in her work.
The book starts out with her colleague, Lula and her trying to talk a woman down from a ledge. Joe Morelli, Stephanie’s boyfriend (who’s also a cop), shows up and manages to talk the woman down. It’s after this that Stephanie goes back to his place where he, unfortunately, dumps her after they have sex. Stephanie leaves his place angry and returns to work the next day with signs of her stress on her face in the form of a zit. She receives two assignments; Ken “Gobbles” Globovic and Billy “Bacon” Brown.
The book weaves the main case Stephanie is working around the other assignments she receives. One of the jobs Stephanie receives is from Ranger, assisting as security for a man named Doug Linken, and his wife, Monica when they attend the funeral of Linken’s late colleague, Harry Getz. Later in the book, it’s revealed that Doug and Harry are Zeta alumni. Gobbles is a Zeta fraternity brother and his story, and the fraternity house, are the main focus of the book.
During the search for Gobbles and the investigation into the Zeta fraternity, Stephanie and Lula meet Dean Mintner and Professor Pooka. Pooka is an eccentric biology professor and Gobbles’ faculty advisor, as well as the den father (they don’t have a den mother because one night one of the brothers got the den mother pregnant) for the Zeta fraternity. Both Mintner and Pooka point Stephanie and Lula in the direction of Gobbles’ girlfriend Julie. Stephanie suspects that Gobbles is bunking with Julie so her and Ranger go and check it out. There’s no sign of him, and after checking out the apartment, the two decide to go for burgers. It’s here that they spot Gobbles, however, he gets away.
Throughout the book, the Zetas play pranks on Stephanie and Lula (beer balloons, graffiti and geese in their cars, etc.,). This further plays into Pooka’s and Mintner’s opinion of the Zeta fraternity. However, towards the end of the book, we learn that Mintner and Pooka are out to destroy the fraternity, and are, in fact, the villains. We learn this when Gobbles sends Julie to talk to Stephanie. Julie and Gobbles tell Stephanie that for homecoming the Zetas were planning on creating fireworks with stink bombs attached to them. Gobbles and his friend Becker were in charge of executing this plane. However, they soon found out that they needed help and decided to ask Pooka. It was at this point that things got out of hand.
It’s revealed that Pooka slowly started to lose his mind and developed a plan to attach tubes filled with fleas that were infected with the bubonic plague virus. When the fireworks went off at homecoming, the fleas would infect everyone on the campus and result in the death of everyone.
In the process of working on another assignment, Stephanie is kidnapped by Pooka. Here, she finds Gobbles’ friend, Becker, who tells her that he’s been held captive for a while and was forced to call his parents to tell them he was okay. Stephanie manages to get free, she gets Becker free, and gets them both out of the house. When she’s trying to figure out what to do, Ranger shows up and takes her and
Available on PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device.
© 2015 All Rights Re
SPECIAL OFFER
$2.99 (Regularly $3.99)
SUMMARY
Tricky Twenty-Two is the twenty-second, and most recent novel, in the Stephanie Plum book series, authored by Janet Evanovich. The books tell the story of a woman named Stephanie Plum who stumbles into a career as a bounty hunter. In the beginning, it takes her some time to get the hang of the job. However, in Tricky Twenty-Two she’s developed relationships and has an interesting colleague named Lula that provide her with assistance in her work.
The book starts out with her colleague, Lula and her trying to talk a woman down from a ledge. Joe Morelli, Stephanie’s boyfriend (who’s also a cop), shows up and manages to talk the woman down. It’s after this that Stephanie goes back to his place where he, unfortunately, dumps her after they have sex. Stephanie leaves his place angry and returns to work the next day with signs of her stress on her face in the form of a zit. She receives two assignments; Ken “Gobbles” Globovic and Billy “Bacon” Brown.
The book weaves the main case Stephanie is working around the other assignments she receives. One of the jobs Stephanie receives is from Ranger, assisting as security for a man named Doug Linken, and his wife, Monica when they attend the funeral of Linken’s late colleague, Harry Getz. Later in the book, it’s revealed that Doug and Harry are Zeta alumni. Gobbles is a Zeta fraternity brother and his story, and the fraternity house, are the main focus of the book.
During the search for Gobbles and the investigation into the Zeta fraternity, Stephanie and Lula meet Dean Mintner and Professor Pooka. Pooka is an eccentric biology professor and Gobbles’ faculty advisor, as well as the den father (they don’t have a den mother because one night one of the brothers got the den mother pregnant) for the Zeta fraternity. Both Mintner and Pooka point Stephanie and Lula in the direction of Gobbles’ girlfriend Julie. Stephanie suspects that Gobbles is bunking with Julie so her and Ranger go and check it out. There’s no sign of him, and after checking out the apartment, the two decide to go for burgers. It’s here that they spot Gobbles, however, he gets away.
Throughout the book, the Zetas play pranks on Stephanie and Lula (beer balloons, graffiti and geese in their cars, etc.,). This further plays into Pooka’s and Mintner’s opinion of the Zeta fraternity. However, towards the end of the book, we learn that Mintner and Pooka are out to destroy the fraternity, and are, in fact, the villains. We learn this when Gobbles sends Julie to talk to Stephanie. Julie and Gobbles tell Stephanie that for homecoming the Zetas were planning on creating fireworks with stink bombs attached to them. Gobbles and his friend Becker were in charge of executing this plane. However, they soon found out that they needed help and decided to ask Pooka. It was at this point that things got out of hand.
It’s revealed that Pooka slowly started to lose his mind and developed a plan to attach tubes filled with fleas that were infected with the bubonic plague virus. When the fireworks went off at homecoming, the fleas would infect everyone on the campus and result in the death of everyone.
In the process of working on another assignment, Stephanie is kidnapped by Pooka. Here, she finds Gobbles’ friend, Becker, who tells her that he’s been held captive for a while and was forced to call his parents to tell them he was okay. Stephanie manages to get free, she gets Becker free, and gets them both out of the house. When she’s trying to figure out what to do, Ranger shows up and takes her and
Available on PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device.
© 2015 All Rights Re
43 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 18, 2016
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November 6, 2025
Don't take the three stars as a slight, I just love the stories more than the analysis. I love Janet Evanovich more than most authors and will read anything she writes. This was an interesting insight into book, Tricky Twenty-Two. I've read all the Stephanie Plum stories, and I welcomed some additional insight from the author. It was one of the stories that left me wondering a couple things, and it explained them for me. Thank you!
July 25, 2022
I stopped reading the Stephanie Plum series for a few year bc they were getting redundant. A friend read Tricky 22 & suggested I try it.
I know these characters SO well, it was like getting together with old friends.
Funny as hell!
Thanks Meg!
I know these characters SO well, it was like getting together with old friends.
Funny as hell!
Thanks Meg!
March 23, 2017
Love the Stephanie Plum series! Always look forward to her adventures.
January 14, 2019
22
Great read. Hysterical how can one person get into so much trouble. I am up to number 26 right now
Great read. Hysterical how can one person get into so much trouble. I am up to number 26 right now
December 29, 2019
As always, a fun, easy read that kept me entertained. The Plum series is delightful!
September 30, 2020
I love Stephanie Plum and her group of characters.
June 8, 2021
The normal fun that these books are.
December 21, 2021
not my favorite, but parts were amusing.
August 12, 2016
I had really lost my interest in this series for awhile, as the last couple of books were kind of lackluster. However, Evanovich and Stephanie Plum are back in action full force in 22, I'm happy to say. I greatly enjoyed the plot and the ongoing storyline of Morelli and Ranger in this book. Well done!
June 29, 2016
Another laugh out loud misadventure with STEPHANIE and Lula.
August 30, 2016
Repetitive predictable easy read
October 26, 2016
So good to have another Stephanie Plum story again like meeting up with old friends and seeing how their life is going.
February 28, 2016
Classic Plum
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