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I'm finishing Hard Eight right now! I completely agree that we get a better picture of the rest of the characters. Kloughn cracks me up, and I liked that Ranger played a larger role in this one although I did miss Joe!

I agree about Joe, but I seem to miss him no matter how much he's in the stories. And alot when I finish the books. I want them to last forever and am awefully sad when I'm done reading.




These first books also have a slightly harder edge to them, and it especially comes accross in their readings. I like them, but my favorites start with the 4th book. I believe there is one other woman who did one or two readings, but CJ Critt is my favorite reader for these. She does the best voices.

If that comment was to Phyllis about the narrator, CJ Critt is the narrator on the Recorded Books Presents that I have in front of me, for One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Three to Get Deadly that I've already listened to and also on Four to Score, and High Five. I've ordered six, seven, and eight from my library and will let you know who the narrator is on those. I've bought eleven, twelve and thirteen on CD but have lent those out so right now I cannot give you the name of the narrator. Fourteen has been downloaded from Audibles but I'm not listening to it until I finish the series.
Thanks for the information though on Lori Petty.

That's so weird. As soon as I read your message I ran to get my copies to check that I hadn't sprung a leak in my brain. My copies of the first 3 books on audio CD's are read by Lori Petty. I have this one off of amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/One-Money-Steph...
Does the cover of your copy look like that one?
I tried to look up the CJ Critt's version you mentioned, but I didn't find it. I did however find one on Audible by Lorelei king. And I found a version of Four to Score read by someone named Desi Mazar. I did not even know that they do different reader versions!!!
Do you know of any other audiobooks that have different reader versions?

I don't recall listening to Desi Mazar before. This is definitely strange. We learn something new every day.
I learned from listening to only one book by Janet Dailey (For the Roses) that I love the whole story. LOL I have since listened to only the unnabridged ones. My library has books on mp3 now so there is only one disc. It's definitely easier that carring around 8 CD's. Thanks again.
By the way, do you listen to Susan Elizabeth Phllips? My most favorite story in the world is Nobody's Baby But Mine, and the continuation is Dream A Little Dream. Check these out... p

I actually didn't even realize that my copies of the first 2 books were abridged until I looked them up yesterday. I first got attached to the series from listening to those 2, they were a present. I started reading them after that, and it never occured to me that i was missing pieces of the first 2 stories. I guess I should read those books to see what they abridged.
I like the mp3's too, because of the single CD, but it's harder to pick up where you leave off when it's not sectioned more. So I get the CDs, but I do love my mp3 iTunes versions too.
[I love Susan Elizabeth Phillips! Though my favs are 'Natural Born Charmer' and 'Match Me if You Can']

NBBM is one of her "Chicago Star's books. I think there are seven in th series and there is a 'grandma', Annie Glide, there. Funny as all get out. lol
My Sony Walkman mp3 player goes right back to where you stopped. The other one did not and I just put a post it note on it and write where I stopped.
Have a super day. p


After our postings regarding the first book's audio versions I looked for the unabridged copy with CJ Critt, at the library. I'm listening to it right now, and Wow. She reads at a snail's pace! And those deep breaths you mentioned are rather distracting. They may be the only thing that's keeping me from falling asleep! lol.
I think the abridged version is read much better by Lori Petty. Wow, I didn't think I'd ever say that an abridged audio book was better than an unabridged version. But Lori Petty's pace, energy, and voices are really, really good! Especially compared to CJ Critts version. The way Petty reads Ramirez...it gave me creeped-out shivers. It had me looking over my shoulder (in my car as I listened to it late at night after work).

Yes, a reader does make or break a book.
My favorites are Susan Elizabeth Phillips' books read by Anna Fields. I have listened to other books of course, but she was my favorite narrator. She was killed in a flash flood in October 2006. I will have to look for something read by Lori Petty.
Thanks for letting me know.. take care.


Ranger is so freakin' hot!
I hope the next book brings some serious Ranger hotness. Fearless Fourteen didn't satiate my Ranger appetite!
I hope the next book brings some serious Ranger hotness. Fearless Fourteen didn't satiate my Ranger appetite!


I though it was really funny how Steph ran over Morelli to get him back i wish all us girls had the courage to fight back and how she was started of being curious about Morelli and has never stop.
Going after Morelli is Pure Gold!!!!!

I think the thing about them is that they all flow together and after a while it is hard for me to remember what happened in which individual book. But if I HAD to pick a favorite, it would probably have to be "One for the Money" because that's where I was hooked!

I would have to agree with Emily. I loved One for the Money. I have read them all, laughing out loud all the way through them all. My husband, a former non-reader, is now up to 'To the Nines' He is hooked too.
Ten Big Ones. I love the part with the pack of humper dogs, laughed so hard I had to wipe my eyes in order to keep reading. Then, when Steph gave up her dignity and searched for Ranger's underwear. Priceless.
Melissa wrote: "My favorite is the one where she keeps blowing up all the cars. And eventually the garbage truck. I can't remember exactly which book that is though."
High Five aka the search for Uncle Fred.
High Five aka the search for Uncle Fred.





I just hope the book is better than the title sounds lol



Does anyone know anything more about that?

www.evanovich.com

I always forget to check her website. I'm going to get on there right now!

I know this is a tough question because they're all great.
My favorite thus far is probably Twelve Sharp. Love the Ranger moments, the funny skips (Melvin Pickle is hilarious) and the plot with the fake Ranger is awesome!
There's also some great Grandma Mazur quips!