#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-Don’tmissJanetEvanovich’sshortstory“ProsandCons“inthebackofthebook.Catchaprofessionalassassin:toppriority.Findafailure-to-appearandcollectbigbucks:topscore.Howshe’llpullitalloff:topsecret.Trenton,NewJersey’sfavoriteused-cardealer,JimmyPoletti,wascaughtsellingalotmorethanusedcarsoutofhisdealerships.Nowhe’soutonbailandhasmissedhisdateincourt,andbountyhunterStephaniePlumislookingtobringhimin.Leadsarequicklyturningintodeadends,andalltoofrequentlyintodeadbodies.EvenJoeMorelli,thecity’shottestcop,isstrugglingtofindacluetothesuspectedkiller’swhereabouts.Thesearedesperatetimes,andtheycallfordesperatemeasures.SoStephanieisgoingtohavetodosomethingshereallydoesn’twanttodo:protectformerhospitalsecurityguardandgeneralpaininherbehindRandyBriggs.BriggswaspickingupquickcashasPoletti’sbookkeeperandknowsallhisboss’sdirtysecrets.NowBriggsisnextonPoletti’slistofpeopletoputsixfeetunder.Totopthingsoff,Ranger--residentsecurityexpertandStephanie’sgreatesttemptation--hasbeenthetargetofanassassinationplot.He’sdodgedthebulletthistime,butifRangerwantstosurvivethenextattemptonhislife,he’llhavetoenlistStephanie’shelpandrevealabitmoreofhismysteriouspast.Deaththreats,highlytrainedassassins,highlyuntrainedassassins,andStarkStreetbeingoverrunbyapackofferalChihuahuasareallinaday’sworkforStephaniePlum.TherealchallengeisdealingwithherGrandmaMazur’swildbucketlist.AboobjobandgettingrevengeonJoeMorelli’sGrandmaBellacanbarelyholdacandletowhat’snumberoneonthelist--butthat’stopsecret.PraiseforTopSecretTwenty-One“Thecombinationofbitingdialogue,outrageouscharactersandintensestorylinesareconsistentthroughout.And[JanetEvanovich]novelsarethetruedefinitionofaguiltypleasure.“--AssociatedPress“Evanovichdoesn’tdisappoint....[She]weavessetting,family,romanceandcrimetopulltheplotofTopSecretTwenty-Oneforward.“--Bookreporter
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