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| Author | Janet Evanovich |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Stephanie Plum |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Finger Lickin' Fifteen |
| Followed by | Smokin' Seventeen |
Sizzling Sixteen is a 2010 novel by Janet Evanovich, the sixteenth in the Stephanie Plum series.
Stephanie's boss, her cousin Vinnie, has been abducted by his bookie, who demands that Vinnie pay back his gambling losses (more than a million dollars) in five days, or he's dead. Stephanie, Connie Rosoli and Lula must combine forces to rescue Vinnie and raise the money, especially after the bookie reveals that he and Vinnie are both in debt to someone much more powerful and much scarier.
Vinnie of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds and Stephanie Plum’s dubious and sex pervert cousin, is kidnapped due to an outstanding debt of $786,000 with a questionable bookie, that has usury interest attached. There is nobody else that will pay to get Vinnie back, leaving it up to Stephanie and her girls, Lula and Connie who need to collect FTA’s (failure to appears), so they can pay off Vinnie’s debt and all keep their jobs. To top it all off they only have 5 days to raise the money and pay back Vinnie’s debt. To do this Stephanie, Lula and Connie all need to dive headfirst into the criminal underbelly of Trenton, New Jersey and find and apprehend Vinnie's outstanding FTA’s that include a man wanted for polygamy, a turnpike toilet paper bandit, and a drug dealer with a pet alligator named Mr. Jingles.
Lula and Connie want Stephanie to ask for help from her on and off again boyfriend Jo Morelli, Trenton’s hottest detective. However, Stephanie does not want to seek help from Morelli because the bookie holding Vinnie is not exactly kosher and she and Morelli are currently in an 'off' stage of their relationship. This only leaves security expert Ranger, Stephanie’s long term mentor and Morelli’s competition, to go to for help. To start with Stephanie needs to find and rescue Vinnie, as well as all her FTA’s. However, Morelli finds Stephanie first, at their favourite bakery and offers to help and provides Stephanie with information and further help, if Stephanie asks for it. Later, Ranger also offers help in tracking persons of interest, with his gadgets. Stephanie continues to hold Ranger at arms length to maintain her possible reconciliation with Morelli, not yet wanting to give up what her and Morelli have/could have together.
Asking for help from Morelli and Ranger is a question and circumstance that keeps coming up for Stephanie throughout this adventure. Stephanie however resists the urge to seek help from both her favourite men in her life and goes it alone with her gal-pals Lula and Connie. In the end Stephanie needs to be rescued by Ranger, Morelli and Mooner’s merry hobbits, after being kidnapped by Vinnie’s former creditors.
I’ll let you find out who Stephanie chooses at the end, for yourself. I'm not spoiling it for you!
Stephanie Plum
Lula
Connie Rosolli
Vinnie Plum
Grandma Mazur
Rex
Joseph Morelli
Ranger
Joyce Barnhardt
Moon-Man
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Janet Evanovich is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The novels in this series have been on The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists. Evanovich has had her last seventeen Plums debut at #1 on the NY Times Best Sellers list and eleven of them have hit #1 on USA Today Best-Selling Books list. She has over two hundred million books in print worldwide, and her books have been translated into over 40 languages.
Stephanie Plum is a fictional character and the protagonist in a series of novels written by Janet Evanovich. She is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and—although a female bounty hunter—is the opposite of Domino Harvey. She is described by the author as "incredibly average and yet heroic if necessary".
One for the Money is the first novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was published in 1994 in the United States and in 1995 in Great Britain. Like its successors, Two for the Dough and Three to Get Deadly, One for the Money is a long-time best-seller, appearing for 75 consecutive weeks on the USA Today list of 150 best-selling novels, peaking at number 13.
Two for the Dough, published in 1996, is the second novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. Like others in the Stephanie Plum series, Two for the Dough was a best-seller, spending 36 weeks on the Top 150 list.
Three to Get Deadly is the third novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and was first published in 1997. It won the 1998 Dilys Award.
Four to Score is the fourth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and her friends and family in New Jersey. Written in 1998, it is set mainly in Trenton, but also includes Point Pleasant and Atlantic City.
High Five is the fifth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was written in 1999.
Seven Up is the seventh novel by Janet Evanovich in her series featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was published in 2001.
Hot Six is the sixth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and was published in 2000.
Hard Eight is the eighth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was written in 2002.
To the Nines is the ninth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. Written in 2003, it's the second book in a row that doesn't revolve around a criminal bond, and the first to take Stephanie out of New Jersey and into the neon glitz of Las Vegas.
Ten Big Ones is the tenth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was written in 2004.
Eleven on Top is the 11th novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was published in June 2005, and quickly became a #1 best-seller, remaining on the USA Today list of 150 best-selling novels for 19 weeks.
Twelve Sharp, published in 2006, is the 12th novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. The hardcover version appeared at the top of the New York Times Bestseller List in the week of July 9, 2006, while the paperback release has also been in the top four spots in 2007.
Lean Mean Thirteen is a 2007 novel by Janet Evanovich, the thirteenth in the Stephanie Plum series. It was released on June 19, 2007.
Fearless Fourteen is a novel written by Janet Evanovich, the fourteenth in her series featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was released on June 17, 2008.
Plum Lovin' is a 2007 novel by Janet Evanovich. It is the 14th book in the Stephanie Plum series.
One for the Money is a 2012 American crime comedy film based on Janet Evanovich's 1994 novel of the same name. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson, the screenplay was written by Liz Brixius, Karen McCullah Lutz, and Kirsten Smith. It stars Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Debbie Reynolds, Daniel Sunjata and Sherri Shepherd. The story revolves around Stephanie Plum, a broke and unemployed woman becoming a bail enforcement agent, going after a former high school crush who both skipped out on his payments and is a murder suspect.
You May Not Kiss the Bride is a 2011 romantic action comedy written and directed by Rob Hedden and starring Dave Annable, Katharine McPhee, Mena Suvari, Kathy Bates, and Rob Schneider.
Finger Lickin' Fifteen is a 2009 novel by Janet Evanovich, the fifteenth in the Stephanie Plum series.
