A nostalgic re-read for me. Entertaining, lighthearted and quick. A nice break between other novels.

I didn’t particularly enjoy this reader (of the CD version). Sometimes too fast or not enunciated well & I had to keep going back to listen again. Speeding up when action is going on makes it exciting but hard to keep up with! And the north “Joisey” accent may be authentic, but it was driving me a bit nuts. I also didn’t know these were abridged until I got to the dnd of the last one & heard the beginning of the credits. I don’t usually do abridged. As to the stories, they were good, moments of humor, I’m curious to listen to #4, since another reviewer here said this reader only did these 3, & see how I like an unabridged version with a different reader. I kept thinking this should be a tv series.

I had never heard of Janet Evanovich before this. I just ran to the bookstore and grabbed this audio book in a hurry. What a hoot! Very well narrated and even my husband loved them. We laughed all the way on the unplanned road trip.

Evanovich does a hilarious job of blending Stephanie Plum’s character as a ‘balls of brass’ woman with a cute, ditzy amateur who is desperate enough for money to try her hand at bounty hunting…tracking down the man who ‘stole’ her virginity. It is amazing she can make her heroine both dumb and smart. I’ve talked with some people who were disappointed because they feel SP is not this shrewd, savvy, experienced investigator.

If you are looking for hardboiled female detectives (that have won Shamus awards) try Karen Kijewski’s Kat Colorado series, Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone alphabet soup, Sara Paretsky’s Chicagoan V.I. Warshawski, or Linda Barnes’ Carlotta Carlyle, a Boston PI (also a 6’1’’ redhead).

While I like clever female protagonists, I, personally, can take a little inexperience in my heroines especially if she is as spunky as SP. Evanovich’s dialogues crackle with many LOL moments and the characters come alive. Yes, beware, there is a little violence towards women, but this is a MURDER mystery.

I loved this series! So much action, comedy and a little romance:) Can’t get enough of Grandma Mazur in this book! Lol

I LOVE Stephanie Plum!!

Fun read

Fast and fun read. Found myself chuckling and smiling as I devoured the book.
It’s not literature, but you’ll enjoy it nonetheless.

Such a quick and fun read. Stephanie is a hoot and gets to be a great sober of crimes. Love the humor and the book is clean and not gory!

Well, I got through the first two books before returning it to the library. Just haven't had a lot of time to read lately. I don't like this series as much as, say, Jame's Patterson's "Women's Murder Club" series; however, I do like it enough to continue reading. I feel like it could more suspense and a faster pace. Not bad, though!

Addicting

Great story, can’t put my kindle down. I’ve read 4 books in a week. I love Grandma Mazur, funniest Gma ever.

What can I say that I'm sure other readers haven't already said. I loved these first three books by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie is wacky, funny and vulnerable most the time and her luck is terrible. She can't keep a car running except the evil Buick she is doomed to and Grandma Mazur is a hoot. Reminds me of Sophia from Golden Girls on TV. The other characters are great and give a sense of family, a disturbed family but hilarious. I plan on reading every book in this series, as soon as I get my hands on them. The only thing I didn't like about the first three books is that they ended and I'll feel bad when I run out of the books to read. So Janet if you're reading this, keep writing!

Super funny with a little romance thrown in! Quick read! You'll get hooked!

Easy, fun read

Nice easy reads filled with a lot of laughter and some suspense. A good mix for some light enjoyable entertainment.