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"Evanovich and Stephanie are at the top of their form here: laugh-out loud moments jostle with sticky, visceral terror...ever smarter, sexier, scarier."-Booklist (starred review)
"It didn't matter diddly if you haven't read Nos. 1 through 8 of the Plum saga. Start right here, right now. This is the best of the bunch...it's pure Evanovich."-The State (Columbia, SC)
"Evanovich comes up a winner with the funny, fast-paced To the Nines, which has more plot than some of its predecessors...[its]subplots don't detract from the main premise-keeping Stephanie Plum alive, well and more than ready for her next outing. Us too."-Orlando Sentinel
"To the Nines may be the edgiest of the Stephanie Plum books...Evanovich is brilliantly evocative...she has a genius for almost palpably recreating low-rent scenery like [the] description of the Indian man's industrial-park workplace...these miniatures...and the sizzling sex scenes strike such a wonderfully Hitchcock-like implicitness [and] are what make the Stephanie Plum books such a treat for sore eyes."-Denver Post
"The fun is right on target in the 10th Stephanie Plum adventure, To the Nines...Evanovich returns year after year with one of the genre's most recognizable and irresistible heroines, and in this year's addition, shows she has what it takes to stay on top."-Houston Chronicle
"Continues Evanovich's standards for over-the-top situations...an enjoyable read, with many laugh-out-loud situations...the 'apprehension' that begins To the Nines is the kind of lowbrow comedy that Evanovich has made into an art...longtime fans won't be disappointed."
-Las Vegas Review Journal
"Few characters in modern mystery fiction are better loved than Janet Evanovich's...the Stephanie Plum novels are all about characters...and their strange and wonderful interactions. Longtime Evanovich readers cite humor and sense of family among the reasons for reading her books, and I concur wholeheartedly."-Bookpage
"The appeal of Janet Evanovich's popular creation is that she's not much better than the average Jersey girl would be at nabbing criminals...the charms of Evanovich's writing have less to do with intricate plotting than with the characters in Stephanie's working-class neighborhood and her glamour-free job apprehending bail jumpers."-Entertainment Weekly
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"To The Nines" beginnt wie die vorherigen Stephanie Plum Bücher auch, es gibt überraschende Unterhaltungen am Mittagstisch im Hause Plum, Stephanies Schwester wirft ein Auge auf Ranger, Lula macht eine Diät und in Stephanies Wohnung wird mal wieder eingebrochen. Doch mit Einführung des geheimnisvollen Verehrers und dessen nicht gerade subtiler Drohungen hat das Buch ein zusätzliches Spannungselement, das jedoch nicht auf Kosten des Humors geht. Stattdessen gibt es diesmal zum Beispiel keine Besuche bei Stivas Bestattungsinstitut, ein Tausch, der zumindest in meinen Augen nur positiv ist.
Es scheint, als sei Janet Evanovich sich bewusst geworden, dass sie neue Elemente in die Serie einfließen lassen muss, um diese nicht nur für die treuesten Fans interessant zu halten. So reist Stephanie in diesem Band zum Beispiel auch nach Las Vegas und lässt damit erstmals New Jersey hinter sich. Manchmal waren die Übergänge zwischen Komödie und Thriller etwas zu abrupt, und wer sich hinter dem geheimnisvollen Unbekannten verbirgt, war ziemlich offensichtlich, aber für mich hat diese neue Richtung der Serie trotzdem gut funktioniert. Und, wer einen "richtigen" Thriller lesen will, wird vermutlich sowieso nicht zu Janet Evanovich greifen.
The combo-pack of Steph and Lula is really a disaster waiting to happen. Besides trying to apprehend Samuel Singh and Steph's being hunted by the Carnation Killer/The Web Master they fight their way through Lula's membership with "FatBusters", Lula's new supermodel diet which might give her carnivore incisors, Steph's new haircut ("cute" or looking like Ron King, depending on how you look at it), not-so-saintlike-anymore Valerie working her way through umpteenth layers of food (having gained 70 punds during pregnancy), Grandma Bella's Italian Voodoo (her giving the eye to people) and Lula living in a size-seven white world despite of being a plus-size black woman.
I would have loved to see Lula's "King Kong thong" (nope, I am not going to give away the scene but it is on p.145) Would also have loved to see Steph in her state of "euphoric slobbering contentment" (p. 218) or Steph's "hair disaster of biblical proportions" (p.224).
Steph doesn't wreck cars in this book, but causes havoc among Ranger's "Merry Men" (one broken leg, one concussion and one smashed hand). Neither does Grandma Mazur pay respects at Stiva's (but has a nice spikey hairdo...hehehe).
However, Grandma Mazur still lusts after Ranger (just like every other female on the Plum-planet), the situation in her parents' house is getting even worse (with the new baby being born and Albert Kloughn moving in as well) and Steph is even thinking about having a baby.
It was good to have a little less of Grandma Mazur's antics and more of Lula's histrionics of a "retired 'ho'".
Steph's adventures may not be the most thrilling around, but they are definitely the funniest:
This book is hilariously funny from page one right to the very end. I couldn't put it down and kept chuckling right through (e.g. "genuine fake tiger", Lula in regard to her tee, p. 7), because I knew the next Plum-disaster was right around the corner and I wasn't disappointed.
Reading this book is like visiting with old and dear friends who become dearer each time you meet them.
Neither can I wait for book No. 10 in this series nor can I wait for the screen adaption!
Mrs. Evanivich got me hooked!
Result: Definitely 5 stars!
It is a good book but perhaps not quite at the same level as the earlier ones. The crime aspect of the book is still good - cleverly plotted, it's not obvious who the 'baddie' is, but the relationship side between Stephanie, Morelli and Ranger was less satisfying this time. It's never quite made clear why Morelli and Ranger are so keen on Stephanie when she's such a walking disaster area!
The synopsis provided on Amazon (and elsewhere) is actually incorrect - Sally Sweet doesn't appear in this book. There are less of the usual crowd of new odd characters in this instalment - Evanovich makes more use of the existing characters like Lula, Connie Rosolli, Tank etc.
All in all I would say it's a great read and very amusing as always, but Evanovich may have written Stephanie into rather a corner with Morelli and Ranger. If she's with Morelli she can't be with Ranger and still be respected by us, so we have to make do with smouldering looks (from Ranger) and the thoughts of what could be... were Stephanie not with Morelli.
Read and enjoy!
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