Hard Eight

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

The #1 bestselling phenomenon continues in the eighth Stephanie Plum novel. The stakes get higher, the crimes get nastier, the chases get faster, and the men get hotter.

This time Stephanie, Morelli, Ranger. Lula, Valerie, and Grandma Mazur are strapped in for the ride of their lives. Stephanie is hired to find a missing child. But things aren't always as they seem and Stephanie must determine if she's working for the right side of the law. Plus, there's the Morelli question: can a Jersey girl keep her head on straight when more than just bullets are aimed for her heart? And with the Plum and Morelli relationship looking rocky, is it time for Ranger to move in for the kill? Janet Evanovich's latest thriller proves that Hard Eight will never be enough.

Don't forget to download the rest of the Stephanie Plum series.

©2002 Evanovich Inc., (P)2002 Audio Renaissance, a Division of Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC

Critic reviews

"The things Evanovich does so well - family angst, sweet eroticism, stealth shopping, that stunning mix of terror and hilarity - are done better than ever here." (Booklist, Starred Review)
"Evanovich does it again, delivering an even more suspenseful and more outrageous turn with the unstoppable Stephanie." (Publishers Weekly)

these books are addictive

I can't wait for the next one. they are read with lots of energy to.

Great book!

I didn’t care for the person reading, she made Lula sound like Colonel Sanders and Ranger’s bad spanglish accent was just insulting.

Love this series.

D Mallett
I can’t get enough of Stephanie Plum. I just love this character. I have already decided to listen to all of the books. I laugh alot. Love the narrator

Terrible accents

I had to stop reading because the accents were terrible. A character had a terrible southern accent and wasn’t from the south. A Cuban-American character had some unidentifiable accent that was either Eastern European or Latino but horrible either way. I stopped listening and bought the book to read. In later books, the narrator got better. I don’t recommend this particular book.

Loved all but one thing...

Did Lorelei King do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Great narration and good job differentiating characters, but the voice of Ranger was so cheesy, it almost ruined the entire book for me.

Any additional comments?

Loved the book overall. So funny at times that I laughed out loud. I just struggled so much to get past the voice of Ranger. Even though the author depicts him to be such a masculine and sexy man of mystery, the voice that Lorelie King gives him made me barely like him.

Decent

enjoyed it well enough, but not too sure about the random music, but otherwise standard Stephanie Plum story.

Enjoyed Hard Eight and new reader

Was glad to finally have an unbridged version to listen to. Main characters are always funny. It's nice to see her deal with new and current issues (child custody bonds, fad diets currently in vogue) I can't wait for the next books. At first it was hard to get used to this reader because I have been used to the Jersey accent of old, but it soon seems to sound right. She's the first to make Morelli and especially Ranger sound good. There's always some crazy, quirky little things that stand out in the books. My only criticism is that this author makes Stephanie kind of passive when it comes to the romances. Everything happens to her but she never initiates or seems to participate as a full partner. Always an enjoyable book to listen to.

Little things annoy me.

I enjoyed the story, The performer was good. I was annoyed by the music as the chapters changed.

Love this series!

Full of humor, sense of the ridiculous is heart warming, no better reader than Lorelei King and she is the perfect match for Stephanie Plum. I would never risk traveling alone without at least one Janet Evanovich novel in my phone library for company.

This is a fun series

What other book might you compare Hard Eight to and why?

Although the formula for Stephanie Plum's adventures can tend to be a bit pat and predictable, it is a formula that works and delivers. It's light entertainment balanced by just enough danger and each book has it's own unique twist. Evanovich's characters are both realistic and amusing. In this volume, the treat is that the sexual tension with Ranger reaches a peak.

What about Lorelei King’s performance did you like?

Lorelei King delivers the best performance of all the readers involved with this series. At first I was bothered that neither Stephanie nor Joe have a New Jersey accent but the flow is excellent. King's delivery of Lula is priceless.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

A book like this is great company on a long drive.