Smokin' Seventeen

A Stephanie Plum Novel

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.

Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie’s name is on the killer’s list.

Short on time to find evidence proving the killer’s identity, Stephanie faces further complications when her family and friends decide that it’s time for her to choose between her longtime off-again-on-again boyfriend, Trenton cop Joe Morelli, and the bad boy in her life, security expert Ranger. Stephanie’s mom is encouraging Stephanie to dump them both and choose a former high school football star who’s just returned to town. Stephanie’s sidekick, Lula, is encouraging Stephanie to have a red-hot boudoir “bake-off.” And Grandma Bella, Morelli’s old-world grandmother, is encouraging Stephanie to move to a new state when she puts “the eye” on Stephanie.

With a cold-blooded killer after her, a handful of hot men, and a capture list that includes a dancing bear and a senior citizen vampire, Stephanie’s life looks like it’s about to go up in smoke.

Jersey girl: listen to more in the Stephanie Plum series.

©2011 Janet Evanovich (P)2011 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"No less than her plotting, Evanovich’s characterizations are models of screwball artistry. . . . The intricate plot machinery of her comic capers is fueled by inventive twists.” (The New York Times)

“Chutzpah and sheer comic inventiveness.... The Evanovich/Plum books [are] good fun.” (The Washington Post)

Story book

Love these stories. Just can't get enough of this. Look forward to more stories. Funny!

Just love Stephanie Plum and Janet Evanovich

Where does Smokin' Seventeen rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book is one of my favorite audiobooks. I love the entire series. I read too fast so listening to audiobooks is a great way to really enjoy a book.

What other book might you compare Smokin' Seventeen to and why?

I would compare Smokin' Seventeen to any of the other books in the series.
I would also compare this series to Mary Janice Davidson's Undead series. The Undead series also features a strong female character who is hilarious and not always the most qualified. But in the Undead series Betsy Taylor is a reluctant vampire.

What does Lorelei King bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I like the way that Lorelei King voices Grandma and Lula.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book made me laugh out loud. I'm sure other drivers thought I was nuts.

Smokin' Seventeen

The narrator of this book is lively and entertaining.
Pretty good book. Maybe a B+. I listen on my daily
walks and this one helped.

AWESOME

was so fun to I have listened to many of them before and enjoyed them Just another one the best books I have still have enjoyed with the quality of humor. Again with another bit of the humor that is nothing like where I come from.

LOVE!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Can't wait to read the other books! whoo hoo

Plum Losing Her Luster

As always, I enjoyed the newest installment of the Stephanie Plum numerical series.

The only problem is that some of the staples of the series--Steph's oft-repeated foibles--are beginning to lack any sense of newness. For example: You know that Plum is going to have at least one car trashed per book, but the ways in which those cars get destroyed seems to have been more surprising and/or creative at one time. Could be that it's just not possible to keep a recurring comic character fresh. Will leave that for others to figure out.

All that aside, I'm still plum-crazy for Stephanie and her adventures. I'm not sorry I bought this one.

Great book

Love Stephanie and Ranger together. Would like to see more of them and maybe a commitment from ranger too

Still crazy after all these years

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Janet Evanovich is still crankiing out funny adventures for Stephanie Plum while continuing to develop and mature her personality. I always wait anxiously for the next installment in Stephanie's life.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Stephanie is my favorite character because she seems to have a knack for turning an ordinary day into a complete disaster without much effort.

Have you listened to any of Lorelei King???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not had the pleasure of listening to any other performances by Lorelei King.

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

Yes

funny!

this was a riot, laughed out loud so many times. definitely enjoyed listening to it.

Vordo is awesome I love this book

I hope Stephanie took Ranger with her on that vacation Because Joe morelli is getting very boring He's sexy but a sexy boring.