Top Secret Twenty-One

A Stephanie Plum Novel

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Number-one New York Times best seller

Catch a professional assassin: top priority. Find a failure-to-appear and collect big bucks: top score. How she’ll pull it all off: top secret.

Trenton, New Jersey’s favorite used-car dealer, Jimmy Poletti, was caught selling a lot more than used cars out of his dealerships. Now he’s out on bail and has missed his date in court, and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is looking to bring him in. Leads are quickly turning into dead ends, and all too frequently into dead bodies. Even Joe Morelli, the city’s hottest cop, is struggling to find a clue to the suspected killer’s whereabouts. These are desperate times, and they call for desperate measures. So Stephanie is going to have to do something she really doesn’t want to do: protect former hospital security guard and general pain in her behind Randy Briggs. Briggs was picking up quick cash as Poletti’s bookkeeper and knows all his boss’ dirty secrets. Now Briggs is next on Poletti’s list of people to put six feet under.

To top things off, Ranger - resident security expert and Stephanie’s greatest temptation - has been the target of an assassination plot. He’s dodged the bullet this time, but if Ranger wants to survive the next attempt on his life, he’ll have to enlist Stephanie’s help and reveal a bit more of his mysterious past.

Death threats, highly trained assassins, highly untrained assassins, and Stark Street being overrun by a pack of feral Chihuahuas are all in a day’s work for Stephanie Plum. The real challenge is dealing with her Grandma Mazur’s wild bucket list. A boob job and getting revenge on Joe Morelli’s Grandma Bella can barely hold a candle to what’s number one on the list - but that’s top secret.

Praise for Top Secret Twenty-One

“The combination of biting dialogue, outrageous characters and intense story lines are consistent throughout. And [Janet Evanovich] novels are the true definition of a guilty pleasure.” (Associated Press)

“Evanovich doesn’t disappoint.... [She] weaves setting, family, romance and crime to pull the plot of Top Secret Twenty-One forward.” (Bookreporter)

©2014 Janet Evanovich (P)2014 Random House LLC

The best yet!

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

Yes, the reader if so good.

What did you like best about this story?

The story line always keeps your interest.

What about Lorelei King’s performance did you like?

She has the voices down pat.

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

Just good reading!

funny as hell lol

suspenseful, riveting and hilarious. I don't know how she dies it, but Janet has done an excellent job of writing this book

love this series!

I'm addicted to thr plum series it should be on Netflix! yes, some odd things happen but that's what makes them interesting

king does great work. so does evamovich. Love this

Love it love it love it. Love kings narration and listen to most books she reads

I love ALL of them! Feels like family now 20+ bks!

Stephanie and the gang never fail to keep me laughing my butt off, and they all honestly feel like they are part of my personal narrative. It's surprising how much of my sarcasm and kindness seem to be emulated right in these pages! ❤

LOVE

Janet strikes the funny bone again! Love the narration, like an old friend welcoming me home again. Clear and easy to understand, fun!

Too short

Love this series, but the last 2 have been too short. They say this review was too short to submit.

I love Stephanie Plum!

What made the experience of listening to Top Secret Twenty-One the most enjoyable?

I look forward to every new book in the Stephanie Plum series, and this one is did not disappoint! A little bit of romance and lots of crazy situations keep me engaged (and giggling) throughout the book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Stephanie Plum -- because she's not perfect and makes crazy decisions.

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

Lorelei King is a great narrator and brings different voices to each character smoothly and with humor.

Good Story

Any additional comments?

I still like Stephanie and all the characters in this series. The men are still hot, Grandma is still funny, Stephanie is still a klutz. The series is getting to the point that it feels like the story is on a loop with very little character development. I want to know if Stephanie wants Joe or Ranger as her love interest. After all this time she needs to decide. At the same time I can see how this is part of the template.

The books are good and entertaining. Lorelei King is a decent narrator. My biggest complaint about the audio compared to print is that "she said" or "he said" stands out more than any other part of the story. I don't notice it as much reading.

Great read!

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