Explosive Eighteen

A Stephanie Plum Novel

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127, Hawaii to Newark, she’s knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she’s flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane after the L.A. layover. Now he’s dead, in a garbage can, waiting for curbside pickup. His killer could be anyone. And a ragtag collection of thugs and psychos, not to mention the FBI, are all looking for a photograph the dead man was supposed to be carrying.

Only one other person has seen the missing photo: Stephanie Plum. Now she’s the target, and she doesn’t intend to end up in a garbage can. With the help of an FBI sketch artist, Stephanie re-creates the person in the photo. Unfortunately, the first sketch turns out to look like Tom Cruise, and the second sketch like Ashton Kutcher. Until Stephanie can improve her descriptive skills, she’ll need to watch her back.

Over at the bail bonds agency, things are going from bad to worse. The bonds bus serving as Vinnie’s temporary HQ goes up in smoke. Stephanie’s wheelman, Lula, falls in love with their largest skip yet. Lifetime arch nemesis Joyce Barnhardt moves into Stephanie’s apartment. And everyone wants to know what happened in Hawaii.

Morelli, Trenton’s hottest cop, isn’t talking about Hawaii. Ranger, the man of mystery, isn’t talking about Hawaii. And all Stephanie is willing to say about her Hawaiian vacation is... it’s complicated.

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

©2011 Janet Evanovich (P)2011 Random House Audio

Better than some of the last ones

Would you consider the audio edition of Explosive Eighteen to be better than the print version?

Some parts were more interesting but the book is a good read also.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The comedy was back, missed the screwy situations she gets herself into.

Which character – as performed by Lorelei King – was your favorite?

Stephanie of course. She is so out her depth in this job.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not especially

Another good yarn

Where does Explosive Eighteen rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Quick read. Fairly typical Evanovich. Entertaining, funny. The plot is kind of convoluted, even for this author. But it all comes together in the end.

What did you like best about this story?

Humor was good.

Which character – as performed by Lorelei King – was your favorite?

As always, grandma Mazur was the best

Love it!

What does Lorelei King bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

I love Lorelei's impressions of the book. I look for more books that she reads.

audio????

I loved the stephanie plum series. that is until I heard it in studio form. I will just say this., the voice of Lula leaves me feeling insulted.

Just love these books.

we went on a 3 week trip driving across the country. we started with one and got to book 16. I laugh n cry as these are great. I hope she settles down n has cute babies. I think it would be great if she got pregnant before marriage same with Lula. I hope she gets Ranger's worker that she dated for a while.

its about time

its refreshing to read that Janet can have Stephanie do more than blow up cars.

Loved every minute

Where does Explosive Eighteen rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I think Explosive Eighteen ranks in the top ten of it's genre of all the audiobooks I have listened to so far. I don't rank it in the serious mystery category, but in the light mystery/romance category.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I LOVE Lula. I don't know if it is just the way Lorelei King reads her or the great way she is written or both!

What about Lorelei King’s performance did you like?

Love the way she creates the different voices for the characters. You can almost see them when she is reading the book.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I can't say that I was particularly moved emotionally unless you consider driving along and laughing out loud so much I nearly had to pull over

Any additional comments?

Keep them coming!

Still an easy enjoyable listening...

... but it's starting to be too much of the same ol' same ol' stuff all over again

Time for Stephanie to Marry!

Would you try another book from Janet Evanovich and/or Lorelei King?

Yes

Would you recommend Explosive Eighteen to your friends? Why or why not?

Seemed to be struggling to make a story on this one and didn't care for the narrator or the

Which scene was your favorite?

When Stephanie was trying to shove Lulu over the fence

Could you see Explosive Eighteen being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Yes.... Jennifer Anniston as Stephanie, Queen latifah as Lulu, Antonio Banderas as Ranger,
and anyone but Matt Damon as the other male lead

Any additional comments?

I have always enjoyed the stephanie Plum books and have all of them in my book shelf. Janet E is pure talent to put comedy and paper and make it come to life, I liked her books much better when she was writing by herself

Better than 17

Explosive Eighteen is much better than 17, but still not up to the caliber of the early books. If you are a fan like I am, give it a listen. If you are new to Evanovich, get one of the early books instead.