Seven Up

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

All New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has to do is bring in semi-retired bail jumper Eddie DeChooch. For an old man he's still got a knack for slipping out of sight...and raising hell. How else can Stephanie explain the bullet-riddled corpse in Eddie's garden? Who else would have a clue as to why two of Stephanie's friends suddenly vanished? For answers Stephanie has the devil to pay: her mentor, Ranger. The deal? He'll give Stephanie all the help she needs...if she gives him everything he wants.

As if things weren't complicated enough, Stephanie's just discovered her Grandma Mazur's own unmentionable alliance with Eddie. Add a series of unnerving break-ins, not to mention the bombshell revelation leveled by Stephanie's estranged sister, and Stephanie's ready for some good news. Unfortunately, a marriage proposal from Joe Morelli, the love of her life, isn't quite cutting it. And now, murder, a randy paramour, a wily mobster, death threats, extortion, and a triple kidnapping aside, Stephanie's really got the urge to run for her life.

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

©2001 Evanovich, Inc. (P)2005 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

Critic reviews

"A madcap comic mystery, Jersey-girl style." (New York Times)
"Funny, sexy, and scary." (Booklist)
"It's always a treat to go out on a case with Stephanie Plum, the sassy, adventurous, but not always successful Trenton, N.J., bounty hunter." (Publishers Weekly)

Good book, crappy narrator

I'm a huge fan of the Stephanie Plumb books and this one, just like all the others always make me laugh. I started listening to the series in order from the beginning and grew used to the way C.J. Critt narrated the books. When I started listening to the books narrated by Loreli King, I was disappointed. I know every narrator has their own style but I don't care much for Loreli King's narration of the books. She makes Ranger sound like some idiot hispanic thug and her Jersey accent could use some work. All in all, great book, just not all that impressed with the narration.

Good book not so good reader

This was a really good book. I don't like the voices that the reader does, I think it would be better if she would just read it all in one voice and let us use our imagination because the voices she does are not good. The book was good and made it possible for me to overlook the bad voices. But it still ruined the story sometimes.

Love, love, love

Loved it. I dream of Joe and Ranger!! These books make my road trips easier.

A Great Fun Read

Where does Seven Up rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

A great pick me up. Makes housework go fast.

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

Much more fun to listen to than read.

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

Yes

Seven Up

I loved it so much that I wanted to hear it again I love to hear it I love it it’s a great story great content and I love that Ranger had to bring in DaChooch because he didn’t want to be brought in by a girl. I had to laugh! Absolute wonderful story.

Great but..

Critt is the best reader for Stephanie Plum. Does all of the characters so well. But still love the books.

Love Stephanie Plum

I started with book 1 on Audible and fell in love with the character, Stephanie Plum, and the narrator, Lori Petty. I listened to a sample of Loralei King and swore I was not going to listen any further (I loved Lori Petty's Jersey accent). But when it came time for book 7, I caved because I wanted more Stephanie Plum. After listening to this book -- I must say, Loralei King does a tremendous job and I've become a fan. It takes me some time to get use to different narrators but after the first little bit, I was able to adapt. I'm glad I caved because I really enjoy Loralei's rendition of Stephanie and all the other wonderful characters. As for the book itself--loved it--true to form for the series and Janet Evanovich.

Not as funny without Narrator C J Critt

I have the first 6 books in this series read by C J Critt and they are the best. I wanted to finish all the books because I really enjoyed them but Lorelei King, though I loved her narration in other books, isn't half as good as Critt is for this series. This is a funny series and Critt makes it even funnier, Lorelei King is to monotone for these books. I'll wait to see if Audible puts out the rest of the books with C J Critt to finish them. I wish the rest of the readers could hear the first 6 books by Critt so they could compare but Audible only put one of the Stephanie Plum series out with Critt, to bad they took a great series and toned it way down by not using Critt!

Too fast

This narration is read too quickly and pales in comparison to the other narrators in the series.

awesome effects

narrator did a great job in different voices for the characters. would like to hear more