Takedown Twenty: A Stephanie Plum Novel (signed)
by Evanovich, Janet
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0345542886
- ISBN 13
- 9780345542885
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Bantam Books, 2013. First printing. Signed by author on tipped-in page. Lightly bumped on ends of spine, else near fine. Pages spotless. DJ has gold "Signed Copy" sticker on front, else fine. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels, the Lizzy and Diesel series, How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author, and The Heist, the first book in the Fox and O’Hare series with co-author Lee Goldberg.
Reviews
On Dec 28 2014, CloggieDownunder said:
Takedown Twenty is the twentieth full-length novel in the popular Stephanie Plum series by American author, Janet Evanovich. Stephanie’s after a skip worth big money, Salvatore Sunucchi. But there’s a problem. Sunucchi is Joe Morelli’s godfather, and Grandma Bella’s nephew. He may be accused of murder, but everybody likes him and no-one will give Stephanie a clue. Then there’s the giraffe that keeps galloping past, distracting Lula and Stephanie from their stake-out. And Ranger wants Stephanie to look into the murder of an old lady, a murder that proves to be the work of a serial killer who leaves bodies in dumpsters.
This instalment sees Stephanie going to two funeral home viewings, having a muffler incident that means resorting to Uncle Sandor’s big blue Buick, being shot at multiple times, falling down stairs under weighty people, breaking various body parts, thrown into the Delaware, kidnapped twice and trying to cook a meal. Someone resorts to a former occupation for the sake of a handbag; someone gets an ear shot off, at least one car is destroyed, much food is consumed and cement shoes are narrowly avoided.
By the twentieth instalment, Evanovich is relying on the various in-jokes: Stephanie’s ongoing dilemma of which man to choose; Lula’s appetite for food and fashion; Grandma Mazur’s zest for life; Grandma Bella’s putting the eye on Stephanie; the bizarre episodes trying to get skips to the police station; Stephanie’s uncanny ability to attract disaster; her mother’s reaction to all the stress (ironing). The snappy dialogue is a strong part of the series and, this time, the giraffe provides a bit of slapstick. A fun read.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lindenlea Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005686
- Title
- Takedown Twenty: A Stephanie Plum Novel (signed)
- Author
- Evanovich, Janet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0345542886
- ISBN 13
- 9780345542885
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Janet Evanovich
- Bookseller catalogs
- Murder Mystery & Suspense;
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