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A review of Four to Score

by Janet Evanovich

One of Janet Evanovich's fast-paced novels about her star bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum

Reviewed by: Catherine McNair
About Catherine McNair

Four to Score Ms. Evanovich has created a memorable character in Stephanie Plum. She has attitude, street smarts, and courage in her endeavors as a bounty hunter. Stephanie is joined by a host of other memorable characters. Joe Morelli is a sexy detective that Stephanie hasn't ever been able to resist. Lula is a friend and co-worker and her tendency to want to shoot anyone that is bothering Stephanie is both comical and scary for her. Grandma Mazur is Stephanie's maternal grandmother. She is a tiny, elderly, and spunky woman, and gets excited when Stephanie allows her to come along when trying to round up particularly elusive bail jumpers, like the one in this story.

In this novel, Stephanie is asked to find a former waitress, her one and only crime being the current one she was supposed to appear in court for. Stephanie expects finding her to be simple, but soon finds that this woman is determined not to be found. She is pretty angry with a former boyfriend and although she can't be found, she is definitely close by as she sends this former boyfriend on a mysterious 'treasure hunt,' which he doesn't fully explain to Stephanie. It is apparently important, however, because he is willing to keep following the treasure hunt even when it seems that he, or Stephanie, may get hurt in the process! Stephanie's home gets firebombed, and she is forced to find a place to stay. Her only choice is Joe Morelli, which makes him even harder to resist, and causes all of his Italian relatives to assume they are engaged.

I love to read a book that causes me to laugh out loud, although other people in the room tend to look at me as if I've lost my mind! Stephanie's attempts to ward off whoever seems to be trying to kill her, find the waitress, and explain to Morelli's persistent relatives that they really aren't getting married makes for an entertaining read! From beginning to end, the action doesn't stop. If you enjoy Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone, you will enjoy Evanovich's Four to Score, and the other Stephanie Plum novels in her series.

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Copyright © by Catherine McNair, 2002

Reviewed by Catherine McNair:
-- Four to Score - by Janet Evanovich
-- Cold Tea on a Hot Day - by Curtiss Ann Matlock
-- Flesh and Blood - by Jonathan Kellerman
-- The Shelters of Stone - by Jean M. Auel
-- Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls - by Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
-- The Summons - by John Grisham









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