Hes left his ten-year-old Pontiac station wagon locked up nice and neat in the Grand Union parking lot, the cleaning is carefully arranged on the back seat, and his wife is at home, waiting for him to return with the bread and the milk and the olive loaf bologna. Hes a perfectly average senior citizen, and hes disappeared without a trace while running errands. Even though Grandma Mazur is sure he was abducted by aliens, Stephanie sets out to look for Fred. The internship is downgraded to second priority when Uncle Fred goes missing. And the rest of him, the man whos been friend and lover to Stephanie, cant help but wonder if theres more to the partnership than meets the eye. The cop in him cant help but wonder as to the source of Stephanies expensive new cars. None of this makes vice cop Joe Morelli a happy man. So short of money and long on bills, Stephanie comes up with a plan-diversify! Signing on as an intern with entrepreneurial Super Bounty Hunter Ranger, Stephanie ventures into Rangers mostly morally correct and marginally legal operations. Stephanies only open case is a small bond for a small violation, committed by a small person who raises Stephanies frustration level in big ways. Bail jumping in Trenton is down to small potatoes. And theres an angry little man (dont call him a dwarf!) who wont leave her apartment. She has nothing to wear to the Mafia wedding. Stephanie cant keep a car for more than forty-eight hours.

Grandma Mazur has her hands on the stun gun. Shes got a nasty bookie following her around town. And theres an angry little man (dont Whats Stephanie up to now? Her Uncle Fred has disappeared. | Large print books.Whats Stephanie up to now? Her Uncle Fred has disappeared. | Plum, Stephanie (Fictitious character) - Fiction.ĭetective and mystery stories. Joe Morelli, the irresistible cop, is still around giving her the odd sleepless night, but now he faces tough competition from the enigmatic Ranger.īail bond agents - United States - Fiction. The big-haired bounty hunter from Trenton, New Jersey, is back having developed an outstanding talent for flattening expensive black cars. And to cap it all off, Stephanie has nothing to wear to the Mafia wedding. Benito Ramirez is back from jail quoting scripture and vowing to introduce Stephanie to God, face-to-face.

Meanwhile, a mysterious man called Bunchy is trailing Stephanie at every opportunity in the hope of tracking down Fred.

The disappearance turns serious when Stephanie finds a photo of dismembered body parts in Fred's desk. Her Uncle Fred disappears and Grandma Mazur is covinced he's been abducted by aliens. Stephanie Plum has a whole lot of trouble at her doorstep.

High Five by Janet Evanovich