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Three To Get Deadly – Janet Evanovich
3***


Book three in the Stephanie Plum series features “Uncle Max” – the proprietor of a storied candy shop / soda fountain who has gone missing. Stephanie needs to find him because he’d skipped his court appearance on a traffic warrant, but the closer she gets to finding him the more elusive he seems to be, and the more bodies Stephanie comes across.

I first read this long before I joined either Shelfari or Goodreads, so the first date read is a bit of a guess. This is a hugely entertaining series that continues to delight and make me chuckle even on re-reading.

The success of the series is due in part to the likeable Stephanie, and her romantic conflict between Joe Morelli and Ranger. But the supporting characters are also marvelous: her long-suffering mother, who almost always has a pot roast just about ready; her Grandma Mazur, whose chief hobby is attending funerals (and there had better be an open casket!); and Lula, the former whore turned file clerk at the bonds office, and who frequently accompanies Stephanie on her adventures.

LINK to my review