Fortune and Glory

I have read the entire Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series, and this one is extra special because the plot is built around Grandma Mazur, one of my favorite characters. I loved the humor, the writing, and Evanovich's fearlessness in going where many other authors fear to tread for laughs. Absurd comedy at its best.

Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum books are fast-paced, light reads that can pull me out of the deepest reading slump. I think of them as reading chocolate because of the level of enjoyment and satisfaction they give me.

I’ll admit, I’ve read the series out of order. Fortune and Glory was one of the best. There’s lots of action, all my favorite characters pitched in, and there was a mystery that was twisty but resolved in a way that was entertaining and satisfying. 

Technically, Stephanie Plum isn’t an amateur sleuth because she works as a bounty hunter, but since she was never trained and tends to succeed despite her bungling and ineptitude, I consider her an amateur sleuth. Besides, when you’re sorely in need of a good laugh to release some endorphins, you can’t go wrong spending a few hours with Stephanie and her colorful cohorts. This twenty-seventh outing in the long-running series is one of the best when it comes not only to the humor, but it offers up a well-plotted story, and lots of red herrings. Plus, there’s plenty of Grandma… show more.