Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich, 288 pages

Evanovich makes it easy to keep track of this series.  We are at volume #23 in the Stephanie Plum series. 

Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter in New Jersey.  She has her parents, her wacky grandmother, her sidekick Lula, her boyfriend Joe and her other boyfriend Ranger.

All the usual suspects are here, but instead of the often present strange animal we have an angry clown.  Stephanie catches some bad buys, buys the obligatory new old car and waffles between Joe and Ranger.  A nice little read or listen if you don't want to think to hard. 

Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum #22) by Janet Evanovich, 292 pages

Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter not-extraordinaire, and her crew are at it again.  All the zany characters we know and love from the other 21 Stephanie Plum novels are here including Lula, Grandma Mazur, Joe Morelli and Ranger.

To be fair, Stephanie really is improving as a bounty hunter, as she should be after so many outings.

Listening to another Stephanie Plum book is similar to spending the afternoon with an old friend.  There won't be many surprises but it will be a fun afternoon with laughs.

Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich, 352 pages

I always complain about Janet Evanovich books.  Not this one.  By golly, I laughed out loud several times.  Sure, the same old characters are there: Stephanie, Lula, Joe, Ranger, Grandma Mazur, Grandma Bella, Momma Plum, Daddy Plum. . .  And they are all up to their normal antics but maybe I've given in to the fact that not much is going to change except for a new mad cap, comic, yet deadly situation that Stephanie somehow manages to survive in spite of and with the help of her friends, family and her two guys - Trenton, NJ Cop Joe Morelli and man of mystery Ranger.

Lately, there also seems to be a crazy animal or two running loose.  This time it is a pack of feral chihuahuas on Stark Street, the scary part of town.  This book also features the return of grumpy little person Randy Briggs and a smackdown between Grandma Mazur (Stephanie's grandmother) and Grandma Bella (Joe's grandmother).

Anyway, I'm giving this one a thumbs up.  Sit back, read (or listen) and while away a few summer hours.

Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 295 pages

Takedown Twenty is the latest in Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series.  For those of you not familiar with this series, Stephanie is a Bounty Hunter in New Jersey.  She lives alone with her pet hamster, Rex, and has a hot "almost" fiance Joe Morelli.  Both Stephanie and Joe have commitment issues and Stephanie has unresolved issues with the super hot Ranger. I almost felt like I was becoming jaded about this series, but once again, I found myself laughing out loud at the antics of the characters in this novel.  Lula, the ex-"ho" who loves to wear sequins and spandex,  and Grandma, who in this book is buying new underwear, including, but not limited to thongs, are always good for a laugh.  Spoiler alert!  Does Stephanie actually decide to give up being a bounty hunter?  Does she decide to take up a less dangerous line of work?  And how do you think that works our for her?