Fearless Fourteen

Dom Rizzi and his untrustworthy partners robbed a bank some years ago and stole 9 million dollars that the police could not recover, even though they got Rizzi. Rizzi is finally out of jail and it is time to divide the money amongst the partners, but Rizzi disappears as most of his partners drop dead. Stephanie gets involved because she has to take care of Rizzi’s nephew – who looks like Morelli a little too much – while his mother is waiting to be bonded. To make things even more interesting, the money may be hidden inside Morelli’s house where she is keeping the kid safe.

I understand why the title has “fearless” in it as Stephanie is getting more “professional” at what she does, and calls the shots even when it means facing an angry Morelli. I do not think the story was as inspired as some of the previous ones, but it is immensely entertaining and that is the reason I keep reading this series. I like the characters (I felt for Tank during this one!), and I am always amused by the storyline. If I am too tired or just feeling low, Stephanie never fails to make me laugh out loud.

Stephanie Plum has to become a baby sitter to Joe Morelli’s cousin, Zook, when she picks up Zook’s mother, Loretta, on a bond.for a missed court date. Once Loretta is rebonded she is kidnapped for a 9 million dollar ransom, the ransom being a bank heist made, but never recovered, by Loretta’s brother, Dom. And Stephanie and Joe Morelli must continue to look after Zook while they try to round up the other member of the theft, recover the money, and free Loretta as she is having toes removed and sent to Joe and Stephanie as each deadline is reached.. The book is extremely funny, especially when one pictures in their mind the antics of Lula as she tries to prepare for her wedding.

Stephanie Plum is continuing with her history of hunting down criminals and blowing up cars in Fearless Fourteen, the fourteenth adventure in the series by Janet Evanovich. This time her main suspect is Loretta, who stole alcohol and failed to turn up for her court date. In the process of apprehending Loretta and getting her re-bonded, she becomes involved in an adventure involving Loretta’s brother, Dom, who is looking to recover his robbery earnings now that he’s out of jail. However one of his partner-in-crime wants the money and is impatient, resorting to kidnapping Loretta to get what he wants. Stephanie (and Morelli and Ranger) must work together to try and recover Loretta and the stolen money in time.

I love the Stephanie Plum books because they are so outrageous laugh-out-loud funny. There isn’t as much “substance” to them as some of the other mysteries I read, but they do deliver in the laughs department, and Fearless Fourteen was no exception.

While there was no car bombings or explosions, we did have a house bombing, a monkey that likes to hump and a aging star that likes to get intoxicated and is looking for husband #6. So needless to say there is plenty of action and lots of laughs!!

I liked this Stephanie Plum adventure. There are hints towards a future between Stephanie and Morelli, and it will be interesting to see if that plays out. While I’m hoping Stephanie might choose Ranger down the track, right now I’m happy to read about her love life with Morelli.

There wasn’t as much “mystery” with this one but there were lots of laughs, including Grandma Mazur playing the role of a goth gamer, and for this reason it was a solid 4-star read for me!

I hadnt picked up a Stephanie Plum novel in years. These are always a fun, easy read. The characters are like family, albeit dysfunctional, at this point. I enjoyed this one, though there wasnt enough of Grandma Mazur.

The last two books have had some negative reviews which made me hesitate before I bought them. Frankly I’m not sure what bothered them. The reviewers indicated they were fans and had read all of the books but we’re disappointed in this one. There are similar reviews for#13 too. Having finished both books I can say that everything I love about the series is intact. It makes me smile and laugh out loud. It leaves me wanting to spend more time with the characters. It reminds me we are all a little wacky and makes me appreciate the quirkiness in myself and my own family.
It is the perfect read for just talking some time to relax and enjoy yourself! If you are a fan go ahead you will enjoy this book. If you are just starting it is more fun to go back and start with#1!

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