Throw in a deranged arsonist, a rather large dog who will eat anything, two newly destroyed cars, and a new permanent houseguest and Stephanie is way out of her depth. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and Trenton vice cop Joe Morelli join forces to find the madman killer who shot and barbecued the youngest son of international black-market arms dealer Alexander Ramos. Forty-eight hours' worth of tape has been run, and according to the tape no one else was in the building with Ranger and Ramos.

Armed with moxie and her Mini Coop, Elliott uncovers a trail of blackmail schemes, gambling debts, illicit affairs, and investment scams. In the meantime, Vinnie sprung Ranger with a nice chunk of money, and now Vinnie was feeling lonely, high off the ground, out there on a limb all by himself. Add to that one homicidal maniac, a couple more dead bodies, Stephanie's usual bad car karma, and the zit from hell, and you've got yourself one fine Stephanie Plum adventure. She leaves behind no memories worth keeping: her husband is dead, her boss has made no bones about disliking her, and she’s looking forward to new responsibilities and the higher salary underwritten by North Dakota’s sudden oil boom. The Ballantyne's reputation tanks, Jane's headed to a jail cell, and Elliott's sexy ex is the new lieutenant in town.Die Autos fliegen in die Luft, Stephanie kann sich nicht richtig entscheiden, wen sie möchte, ihren Job hat sie immer noch nicht im Griff, die Probleme werden immer mehr statt weniger und zum Überfluss zieht ihre Großmutter bei ihr ein. He spent 35 years with Barry Palser’s Savoy Jazzmen and now plays with The Gambit Jazzmen, The Yerba Buena Celebration Band and Mike Barry’s Uptown Gang.

If thoughts of Ranger aren’t enough to keep Stephanie awake at night, her two new roommates can help. Every other cop in Trenton knows Ranger and knows he carries concealed, and they're perfectly happy to have it that way.Louisa Brannigan is a no-nonsense, hardworking press secretary, fighting her way to the top of Capitol Hill, with no help from her annoying neighbor, Pete Streeter. Probably it's unrealistic to think I'll ever get it on with Mike Richter, the goalie for the New York Rangers.