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Takedown Twenty
by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie's antics are still fun, but not as hysterically funny as they were in the earlier books. In this one, the main story is the search for "Sunny" Sunucchi who has skipped out on his bond. Vinnie is out a whole bunch of money if Sunny isn't found and it's Stephanie's job to do it. The problem is that Sunny is a very popular guy and no one will rat him out. She can't even get any help from Joe because Sunny is a relative, even if he is a bad guy. As usual, she manages to find him a few times but can't take him down. She even gets tossed off a bridge while wearing a cinder block because of him. Thank goodness Ranger was there to save her.
Ranger has also asked her to help him investigate some murders. All of the dead women have played bingo with Grandma Mazur, but Stephanie is having problems trying to find any other connections. Meanwhile she and Grandma are hitting up the bingo games and funeral viewings looking for clues.
Stephanie is really beginning to think that she needs to look at a new career. She gets to know a butcher who might be a suspect in the murders, but who also tries to teach her about the butcher business. I really enjoyed seeing her reactions to the various things she had to do, considering the sight of raw meat tends to make her faint. There's a great scene where the butcher tries to teach her to cook a steak and she sets his apartment on fire.
She and Lula are still bumbling around some of their takedowns, usually ending up with Stephanie getting hurt. The broken nose scene is pretty good.
Then there's her relationships with Joe and Ranger. She still can't make up her mind between the two of them. Joe is a nice normal guy, and the sex between them is great. They've been mostly together for a long time, but neither seems really ready to commit, but Stephanie is starting to think that way. She actually looking at learning to cook, decorating her apartment, and pinning Joe down. Just as she's ready to have a talk with him she gets a reminder look at his family as they show up at his place for a ball game. His brothers and nieces and nephews are wild, with the kids seeming barely housebroken. Then there's his grandmother Bella who hates Stephanie and is constantly giving her the evil eye. This makes Stephanie rethink her position. Joe also tends to not approve of her bounty hunter job and has often suggested she look at another type of job.
There's also the fact that she still has a thing for Ranger. Just being around him tends to get her hot and bothered, but he's always been anti-commitment. The thing about Ranger is that he's always there for Stephanie. His protectiveness is constant. All she has to do is call him and he's there within minutes. Even when she doesn't call him he's watching out for her. In this book there seems to be a slight changing of the anti-commitment attitude. I love his patience as he seems to be waiting for her to make her choice. I also love the way he accepts her just the way she is. He doesn't try to change her, he even asks for her help. In this book he leaves a lot of the investigation work in her hands, showing he has confidence in her abilities. I can actually see her giving up the bounty hunter gig and going to work for Ranger permanently.
Overall, I will keep reading, just to see how those relationships progress. I'm definitely rooting for Ranger these days.
Ranger has also asked her to help him investigate some murders. All of the dead women have played bingo with Grandma Mazur, but Stephanie is having problems trying to find any other connections. Meanwhile she and Grandma are hitting up the bingo games and funeral viewings looking for clues.
Stephanie is really beginning to think that she needs to look at a new career. She gets to know a butcher who might be a suspect in the murders, but who also tries to teach her about the butcher business. I really enjoyed seeing her reactions to the various things she had to do, considering the sight of raw meat tends to make her faint. There's a great scene where the butcher tries to teach her to cook a steak and she sets his apartment on fire.
She and Lula are still bumbling around some of their takedowns, usually ending up with Stephanie getting hurt. The broken nose scene is pretty good.
Then there's her relationships with Joe and Ranger. She still can't make up her mind between the two of them. Joe is a nice normal guy, and the sex between them is great. They've been mostly together for a long time, but neither seems really ready to commit, but Stephanie is starting to think that way. She actually looking at learning to cook, decorating her apartment, and pinning Joe down. Just as she's ready to have a talk with him she gets a reminder look at his family as they show up at his place for a ball game. His brothers and nieces and nephews are wild, with the kids seeming barely housebroken. Then there's his grandmother Bella who hates Stephanie and is constantly giving her the evil eye. This makes Stephanie rethink her position. Joe also tends to not approve of her bounty hunter job and has often suggested she look at another type of job.
There's also the fact that she still has a thing for Ranger. Just being around him tends to get her hot and bothered, but he's always been anti-commitment. The thing about Ranger is that he's always there for Stephanie. His protectiveness is constant. All she has to do is call him and he's there within minutes. Even when she doesn't call him he's watching out for her. In this book there seems to be a slight changing of the anti-commitment attitude. I love his patience as he seems to be waiting for her to make her choice. I also love the way he accepts her just the way she is. He doesn't try to change her, he even asks for her help. In this book he leaves a lot of the investigation work in her hands, showing he has confidence in her abilities. I can actually see her giving up the bounty hunter gig and going to work for Ranger permanently.
Overall, I will keep reading, just to see how those relationships progress. I'm definitely rooting for Ranger these days.