Finger Lickin' Fifteen

by Janet Evanovich, 308 pages

Lula witnesses the beheading of celebrity chef, Stanley Chipolte, and becomes a target for the murderers. Stephanie and Lula must find the murderers before they find Lula, and so a brilliant plan is hatched. The girls will enter a barbecue cook-off in an attempt to lure the bad guys out into the open, never mind the fact that neither of them can cook. Meanwhile, someone is stealing from Rangeman protected properties, and Ranger hires Stephanie to ferret out the culprit. Can Stephanie balance her jobs and deal with barbecue-happy Lula and Grandma Mazur at the same time?

Yep, we know Evanovich is funny. Usually she gets a couple of good laughs and plenty of smiles out of me, but this one had me laughing so hard that I had to put the book down because I couldn't see straight. Who knew a hot dog suit in Jersey could be so funny!