Four to Score

by Janet Evanovich, 338 pages

Maxine Nowicki, waitress and car thief, has skipped town, and Stephanie Plum is charged with bringing her back.  Stephanie's first stop is a chat with Nowicki's ex-boyfriend, and owner of the stolen car, Eddie Kuntz.  Maxine has been leaving him scavenger hunt clues, and Kuntz offers to pay Stephanie for her deciphering services.  Stephanie enlists the help of a cross-dressing rock star, Sally Sweet, Grandma Mazur, and former 'ho and plus-size file clerk, Lula.  The hunt gets dangers when Maxine's friend and mother turn up with missing body parts.

Plum relies more on luck than skill and her captures are pure slapstick.  She doesn't cook, but has a creative way with peanut butter sandwiches.  Forget Dog the Bounty Hunter, Stephanie Plum is the way to go!