67. Lean Mean Thirteen

By Janet Evanovich
Rated ★★★★


When Dickie Or, Stepahnie's Ex Husband disappears from his house leaving behind only bloodstains and bullet holes, Steffie becomes the prime suspect in his alleged murder. Determined to clear her name, she teams up with Ranger and Joe Morelli, manage uncover Dickie's ties to a shady group of men involved in everything from money laundering to drug running. And when Dickie's jilted business partners decide Stephanie holds the key to the $40 million they believe Dickie stole from them, she's in for a wild ride.

As mysteries go this is one of Evanovich's better ones but as far as I am concerned she did a pretty hit and miss job as far as the characters went. I admit that would have enjoyed it much more if I had been reading it instead of listening to it. Spoken some of the language is a lot more offensive than it is when I read it. Go figure that one!

Grandma Mazur and Lula were both way over the top. Again it may be spoken vs. written. But the interplay between Steffie, Ranger and Morelli was great this time. The person who read this did a great job on Steffie. Overall I gave this four stars as the mystery carried it past the offensive parts. And oh, of course Morelli and Ranger always rate an extra star.