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- Hardcover:
160 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.78 x 8.58 x
5.77
- Publisher: St.
Martin's Press; ; (November 5, 2002)
- ISBN:
0312306326
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Book
Description
It's
five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for
Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum.
She
hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are
jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light
anywhere to be seen in her apartment.
And there's a strange man in her
kitchen.
Sure, this has happened to Stephanie
Plum before. Strangers, weirdoes, felons, creeps, and lunatics
are always finding their way to her front door. But this guy is
different.
This guy is mysterious, sexy-and he
has his own agenda. His name is Diesel and he is a man on a
mission. And Diesel is unlike anyone Stephanie has ever met
before in her life.
The question is, what does he want
with her? Can he help her find a little old toy maker who has
skipped out on his bail right before Christmas? Can he survive
the Plum family holiday dinner? Can he get Stephanie a tree that
doesn't look like it was grown next to a nuclear power
plant?
These questions and more are keeping
Stephanie awake at night. Not to mention the fact that she needs
to find a bunch of nasty elves, her sister Valerie has a
Christmas "surprise" for the Plums, her niece Mary
Alice doesn't believe in Santa anymore, and Grandma Mazur has a
new stud muffin.
So bring out the plastic reindeer,
strap on your jingle bells, and get ready to celebrate the
holidays-Jersey style. Visions of Sugar Plums-the world of Plum
has never been merrier!
Christmas in
bounty hunter Stephanie
Plum's world isn't quite like Christmas in Whoville. With only
four days to go before December 25, she doesn't have a decorated
tree in her apartment or any presents bought.
Plus she's chasing an elusive
bail-jumper named Sandy Claws; a hunky guy named Diesel is
literally popping in and out of her apartment; and a mob of
manic elves is threatening to assault her with cookies.
The end result is that Stephanie is
feeling a tad stressed over the holiday season. Life isn't any
calmer over at her parents' home in the Burg, where Grandma
Mazur is dating a new octogenarian stud muffin; sister Valerie
is wailing over some unwelcome news; and Stephanie's mother is
coping by belting back tumblers of Red Roses in the kitchen.
Just where is the elusive Mr. Claws hiding, and why?
What's causing the power blackouts all
over Trenton? And what about the mysterious villain, Mr. Ring?
Is all of this real, or is Stephanie just having a very bad
dream?
Janet Evanovich's mysteries are eagerly awaited by fans
everywhere and this holiday installment won't disappoint.
With a returning cast of entertaining, quirky characters
and a rock-solid setting in New Jersey wrapped around an
intriguing mystery, Evanovich delivers yet another hilarious
adventure featuring irrepressible bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. --Lois
Faye Dyer
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