Turbo Twenty-Three

Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich and is the latest of her Stephanie Plum series.

In the heart of Trenton, N.J., a killer is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts.

Larry Virgil skipped out on his latest court date after he was arrested for hijacking an eighteen-wheeler full of premium bourbon. Fortunately for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, Larry is just stupid enough to attempt almost the exact same crime again. Only this time he flees the scene, leaving behind a freezer truck loaded with Bogart ice cream and a dead body—frozen solid and covered in chocolate and chopped pecans.

As fate would have it, Stephanie’s mentor and occasional employer, Ranger, needs her to go undercover at the Bogart factory to find out who’s putting their employees on ice and sabotaging the business. It’s going to be hard for Stephanie to keep her hands off all that ice cream, and even harder for her to keep her hands off Ranger. It’s also going to be hard to explain to Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, why she is spending late nights with Ranger, late nights with Lula and Randy Briggs—who are naked and afraid—and late nights keeping tabs on Grandma Mazur and her new fella. Stephanie Plum has a lot on her plate, but for a girl who claims to have “virtually no marketable skills,” these are the kinds of sweet assignments she does best.

The Breakdown:
1.  I enjoy reading this series.  The books are quick reads and just the right amount of humor and mystery.  All Evanovich's characters are unique and have their own interesting quirks.

2. I liked the ice cream factory mystery, although, it did make me hungry.  I think the covering of the body in chocolate and nuts was one of Evanovich's more interesting ways to dispose of a body.

3. I think my favorite thing was Stephanie's excitement about Disney World.  Since I have a huge love of WDW myself, it made me like her even more.  Plus, I just liked imagining her getting the dangerous Ranger into the park, riding rides and watching fireworks.

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