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| Plum Lucky: A Stephanie Plum Between-the-Numbers Novel (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Janet Evanovich
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  129 reviews
Sales Rank: 109633
Format: Large Print
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0739327763
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780739327760
ASIN: 0739327763
Publication Date: January 8, 2008
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Product Description
Stephanie Plum has a way of attracting danger, lunatics, oddballs, bad luck...and mystery men. And no one is more mysterious than the unmentionable Diesel. He's back and hot on the trail of a little man in green pants who's lost a giant bag of money. Problem is, the money isn't exactly lost. Stephanie's Grandma Mazur has found it, and like any good Jersey senior citizen, she's hightailed it in a Winnebago to Atlantic City to hit the slots. With Lula and Connie in tow, Stephanie attempts to bring Grandma home, but the luck of the Irish is rubbing off on everyone: Lula's found a job modeling plus-size lingerie. Connie's found a guy. Diesel's found Stephanie. And Stephanie has found herself over her head with a caper involving thrice-stolen money, a racehorse, a car chase, and a bad case of the hives.
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 It's all about luck January 8, 2008
99 out of 104 found this review helpful
Statisically speaking, luck has a normal distribution, that is, it has a bell shaped curve. Most people are in the middle with an average amount of luck, but some people are at an extreme point on the curve and are unlucky all the time (like that character in Lil Abner who walked around with a black cloud over his head), and some are at the other end and are lucky all the time. So goes life.
It's St. Patrick's Day and there is a rainbow in the air. Grandma Mazur stumbles into a duffle bag full of money - lots of money. She thinks that it is lucky money and hers to keep. Let the good times roll. She is off to Atlantic City. But other people have claims on the money. The story has an interesting cast of characters including an ex-jockey who thinks that he is an invisible leprechaun (he is always lucky, but manages to fumble it away); of course there are Stephi, Lula, and Connie from the bailbonds office; Diesel appears from Stephi's past - another man in her life; a short guy hired by Grandma Mazur; the gangster Delvina; and a horse to add to the adventures and misadventures. Of course there is the money.
You will have to read the novel to see how it all shakes out. The novel is not great literature, but is extremely funny. ROFL. Some scenes towards the end had me laughing so hard I had trouble continuing.
It is a short novel, and a quick read, at 166 pages with 28 lines per page somewhat widely spaced in easy reading type. It contains what a friend would call earthy language. I would personally classify it as PG-13.
 Leprechauns, Horses and Foil Hats! January 17, 2008
36 out of 41 found this review helpful
In this latest installment of the Plum series, Stephanie is on another crazy adventure with none other than Diesel.
When Grandma Mazur finds a duffel bag filled with loot she disappears, Stephanie tracks her down at a casino in Atlantic City where the craziness ensues. Grandma has the money; Stephanie, Lulu and Connie are after Grandma. A Leprechaun is after the money and Grandma. A mobster is after the Leprechaun and money. And Diesel is after the Leprechaun. Things get hectic.
At 166 pages and giant print, this hardcover could easily have been read in a couple of hours, had I been drawn in to the story, I would have. The thing is I think the thrill is gone for me on this series and that bums me out tremendously. I have been on board with this series and loving every minute of it up until Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum Novels). I feel like with that book, and now this one, I am reading the same story over and over. Nothing really new or exciting is happening. I didn't laugh at all during this book and I think I only giggled once when a joke is made about the size of the Leprechauns anatomy.
This is the first Janet Evanovich book I haven't purchased. Normally I rush to the store on the release date. This time I let my sister go it alone and I waited for her to be done with her copy and that's what I read. I don't want to be done with this series, but if she doesn't shake things up in Fearless Fourteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum Novels), I am done. I will reread the old ones and have to be content with that.
Cute in between book January 13, 2008
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
This is a very cute book - it had some guffaw moments to it, but generally it is a great escape book - where we see some of our favorite characters doing crazy stuff.
The story takes place about a month after the last in between book - this time is St. Patrick's Day - Grandma Mazur has found a large bag of money, and has gone to Atlantic City to gamble it - Stephanie, Connie, Lula, Diesel (who is featured in the in between books) and a wannabe leprechaun (who found the money) go to find her.
Lula is more flamboyant than her normal self - thinking she will become the next plus size supermodel...
Some hilarious moments happen when the crew saves an injured racehorse named Doug and transporting him in an RV, then a stint in Stephanie's apartment -
We get tweaks of our favorite guys - Joe and Ranger, but that's it - their comments add to the madcap atmosphere though...
What we didn't see was Rex - where was Rex - did he go South for the Winter? Do not think the little critter would have enjoyed being alone while Stephanie was in Atlantic City, or having a horse horn into his territory at Stephanie's apartment...
The obligatory destruction of Stephanie's current car occurs -
It's a cute book - is it the best book? No -
But when Grandma Mazur has a bigger role, it always leaves you smiling...
Janet does it again January 8, 2008
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
Plum Lucky is a root beer float kind of book. It bubbles and tickles your nose and makes you laugh. There is not one serious word in this book. I laughed out loud more than once. At our house the reviews are not rated with stars, they get laughing snorts and I give this a 5 snort rating.
Joe and Ranger both make cameo appearances and neither cares for Diesel. There is, however, a new male in Steph's life. His name is Doug and he makes quite an impression.
If you want angst and social commentary, this isn't your book. If you don't care if you snort when you laugh, go get it right now!
Mooch
Lots of Plum Fun January 9, 2008
14 out of 20 found this review helpful
The fun continues to be back in Plum. This book had great moments of hilarious antics and snappy dialogue, as well as a return of favorite skip, Randy Briggs. Connie and Lula were a riot in this book. Connie got to shine even more in Plum Lucky than when the girls went to Vegas in TTN and I loved it. Plenty of hijinks to go around with laugh out loud moments throughout the book.
I'm still not sure what to make of Diesel's character. He sometimes affects the same arrogant and patronizing air with Stephanie that Ranger does, which is off-putting. But he has a smart sense of humor like Joe's that provided many of the laugh out loud moments for me throughout the book and overall I enjoyed him.
As is customary with the between the number novellas, Joe and Ranger are virtual no-shows. At least, Joe is a virtual no show after a very fun opening scene with Steph and Joe together. And, if you're looking for forward strides in the resolution of the triangle, many of these were made through various conversations with and about the two male characters. Most interesting was Steph's unequivocal statement to Diesel that she doesn't 'mess around' on her boyfriend, sure words and actions from a woman who's clear there's one man in her life. JE also mines Joe and Steph's rich history in one of my favorite scenes in the book.
A little romance, a lot of fun. A very enjoyable entry into the Plum series.
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