High Five

The speaker is Stephanie Plum, the glamorous if slightly ditzy bounty hunter from Trenton, New Jersey, and one of the most original creations in recent mystery fiction.

In this fifth entry in Janet Evanovich's increasingly popular series, Stephanie's problems are many and varied. She's not making enough money picking up FTAs (Failures to Appear) for her cousin Vinnie, of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds; her red-hot love affair with Detective Joe Morelli has cooled off; and her giant extended family is no help at all. For instance, Uncle Fred the cheapskate has disappeared, leaving behind some suspicious photographs of body parts in garbage bags and links to some really dangerous people.

When Stephanie turns to her friend and mentor, Ranger, for financial advice, he gets her involved in a gang of toughs doing instant evictions for landlords. (She complains to Ranger about the job and its dangers, prompting one of the hired thug to say, "Man, you don't like to get shot. You don't like to get arrested. You don't know how to have fun at all.")

Most of Stephanie's charm, of course, comes from her attitude--a combination of the brazen bravado that turns a failed lingerie model into a bounty hunter in the first place and the normal fears of a person in over her head.

Other Plums in paperback, by the numbers: One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Three to Get Deadly, and Four to Score. --Dick Adler

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Review, 2008-08-25
This is fifth book in the Stephanie Plum series and in this one, everyone's favourite bounty hunter is taking care of some family problems. Uncle Fred is missing and Stephanie's family enlists her for help. She is reluctant at first, but eventually gives in.

But a girl needs some money. And since the only FTA (failure to appear for a court date) is Randy Briggs, who is she is having a little bit of trouble obtaining. Stephanie ends up doing some work for her mentor Ranger. This involves taking care of some unwanted tenants, to driving a horny 15 year old to and from the airport.

In the course of the book; Stephanie will have her car blown up, a wedding to attend too, and more people will end up dead, all of them linked with the disappearance of Uncle Fred.

This is my first time anything by Janet Evanovich, but I don't think this will be my last. High Five was a fun novel with a great set of characters. Evanovich did a great job developing and giving life to her character, even the minor ones. Which is good, but I found that sometimes the minor characters out shined Stephanie. She's a good character, but there were times where I wanted to hear more from the others instead of her.

The only time where I felt that reading the previous novels would have helped, is in regards to the love triangle. I like the character of Ranger, he was mysterious and hot, but he just gave cars to Stephanie and most of the time she was thinking about Joe Morelli. So it didn't really seem like a proper love triangle, especially since most of the time, it seemed like Stephanie only wanted Ranger when she thought Joe was cheating on her.

One of the highlights, but also one of the disappointments was when Benito Ramirez was brought back. I have no idea which book he was in, all I know is that he's a crazy mofo who is scary.


When he showed up, it made me want to read the previous novels and find out why he is so scary. The book mentioned what he did to Lulu and a little bit of what he did, but not a lot to really make me know why he's so scary.

Stephanie does ends up having more encounters with him, which is a great way to bring an element of fear. My only disappointment was the way things ended with him, it made his purpose in the novel almost redundant. If he wasn't in the novel, I don't think the plot would have been affected at all. He made me want to read the other novels, but at the end of the day what exactly was his purpose in the book?

Overall, this was a fun, light novel and I now know why Evanovich is such a success. While I did have some problems, I did enjoy this novel very much. Make sure you check it out.

3.5/5



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High Five (Stephanie Plum), 2008-07-23
The book is used and you'd never know it. Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series is the best. Can't wait to read the next one.


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Is There Anything Funnier than Stephanie Plum? , 2008-04-16
Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter. Ummm...a Bail Enforcement Agent. And she works for her cousin Vinnie bringing in people that skip out on bail. Trouble is, business is a little slow and the rent is due. Enter Ranger, the Superman of Bounty Hunters. He handles all the really big, dangerous criminals and when he's not out catching bad guys, he's doing other odd jobs, mostly legal and sometimes moral. He lets Steph join the group, which includes guys with names like Tank. The jobs range from "interior decorating" (security) to chauferring a shiek. And Ranger even gives her a snazzy Porsche to use as a "company" car.

Then Steph's Uncle Fred disappears and her family wants her to look into the case. But when she starts digging into Fred's things, she finds pictures of a dead body....or at least the body parts. And what does all this have to do with the problems Fred has had with the garbage company....the errand he was running when he suddenly went missing??

What can I say?? I need to read something light and funny. And High Five was certainly all that. There is just no getting around laughing at the things Stephanie gets herself mixed up in. With a cast of characters that grows longer with each book, Evanovich weaves a good mystery with lots of fun. And sexual tension. The ever-present debate over who Stephanie should end up with is big talk among Plum fans. Should it be Morelli, the sexy cop with the smoldering looks that Stephanie has know all her life? Or should it be Ranger, the dark, dangerous bounty hunter that is gorgeous and built for speed?? For the first four books, I've been solidly in the Morelli camp. But Book 5, stepped up Ranger's interest....and I have to say I may be wavering a little!!

If you are looking for some fun, light reading, this is definitely the series for you. Now that I've finished High Five, I may have Plum Fever again. I definitely can't wait to see what trouble Stephanie can get into next!!


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When will this book be released in kindle version??, 2008-03-25
I'm in love with this series and have read the first four books on my kindle - now I'm addicted and the next few books aren't available in kindle version - WHAT's up Amazon??


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Awesome!!!!, 2008-01-01
I absolutely love this book and the whole Stephanie plum series!! I never actually knew about the series till maybe a month or two ago but once I picked up that first book and started reading I found myself going back to the bookstore for two and three. Now I am up to the sixth book and I cant wait for the next one. I love the characters...crazy grandma muzur, butt-kickin ex-hooker and two hot sexy men to sit along side the greatest character the not so together funny as hell Stephanie Plum. its mystery, love interest, crazy antics and danger. you cannot go wrong with these books Evanovich is a gifted woman, each book makes me want more and more I just hope I dont run out of books before the next one comes out. I definetely recommend these books they are so worth the time and money.

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