It's pretty much like the last one you ate.......
The vital question: will the book make you laugh out loud as much the previous entries?
The bad news - not so much. The good news, when it does become funny in spurts, it's as funny as some of the early Plum books. And that's pretty damn funny.
Stephanie and her forever sidekick, the perpetual trash-talking, food-inhaling ex-'Ho' Lula end up running a roach and rat-infested deli as part of their employment for sleazy bail-bondsman Vinnie. (Don't ask.....)
This barely functioning shambles of an eatery also suffers from mysterious, almost other-worldly kidnappings of its managers. ( Don't ask......)
All the usual suspects show up in this one of course.......including cop Morelli and security honcho Ranger, the two horny alpha males who've lusted for Stephanie throughout the entire series.
The deli scenes contain whatever nutty laughs you'll find here. The rest of it just rolls along in a state of mild farce.......throwing in an appearance from the semi-supernatural creep Wulf, who favors exiting like a Vegas lounge magician.....in a white flash and puff of smoke.
Even the most steadfast fans of this series (we're among 'em) have sensed that Janet Evanovich now pumps these out like fast food hamburgers off an assembly line........but let's face it, it doesn't stop us from reading them any more than the sameness of MacDonald's stops us from chowing down on a Big Mac.......
And thanks to all extra nonsense from watching Steph and the gang try to run a deli, at least this 25th entry's got some special sauce. Like the rest of the series, we laughed, smiled and tore through it in less than 2 hours. 3 stars (***). Makes a nice stocking stuffer and fat 'n gluten free......
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