Review: Finger Lickin’ Fifteen

Stephanie Plum is a bond enforcement officer for her cousin Vinnie.  While she’s at the office one day, her sidekick, Lula, comes in claiming to have witnessed a murder.  It turns out that she saw celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle being killed.  The murderers find out that Lula was a witness, so they’re after her now.  A reward has been offered for anyone who catches the murderer, so Lula’s signed up for a barbecue cook-off to try to catch them and collect a reward.  Lula recruits Grandma Mazur to help with the cook-off, so of course, Stephanie’s involved too.

In the meantime, some of the residences and businesses that Ranger provides security for are being robbed and he asks Stephanie to help him catch those responsible.

Finger Lickin’ Fifteen is the latest installment in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series.  As usual, it’s a light, easy read full of fun, quirky characters.  This book can easily be read in one sitting.  Grandma Mazur and Lula are featured in this book a lot and they’re both usually good for a laugh.  As always, there’s a lot of sexual tension between Stephanie and Joe and Stephanie and Ranger.

All of the books in this series can stand alone, but I suggest reading the series in order to fully appreciate the relationships between the characters.  This was the perfect book for me to read at the beach since I didn’t have to concentrate too much on what was going on.  Don’t expect great literature with this one, but if you need something light to read and/or are a fan of this series, I recommend it.