Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and Trenton vice cop Joe Morelli join forces to find the madman killer who shot and barbecued the youngest son of international black-market arms dealer Alexander Ramos.Carlos Manoso, street name Ranger, is caught on video just minutes before the crime occurs. Hes at the scene, hes with the victim, and hes the number-one suspect. Ranger is former special forces turned soldier of fortune. He has a blue-chip stock portfolio and no known address. He moves in mysterious circles. Hes Stephanies mentor--the man who taught her everything she knows about fugitive apprehension. And hes more than her friend.Now hes the hunted and Stephanies the hunter, and its time for her to test her skills against the master. But if she does catch him...what then? Can she bring herself to turn him in?Plus there are other things keeping Stephanie awake at night. Her maternal grandmother has set up housekeeping in Stephanies apartment, a homicidal maniac has selected Stephanie as his next victim, her love life is in the toilet, shes adopted a dog with an eating disorder, and she cant button the top snap on her Levis.Experience the world of Plum--in Janet Evanovichs new thriller. Its surreal, its frenetic, its incendiary. Hot Six. Its the best yet.
