Lean Mean Thirteen, Janet Evanovich
Lean Mean Thirteen, Janet Evanovich
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Lean Mean Thirteen

Author: Janet Evanovich

Narrator: Lorelei King

Unabridged: 3 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/19/2007


Synopsis

New secrets, old flames, and hidden agendas are about to send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most outrageous adventure yet!

MISTAKE #1
Dickie Orr
Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on her with her archnemesis, Joyce Barnhardt. Another fifteen minutes after that, Stephanie filed for divorce, hoping never to see either one of them again.

MISTAKE #2
Doing favors for super bounty hunter Carlos Manoso (aka Ranger)
Ranger needs Stephanie to meet with Dickie and find out if he's doing something shady. Turns out, he is. Turns out, Dickie's also back to doing Joyce Barnhardt. And it turns out Ranger's favors always come with a price. . . .

MISTAKE #3
Going completely nutso while doing the favor for Ranger, and trying to apply bodily injury to Dickie in front of the entire office
Now Dickie has disappeared, and Stephanie is the natural suspect in his disappearance. Is Dickie dead? Can he be found? And can Stephanie Plum stay one step ahead in this new, dangerous game? Joe Morelli, the hottest cop in Trenton, New Jersey, is also keeping Stephanie on her toes---and he may know more than he's saying about many things in Stephanie's life. It's a cat-and-mouse game for Stephanie Plum wherein the ultimate prize might be her life.

With Janet Evanovich's flair for hilarious situations, breathtaking action, and unforgettable characters, Lean Mean Thirteen shows why no one can beat Evanovich for blockbuster entertainment.

About Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich was born Janet Schneider on April 22, 1943 in South River, New Jersey. She routinely appears on both the New York Times and Amazon Bestseller Lists and has a devoted following of readers. Using the pen name Steffie Hall, she published her several short romance novels. She later struck gold with her popular ‘Stephanie Plum’ Series – the twenty second book in the series, (‘Tricky Twenty Two’) will be released this November. After the third book in the series, Evanovich started running contests for her readers to suggest names for the next book. Each Plum book since that time has been named by a fan. The heroine, Stephanie Plum becomes a bounty hunter in her hometown of Trenton, New Jersey by bribing her pervert cousin Vinnie for a job after she is laid off as a lingerie buyer. Although there is plenty of romance and comedy in the books, they are primarily modern mysteries with an outrageous cast of secondary characters that add down to earth humor.

Evanovich became the first in her family to attend college. After graduating from South River High School she went on to attend Douglass College, part of Rutgers University. Janet Evanovich married her husband Pete in 1964. When she had her son, Peter and daughter, Alexandra, she decided to become a stay at home mom to raise her children. She first began writing in her thirties and had trouble publishing her first three manuscripts. Someone suggested she try writing romance novels. She had written two romance novels and still had not found anyone to publish them and became discouraged. She stopped writing and instead signed on with a temporary employment agency. After she worked there for several months, she received an offer to publish her second romance manuscript. She wrote and published multiple short romance novels before creating the world of Stephanie Plum. She has also written several other series, including the ‘Wicked’ Series, the ‘Alex Barnaby’ series, and the newer ‘Fox and O’Hare series featuring an FBI Agent and her partner, a notorious thief on the FBI’s Most Wanted List.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by JoAnn on 2008-10-03 13:54:49

I like to read in the middle of the night 2-4am. I have never laughed so hard right out loud in my life. I have always enjoyed Janet's books, but this one is just so funny. Thanks for the laughs

Goodreads review by Jenny on April 16, 2009

Few things in this world are as consistent as a Janet Evanovich novel featuring Stephanie Plum. You know that the following will happen at some point in the story: you will laugh out loud at least three times (often more), Stephanie will have hot sex with Joe Morelli, Stephanie will think about the......more

Goodreads review by Virginia Ronan on June 22, 2018

This was already the thirteenth book and Stephanie and her antics never cease to amaze me. XD I have no idea how Janet Evanovich does it but I still love this series and I still can’t decide if I’d like to tousle Morelli’s nice hair or if I’d rather tousle Ranger’s bed sheets doing the nasty with him......more

Goodreads review by James on April 30, 2023

Book Review 3+ out of 5 stars for Lean Mean Thirteen, the 13th book in the "Stephanie Plum" mystery series, written in 2007 by Janet Evanovich. What can you say about a girl who is half in love and half in lust with two different men, only to have one of her ex-husbands show up, then be k......more

Goodreads review by thefourthvine on May 08, 2009

Dear Janet Evanovich, I stopped reading you a while back, when it seemed like you were floundering and had no clue what to do with your series and it was really getting pretty embarrassing. But this week I've needed something that was all candy, no brain, and you were there. And - well. It seems like......more

Goodreads review by Jilly on May 11, 2016

It's official - everyone hates the cable company! It turns out that the guy Stephanie is trying to catch for missing his court date can't leave his house because the cable company is supposed to appear sometime between now and the Apocalypse and he needs to be at home. (Of course, the minute you go......more


Quotes

“Who can resist?...highly enjoyable.” —Chicago Tribune on Twelve Sharp

“Easily Evanovich's best Plum novel in years” —The Times of Trenton on Twelve Sharp

“Expect a good time.” —New York Daily News on Twelve Sharp

“Laugh and reach for a margarita...just about the perfect summer beach book.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer on Twelve Sharp

“Actress Lorelei King gives each character a distinct--and hilarious--voice.” —People on Eleven on Top and Lorelei King

“Lorelei King once again displays her impeccable versatility as she portrays a dozen characters, not only sexy, savvy 30-year-old Plum, but also Plum's two oves--mysterious Ranger and tough Vice cop Joe Morelli.” —AudioFile on Twelve Sharp, Winner of the Earphones award for truly exceptional presentations and Lorelei King