| Stephanie Plum is back again in the 12th book of the series. It turns out that Ranger has been keeping some secrets from Stephanie (big surprise). While tracking down her FTA Stephanie discovers that some weird woman is stalking her. The woman dresses exactly like Ranger, has the same attitude as Ranger, and identifies herself as his wife.
Ranger and Stephanie pair up together to find a kidnapper, rescue a child, and try to avoid to get nabbed in the process. Joe Morelli, Stephanie's on-again off-again boyfriend, isn't too happy with how close the two have gotten and decides to intervene. In this story Stephanie is once again caught between wanting Ranger and Joe Morelli, it isn't until one of them gets hurt that she decides she is in love. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 50 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 0 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - catching con-artist Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - jealousy How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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