


He's a perfectly average senior citizen, and he's disappeared without a trace while running errands. Even though Grandma Mazur is sure he was abducted by aliens, Stephanie sets out to look for Fred. The internship is downgraded to second priority when Uncle Fred goes missing. And the rest of him, the man who's been friend and lover to Stephanie, can't help but wonder if there's more to the partnership than meets the eye.

The cop in him can't help but wonder as to the source of Stephanie's expensive new cars. None of this makes vice cop Joe Morelli a happy man. So short of money and long on bills, Stephanie comes up with a plan -diversify! Signing on as an intern with entrepreneurial Super Bounty Hunter Ranger, Stephanie ventures into Ranger's mostly morally correct and marginally legal operations. Stephanie's only open case is a small bond for a small violation, committed by a small person who raises Stephanie's frustration level in big ways. * And there's an angry little man (don't call him a dwarf!) who won't leave her apartment.īail jumping in Trenton is down to small potatoes. * Two men are trying to get her into bed. * Stephanie can't keep a car for more than forty-eight hours. * Grandma Mazur has her hands on the stun gun. * She's got a nasty bookie following her around town. The only people who care about finding Linken's killer are Trenton cop Joe Morelli, who has been assigned the case, security expert Ranger, who was hired to protect Linken, and Stephanie, who has her eye on a cash prize and hopefully has some tricks up her sleeve.What's Stephanie up to now? - * Her Uncle Fred has disappeared. When Linken is gunned down in his backyard it's good riddance, and the list of possible murder suspects is long. As much as people love Gobbles, they hate Doug Linken. Things just aren't adding up, and Stephanie can't shake the feeling that something funny is going on at the college-and it's not just Zeta fraternity pranks. People have seen him on campus, but no one will talk. Gobbles has missed his court date and gone into hiding. Ken Globovic (aka Gobbles), hailed as the Supreme Exalted Zookeeper of the animal house known as Zeta fraternity, has been arrested for beating up the dean of students at Kiltman College. Stephanie Plum might not be the world's greatest bounty hunter, but she knows when she's being played. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Something big is brewing in Trenton, N.J., and it could blow at any minute.
