Eleven on Top.ELEVEN ON TOP. Janet Evanovich Janet Evanovich (born April 22, 1943, in South River, New Jersey) is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a lingerie . 2005. Read by Lorelei King Lorelei King is an American-born actress. She was born in Pennsylvania. Lorelei has appeared in numerous British shows, with her most recent appearance in ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing showgirl Vonda Lockhart. . 7 cds. 8.5 hrs. Audio Renaissance. 1-55927-787-4. $34.95. Cardboard; plot, author notes. SA Narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. King ably interprets the voices of many diverse characters: whether it's New Jersey Burg, Cuban American, African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. , male or female, she manages them all. She is a good match for the energetic Stephanie Plum, who slapsticks her way through detection and crime fighting no matter how many of her cars are blown up or employers' businesses she burns down. Stephanie has had it with being a bounty hunter Name for a category of persons who are offered a promised gratuity in return for "hunting" down and capturing or killing a designated target, usually a person or animal. , quits, and goes through a rapid succession of jobs. Someone from her past is initially trying to frighten her and then sets out to murder her. There is the usual cast of wacky characters. Fast paced, funny, slightly sexy, this is as enjoyable as all the rest in the Plum series. A bonus is King's interview with Evanovich, where we get some of the background for Stephanie Plum and her cohorts. Mary Purucker, Beverly Hills PL, Beverly Hills, CA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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