Books like High five by Janet Evanovich
"High Five" is the fifth installment of Janet Evanovich’s popular Stephanie Plum series. In this fast‑paced mystery, Plum, a Jersey bounty hunter, is called on to locate her missing uncle. Along the way she encounters a dead body, a violent bookie, a hostile neighbor, a Mafia wedding, and her own grandmother wielding a stun‑gun. The novel continues to blend comedy, crime and adventure as Plum uses her street smarts, tenacity and quirky attitude to untangle a tangled web of danger and mischief.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Janet Evanovich
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