Dirty Thirty

By Janet Evanovich

Book Overview

Janet Evanovich, the "most popular mystery writer alive" (The New York Times), is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen stash of dirty diamonds in this instant #1 New York Times bestseller.

Stephanie Plum, Trenton's hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered an assignment that seems simple enough. Local jeweler Martin Rabner wants her to locate his former security guard, Andy Manley (a.k.a. Nutsy), who he is convinced stole a fortune in diamonds from his safe. Stephanie is also looking for another troubled man, Duncan Dugan, a fugitive from justice arrested for robbing the same jewelry store on the same day.

With her boyfriend Morelli away in Miami on police business, Stephanie is taking care of Bob, Morelli's giant orange dog who will devour anything, from Stephanie's stray donuts to the upholstery in her car. Morelli's absence also means the inscrutable, irresistible security expert Ranger is front and center in Stephanie's life when things inevitably go sideways. And he seems determined to stay there.

To complicate matters, her best friend is convinced she is being stalked by a mythological demon hell-bent on relieving her of her wardrobe. An overnight stakeout with Stephanie's mother and Grandma Mazur reveals three generations of women with nerves of steel and driving skills worthy of NASCAR champions.

As the body count rises and witnesses start to disappear, it won't be easy for Stephanie to keep herself clean when everyone else is playing dirty. It's a good thing Stephanie isn't afraid of getting a little dirty, too in this "uproarious, crazy, laugh-a-minute caper" (Booklist, starred review).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668003090
• ISBN13: 9781668003091
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

BORING...Total Minus Rating

First of all, I doubt Janet wrote this. It started off with a lie...(Line 1...Stephanie Plum, Rutgers graduate...). Steph never went to nor graduated from Rutgers. The transgressions went on throughout the book, the characters were flat and boring, not at all consistent with past books or Janet's writing style. It's as if someone took Janet's outline and just put a bunch of words on paper, without researching, or even reading, the past 33 (including between the #'s) books. This was just a pathetic effort to sell books. Janet should have quit while she was ahead, about book 25. (Spoiler Alert: Now or Never is even worse, totally inconsistent with past history of Plum & friends, and book 32 is apparently on the way. My prediction for book #32 is that, since Steph married Morelli, she will be pregnant and there will be questions that the baby is Rangers). This series should have ENDED with Dirty Thirty!!!