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The next Stephanie Plum novel, in which complications arise, loyalties are tested, cliffhangers are resolved, and donuts are eaten.

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Book Description SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 EVENT: The next Stephanie Plum novel, in which complications arise, loyalties are tested, cliffhangers are resolved, and donuts are eaten. WHERE: Wherever books are sold across America WHAT TO BRING: Sunglasses, insect repellant, a flotation device, suntan lotion, cheez-doodles, extra-large towel, fire extinguisher, baseball bat, lip balm, monkey leash, sixty three pieces of chewing gum, and one canister of oxygen (don’t ask). Hey, it’s a Stephanie Plum novel! Janet Evanovich and Michael Connelly: Author One-to-One In this Amazon exclusive, we brought together blockbuster authors Janet Evanovich and Michael Connelly and asked them to interview each other. Find out what two of the top authors of their genres have to say about their characters, writing process, and more. Michael Connelly is the bestselling author of the Harry Bosch series of novels as well as The Poet, Blood Work, Void Moon, Chasing the Dime, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Lincoln Lawyer. He is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. Read on to see Michael Connelly's questions for Janet Evanovich, or turn the tables to see what Evanovich asked Connelly. Connelly: Let's get the business out of the way. What's Finger Lickin' Fifteen, the new Stephanie Plum novel, all about and what brought you to the story? Evanovich: I wanted to do a book that featured Stephanie's wheelman, Lula. Lula is one of my favorite characters because she's pulled herself up from hard times and now is just more of everything. Fifteen opens with Lula witnessing a crime, and it all gets complicated after that. We're talking about barbecue gone bad, cross-dressing firemen, dancing hot dogs, etc. Connelly: You strike me as an author who is involved in every aspect of the publishing of her work. But the output--at least two solid novels a year--suggests otherwise, that you delegate all over the place so that you can focus on writing high-quality stuff. So which is it? (And if your answer is that you do indeed delegate, how the heck do you learn to do that?) Evanovich: You reach a point in your career where the business side threatens to eclipse writing time and you either delegate or power back. I delegate everything but the writing. My daughter and her staff manage the website, the fan mail, the book tour, the author publicity and marketing. My son is my agent and finance officer and chief problem solver. When no one else can solve the problem it gets dumped on my son's desk! I oversee all aspects, but I've had to learn not to micro-manage. Connelly: We have an author friend in common-- Robert Crais--who has steadfastly refused to sell or option his series character Elvis Cole to Hollywood. On the other hand, I've flogged Harry Bosch up and down the studio strip. (Interestingly enough, to the same effect--no movies made!) Where do you stand with Stephanie and will we ever see her on the big or small screen? Evanovich: Jeez Louise, I wish I knew the answer to this one. TriStar owns the Plum franchise with Wendy Finerman attached as producer, and Wendy has been trying to get this sucker off the ground for fifteen years. Probably somewhere in the vicinity of three million people read each of my Plum books, but for whatever reason, TriStar has yet to greenlight the project. Connelly: Speaking of that L.A. business, do you remember when we first met? Since you conveniently put numbers in your titles, it is easy for me to remember that it was fourteen years ago in L.A. I bet you don't remember the name of the restaurant, which sadly is no longer there. But, luckily, we're still here and my memory of that lunch is important to me because at the time we had probably sold a hundred books between us (not counting romance novels). Evanovich: What I remember is that what I consider to be my graduating class (you, Crais, and Jan Burke) would get together at all the mystery conferences, and you would be our fearless leader! Connelly: Did you know that in my most recent novel a very bad man plans to use a Janet Evanovich novel to get close to an unsuspecting, potential victim? It's scary stuff--the plan, not the Evanovich novel. Have you reached a stage where your work is part of the terrain and gets these sorts of little nods here and there? Evanovich: Every now and then my name or one of my character names pops up and it's usually in the work of a friend. I think it's fun and I always reciprocate...so live in fear.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 423 reviews)

Same old story by Roger Long (Port Clinton, OH USA)

2 Stars
November 04, 2009
This book is funny enough, but it relies on the same devices as we have seen in the previous 14 books of the series. Stephanie Plum is the hapless, hopeless bounty hunter in Trenton, NJ. In each novel several of her cars are destroyed, one way or another. Her off and on romances with Ranger and Morelli never quite jell. The hamster goes around in his wheel. Ms Plum's grandmother causes disasters at the funeral home. And the fat ex-'ho assistant to Stephanie gorges herself on donuts, putting a serious strain on her spandex skirt. Unfortunately the humor doesn't come from anything new, and much of it is crude--anal, if you will. Enough, already. Perhaps the series will contune until suckers like this one quit buying the books--which is now, for me. My recommendation is to put this to rest, create a new central character in a new occupation. And stop telling the same jokes.

Bar-B-Q by Linda (CT, United States)

3 Stars
November 04, 2009
Author Evanovich has said in an interview that Stephanie and crew will never age during the course of this series. Big mistake, because Stephanie never learns, never makes life-enhancing choices, never grows. In this 15th episode, the plot, such as it is, descends into slapstick. Once an author resorts to fat and fart humor to serve as the central mechanism to moving along the story, you know she's running out of ideas. This outing revolves loosely around Lula, who, having witnessed a murder, is in constant danger from the perps. A secondary thread concerns a string of robberies in establishments protected by Rangeman Securities. Not one, but at least four vehicles are bombed to smithereens. And formerly beloved characters are reduced to caricature. Narrator Lorelei King does her usual professional best, but not even she can save this farce. Here's hoping Ms. Evanovich breaks her own rule and brings about some much needed change in Steph's life.

fun reading by Kathleen W. Lord (Parker, Co.)

5 Stars
November 02, 2009
I always enjoy reading a new Janet Evanovich book. Her books are funny & fast paced. Her main character, Stepanie Plum, is great. If you have time you can read her books in one setting. I rate this book a 5.

Listened to the book - Funny - lots of Ranger and Morelli mmm Good by C. Brigden (Minot, ND)

3 Stars
October 28, 2009
I have decided that listening to Stephanie Plum on Audiobook is my favorite new way to enjoy this series. Between the actress who reads the book and Janet Evanovich story the characters just come to life again and it make you laugh. I would suggest to those fans that have enjoyed this series and have become flat with the books - try it in audio. I borrow the CD from the Library enjoy a few hours on listening and I get my Evanovich fix. This book has the same 2 hunky guys who love/lust after Stephanie and lots of cars being blown up, a murder, a mystery and Stephanie is a walking disaster - nothing changes but somehow she gets me coming back every year to find out if Stephaine will make decision or if anything will change.

What Old Yesterday is New Today by Thomas L. Aukett

2 Stars
October 26, 2009
Ms Evanovich is producing a rewrite of old items. Nothing new or exceiting two thumbs down.

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