Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (2011, Hardcover)

Synopsis
Janet Evanovich and her charmingly off-the-cuff heroine Stephanie Plum have been riding their wave of success since 1994, when the first in this series, ONE FOR THE MONEY, hit the shelves. With the release of EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN following fast on the heels of SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN in the same calendar year, marks a highpoint for Evanovich, Plum, and delighted readers. (The film adaptation of the first book, starring Kathleen Heigl, is the next in the multi-media Plum franchise.) In this adventure, Stephanie randomly gets assigned to sit next to a dead man on her flight back from her Hawaiian vacation. They guy was alive until L.A., but during the layover he managed to get himself canned. Unfortunately, between the island and the mainland he showed Stephanie a photograph. This picture turns out to be the key to the mystery of his death, placing Stephanie at the top of everyone's list. And as always with an Evanovich romp, there are plenty of other hilarious romantic, familial, and professional fires for Ms. Plum to put out, making EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN as exciting as all the rest.

‘Explosive Eighteen’ by Janet Evanovich is another bestselling story about bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. She is on a holiday to Hawaii in this mystery novel. But before she can even step off the flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, in this mystery novel, Stephanie is in deep trouble. Her Hawaiian dream vacation, in this Stephanie Plum novel, turns into a nightmare when an international murder happens close to home and she is targeted. Stephanie’s seatmate, in ‘Explosive Eighteen’ by Janet Evanovich, who was carrying a photograph, is found dead and lying in a garbage can. Stephanie is the only other person, besides the dead guy, who has seen the missing photo in ‘Explosive Eighteen’ and is now the target. She tries to recreate the image of the person in the photograph with the help of an FBI sketch artist. Find out what happens to Stephanie, in this Stephanie Plum novel.

Key Details
Author:	Janet Evanovich
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bantam Dell Pub Group
Series:	Stephanie Plum
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	0345527712
ISBN-13:	9780345527714

Additional Details
Edition Number:	1

Size
Length:	305 pages
Thickness:	1.2 in
Weight:	19.2 oz

Publisher's Note
Can't wait to find out what happens next? Luckily, you won't have to wait very long!  The next Stephanie Plum adventure arrives later this year: on November 22, 2011! So sit tight and before you know it, Explosive Eighteen will be here.

Bounty Hunter Stephanie Plum's life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangeroussly close to home, in this dynamite novel by Janet Evanovich.

Industry Reviews
"In Plum world, math and calendars don't exist; otherwise, the shapely divorcée of 1994 would be approaching 50, the hamster Rex would be dead, and Stephanie's hilarious Grandma Mazur would no longer be collecting beaus."
(06/21/2011)