#19 in the Stephanie Plum series:

New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don't just vanish into thin air. Never anger old people. And don't do what Tiki tells you to do.

After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie's bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton's premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it's on Stephanie to track down the con man. The problem is, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness, or his money-hungry wife. Rumors are stirring that he must have had help with the daring escape . . . or that maybe he never made it out of his room alive. Since the hospital staff's lips seem to be tighter than the security, and it's hard for Stephanie to blend in to assisted living, Stephanie's Grandma Mazur goes in undercover. But when a second felon goes missing from the same hospital, Plum is forced into working side by side with Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli, in order to crack the case.

The real problem is, no Cubbin also means no way to pay the rent. Desperate for money - or maybe just desperate - Plum accepts a secondary job guarding her secretive and mouthwatering mentor Ranger from a deadly special-forces adversary. While Stephanie is notorious for finding trouble, she may have found a little more than she bargained for this time around. Then again - a little food poisoning, some threatening notes, and a bridesmaid's dress with an excess of taffeta never killed anyone . . . or did it? If Stephanie Plum wants to bring in a paycheck , she'll have to remember: no guts, no glory. . . .

My Review: As always, Janet Evanovich writes a funny book! I love this series. Stephanie Plum is a lot of fun, as well as her friends, family and co-workers. Grandma Mazur and Lula are the best.

My parents gave this to me for Christmas. I'm going to loan to my friend and then it will be in my permanent collection.

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Loaned to my friend angellc. After she gives it back it's going into my permanent collection.

angellc gave back to me. She said that she enjoyed it, but it wasn't as great as some of her others in this series.

I'm trying to organize my books, since I've already read this one and I doubt I would read it again, I will make this one available.

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Left on the bookshelf when picking up some Chinatown Chicken Salad for the family. It's the best! Enjoy the book!

Easy read. Quick. Not my favorite mystery, but hit the spot at the moment.

Found the book in a Little Free Library in Morningside neighborhood. Will release back into another Little Free Library today.