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Friday 56 #78 & BB #54 – Ten Big Ones @janetevanovich
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The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.
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Next up on the shelf is Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich.
I have several of her books on my shelf, so I put them in the random generator and Ten Big Ones, a Stephanie Plum novel, popped out.
I love Stephanie Plum and her sidekick, Lula. Feeling down, pick up one of these babies and I think you will perk right up. 🙂
MY FRIDAY 56
“Fuckin’ A. Oh crap!” Snap. Snap.
“You gotta remember about fudge,” Grandma said.
Sally nodded. “Fudgin’ A.”
We all did a mental eeyeuuw. Fudgin’ A didn’t sound tasty coming out of Sally’s mouth.
(page 56 in hardcover)
MY BOOK BEGINNINGS
The way I see it, life is a jelly doughnut. You don’t really know what it’s about until you bite into it. And then, just when you decide it’s good you drop a big glob of jelly on your best T-shirt.
GOODREADS SYNOPSIS
“I’m Stephanie Plum. My mother says that I’m famous and have to set a good example. She’s right, but I’m from Jersey and truth is, I have a hard time getting a grip on the good example thing.”
Swing off the Jersey Turnpike and you’ll be in bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s neighborhood. You’ll know it because all hell will be breaking loose. Not that she looks for trouble – it just seems to follow her. In Ten Big Ones it explodes at a deli, and when Stephanie pegs a robber as a member of a vicious Trenton gang, they peg her as dead. Vice cop Joe Morelli fears she’s in way too deep – even with the help of crime-solving, cross-dressing, bus driver Sally Sweet, and Stephanie’s friend Lula riding shotgun as backup. With a notorious killer on her tail, Stephanie figures the best hideout is Ranger’s secret lair…
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Review ~ The Chase by Janet Evanovich
I have read most of Janet Evanovich’s books and was so happy to be able to pick this up through Netgalley.
Her partnership with Lee Goldberg has brought about the Fox and O’Hare mystery series.
How can it miss, with two New York Times Bestselling Authors?
THE CHASE by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
Series: Fox and O’Hare, Book II
Publisher: Bantam (November 4, 2014)
MY REVIEW
I have read many books by Janet Evanovich, but this is my first foray into the Fox and O’Hare series with Lee Goldberg.
I love mysteries/suspense/thrillers, so this action packed, roller coaster ride is right up my alley and did not disappoint. There is danger and laughter that will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.
FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare is a true patriot. She believes in apple pie and the U S of A. She has spent five years of her life chasing Nicholas Fox. When she does manage to catch him, she does not get to put him in prison. Instead, she ends up working with him chasing down other criminals.
Nicholas Fox is an international thief, with a twist. He is the tenth man on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Nick has the heart of a conman, he just can’t seem to help himself. He reminded me of Robert Wagner in It Takes A Thief. Bad, hot and irresistible. He will be teaming up with Kate.
The peripheral characters are unique and quirky, especially her father. I found myself loving them all, well, almost. Who would be your “hero”?
You’ll travel around the world and back again in search of a rare stolen Chinese artifact, as Nick and Kate do their own little dance. I can’t help but think they will end up together, but as yet, Janet and Lee are keeping them apart.
Their snarky banter is fun and highly entertaining. I love the mix of humor and mystery.
The story goes so much deeper than protagonist and antagonist. The sexual innuendo is so thick at times, you can cut it with a knife.
This is a quick, light read with romance and thrills that will keep you reading long into the night.
Cinch up your seat belt because it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
4 Stars – Would Highly Recommend To Others
SYNOPSIS
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this action-packed, exciting adventure featuring master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate O’Hare. And this time around, things go from hot to nuclear when government secrets are on the line.
Internationally renowned thief and con artist Nicolas Fox is famous for running elaborate and daring scams. His greatest con of all: convincing the FBI to team him up with the only person who has ever caught him, and the only woman to ever capture his attention, Special Agent Kate O’Hare. Together they’ll go undercover to swindle and catch the world’s most wanted—and untouchable—criminals.
Their newest target is Carter Grove, a former White House chief of staff and the ruthless leader of a private security agency. Grove has stolen a rare Chinese artifact from the Smithsonian, a crime that will torpedo U.S. relations with China if it ever becomes public. Nick and Kate must work under the radar—and against the clock—to devise a plan to steal the piece back. Confronting Grove’s elite assassins, Nick and Kate rely on the skills of their ragtag crew, including a flamboyant actor, a Geek Squad techie, and a band of AARP-card-carrying mercenaries led by none other than Kate’s dad.
A daring heist and a deadly chase lead Nick and Kate from Washington, D.C., to Shanghai, from the highlands of Scotland to the underbelly of Montreal. But it’ll take more than death threats, trained henchmen, sleepless nights, and the fate of a dynasty’s priceless heirloom to outsmart Fox and O’Hare.
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Friday 56 #31 & BB #8 – The Job by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.
The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.
Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading along with you initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
Please include the title of the book and the author’s name.
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Hi Everyone.
I hope you are staying warm and dry.
If not, try…
THE JOB by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg
…and I think you will warm up.
Another fantastic suspense/thriller novel two award winning authors.
Add ME to your Goodreads list now.
(page 56% on Kindle)
Billie Dee Snipes stepped out of the shadows behind Tattoo, swung his machete at Tattoo’s head, and sliced off the knot that held the scarf in place. Tattoo’s broken jaw dropped, he screamed in agony, and reached for his face. Unfortunately, with two hatchets taped to his hands, he chopped off half his right ear before he realized is mistake.
(Book Beginnings)
FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare slouched back in her tan leather executive office chair, looked across her desk, and surveyed the lobby of the Tarzana branch of California Metro Bank. The desk actually belonged to the assistant manger. Kate was occupying it because she was waiting for the bank to get robbed. She’d been waiting for four days, and she was wishing it would happed soon, because she was going gonzo with boredom
SYNOPSIS
The FBI had one demand when they secretly teamed up Special Agent Kate O’Hare with charming con man Nicolas Fox—bring down the world’s most-wanted and untouchable felons. This time it’s the brutal leader of a global drug-smuggling empire. The FBI doesn’t know what their target looks like, where he is, or how to find him, but Nick Fox has a few tricks up his sleeve to roust this particular Knipschildt chocolate–loving drug lord.
From the streets of Nashville to the back alleys of Lisbon, from the rooftops of Istanbul to the middle of the Thames, Nick and Kate chase their mark. When they find themselves pitted against a psychopathic bodyguard and a Portuguese enforcer who gets advice from a pickled head, they decide it’s time to enlist some special talent—talent like a machete-wielding Somali pirate, a self-absorbed actor, an Oscar-winning special effects artist, and Kate’s father Jake, a retired Special Forces operative. Together they could help make this Fox and O’Hare’s biggest win yet . . . if they survive.
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Release Day Giveaway – The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
The Chase has an intriguing cover that has me puzzled.
I am a huge fan of Janet Evanovich and will read anything she writes. I am not familiar with Lee Goldberg, but I will definitely be checking him out.
So, let’s investigate further and be sure to enter the great giveaway.
THE CHASE by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
Bantam – Random House
On sale: February 25, 2014
978-0-345-54308-0
THE CHASE at your favorite retailers
SYNOPSIS
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this action-packed, exciting adventure featuring master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate O’Hare. And this time around, things go from hot to nuclear when government secrets are on the line.
Internationally renowned thief and con artist Nicolas Fox is famous for running elaborate and daring scams. His greatest con of all: convincing the FBI to team him up with the only person who has ever caught him, and the only woman to ever capture his attention, Special Agent Kate O’Hare. Together they’ll go undercover to swindle and catch the world’s most wanted—and untouchable—criminals.
Their newest target is Carter Grove, a former White House chief of staff and the ruthless leader of a private security agency. Grove has stolen a rare Chinese artifact from the Smithsonian, a crime that will torpedo U.S. relations with China if it ever becomes public. Nick and Kate must work under the radar—and against the clock—to devise a plan to steal the piece back. Confronting Grove’s elite assassins, Nick and Kate rely on the skills of their ragtag crew, including a flamboyant actor, a Geek Squad techie, and a band of AARP-card-carrying mercenaries led by none other than Kate’s dad.
A daring heist and a deadly chase lead Nick and Kate from Washington, D.C., to Shanghai, from the highlands of Scotland to the underbelly of Montreal. But it’ll take more than death threats, trained henchmen, sleepless nights, and the fate of a dynasty’s priceless heirloom to outsmart Fox and O’Hare.
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ABOUT JANET EVANOVICH
Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, the Lizzy and Diesel series, twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels and Trouble Maker graphic novel, and How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author, as well as the Fox and O’Hare series with co-author Lee Goldberg.
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ABOUT LEE GOLDBERG
Lee Goldberg is a screenwriter, TV producer, and the author of several books, including King City, The Walk, and the bestselling Monk series of mysteries. He has earned two Edgar Award nominations and was the 2012 recipient of the Poirot Award from Malice Domestic.
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Giveaway and Review for Lady Justice and The Cruise Ship Murders by Robert Thornhill
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Out of the blue, Mark Stewart received a letter in the mail from Skagway, Alaska. A. Prospector 
claimed to know about gold that had been stolen from his great great grandfather in 1898.
At the same time the Stewarts were preparing for their voyage, Ox and Judy De Marce, invited my wife, Maggie, and I on an Alaskan Cruise for their honeymoon. We’d only been married a year ourselves and had never been on a cruise. Sounded great.
Amy Stewart had kept the letter from A. Prospector and did some research. His facts were true and accurate. After talking with him over the computer, Amy and Mark decided some family history and cruising would go good together, so they were on their way.
As the Stewarts prepared for the cruise, others were making plans of their own. They had hacked into Quimby’s, A Prospector’s, email account to keep track of what he was up to.
One slip up while packing, will cause them grief. I loved that he put in their fiasco through airport security.
All six of them met for the first time at the airport and found out they were taking the same cruise. But if they thought it was going to be a vacation, they had another thing coming.
5 STARS – Would Highly Recommend To Others
A humorous mystery novel that made me think of Janet Evanovich‘s books. I had been immediately attracted to the book by the title and cover. The blurb made me know it was going to be an adventure with plenty of murder and mystery told in a light-hearted way. I love the “noir” type of book.
The guys are typical guys and the same goes for the women. Whatever the gals wanted the guys went along with. They dressed up for cruise dinners and socialized with the other passengers. I’ve been on cruises, so I know the program.
I love adventure novels and treasure hunting. This book contained all the elements. There were multiple story lines and it was action packed.
I loved the reference to Clint Eastwood in Rawhide – herding cows. “Move ’em out, head ’em up, head ’em up, move ’em on, move ’em out, head ’em up – Rawhide. I remember watching the TV show and singing along.
My husband and I joke all the time about following the herd.
The author made other references to the old westerns. It seemed to describe the places in the book in a great way. Skagway was Dodge City and Tombstone rolled into one.
Quimby, the professor who found the map and started the whole thing, reminded me of Indiana Jones. I love references to TV shows and movies. It helps to picture everything in my mind.
When I met Willie, Jerry and Anne, they had me cracking up and kept me laughing. I loved them.
…Just like Timex watches – they take a licking and keep on ticking. Full of clichés, but not too overdone. It is his writing style and added a humorous element, keeping me laughing throughout the book.
He also made me think, that with every page I turned, something would happen. Kept waiting, anticipating. Oh, and it kept me laughing. LOL
Human nature..skew the scales of justice. Those times, the call will go out from Lady Justice for someone to step up and right those scales.
“The bartenders have concocted a special drink just for the cruise. It’s made of Viagra and prune juice. They call it the ‘Get up and Go!'”
I won this signed paperback on Robert Thornhill’s Website.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
At age 66, Bob wrote his first book, LADY JUSTICE TAKES A C.R.A.P. from his own perspective and experience as a Senior Citizen.
Since then, he has written eleven sequels in the Lady Justice series, Lady Justice And The Lost Tapes, Lady Justice Gets Leid, Lady Justice And The Avenging Angels, Lady Justice And The Sting,Lady Justice And Dr. Death,Lady Justice And The Vigilante,Lady Justice and the Watchers,Lady Justice and the Candidate,Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders and Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship Murders.
He has also written seven children’s chapter books in the Rainbow Road series.
While Walter Williams is a fictional character, many of his adventures and friends are anecdotal and based on Bobs real life. Bob holds a Masters Degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, but his wit and insight come from his varied occupations: stock boy, postman, truck driver, social worker, landlord, and finally, to thirty years as a Realtor, most of which as Broker/Manager of one of the largest real estate companies in Metropolitan Kansas City.
He currently lives with his wife, Peg, in Independence, Mo..
Website and contact information:
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GIVEAWAY
Robert Thornhill is offering for the Giveaway 1 signed copy of Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship Murders. US ONLY. Sorry to my international followers. Easy entry as always, just leave your email address and answer the question:
If you could go on a cruise anywhere, what would be your destination?
GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. WINNER IS LAURA THOMAS.
Giveaway will run through 3/25/13 .
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