Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich

I needed some fun this week, so I picked up Hard Eight. Of course, once I started, I couldn’t put it down. Stephanie agrees to do a favor for her mother’s neighbor and track down the neighbor’s daughter who has run off with the granddaughter. It looks like a case of child abduction, but looks can be deceiving. Stephanie runs into big trouble—this time in the form of Eddie Abruzzi—and soon finds herself running for her life. The rest of the gang is there to help—Ranger, Joe, Lula, and Grandma Mazur. Even Vinnie and Stephanie’s mom get in on the act. Some reviews say this book isn’t as funny as the rest of the series, but it sure tickled my funny bone. A fast read and a good time. My only complaint is that the ending was a little abrupt. Four out of four bookworms.