Personal vendettas hidden treasure and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yetThe Crime Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollarsDom Rizzi robbed a bank stashed the money and did the time His family couldnt be more proud He always was the smart one The Cousin Joe MorelliJoe Morelli Dom Rizzi and Doms sister Loretta are cousins Morelli is a cop Rizzi robs banks and Loretta is a single mother waiting tables at the firehouse The all-American familyThe Complications Murder kidnapping destruction of personal property and acid refluxLess than a week after Doms release from prison Joe Morelli has shadowy figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement Hes getting threatening messages Loretta is kidnapped and Dom is missingThe Catastrophe MoonmanMorelli hires Walter Mooner Dunphy stoner and inventor turned crime fighter to protect his house Morelli cant afford a lot on a cops salary and Mooner will work for potatoesThe Cupcake Stephanie PlumStephanie and Morelli have a long-standing relationship that involves sex affection and driving each other nuts Shes a bond enforcement agent with more luck than talent and shes involved in this bank-robbery-gone-bad disaster from day one The Crisis A favor for RangerSecurity expert Carlos Manoso street name Ranger has a job for Stephanie that will involve night work Morelli has his own ideas regarding Stephanies evening activitiesThe Conclusion Only the fearless should read FourteenThrills chills and incontinence may result.
