- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Headline Review; New Ed edition (4 Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747267618
- ISBN-13: 978-0747267614
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 2.7 x 17.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 244,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Stephanie Plum, Janet Evanovich's bounty hunter star of Seven Up, is good at her job partly because of her infinite resourcefulness and partly because her world is one in which everyone on all sides of the law knows at least one member of her extended family. In this, the seventh offering in the Stephanie Plum series, she is chasing an elderly mobster who used to go out with her grandmother. Eddie DeChooch, though, is no less formidable for being old and he constantly eludes Stephanie, the police who want to question him about the corpse Stephanie found in his garage and Joyce, her arch-rival in the bail bond enforcement business. Stephanie's crowded social life gets ever more intense with her family pressing her to name a date for her wedding to Joe, her unreliable cop fiancé, her drastically attractive colleague Ranger, asking her for a night of bliss, her horribly perfect sister Valerie back from California with a down on men and the idiot stoners Moonman and Doug wandering around in super-hero costumes. Evanovich constantly ups the comic ante; DeChooch and his sidekicks manage to be menacingly obnoxious while remaining credibly characters in a farce. The social observation of families is as acute as ever while never passing up the chance for snappy one-liners. Above all, Stephanie herself remains a delightful tone of voice--a heroine considerably braver than she ever lets herself notice and rather smarter an investigator than she or anyone else gives her credit for being. --Roz Kaveney
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"A madcap comic mystery--Jersey-girl style."--the "New York Times"
"A clever cast of good-hearted hoods and nutty family members rival "The Sopranos"."--"People"
"If you like your summer reads hot and sassy, try "Seven Up"."--"Boston Herald"
"Evanovich is the crown princess of detective fiction . . . "Seven Up" is brassy, comical, and light-hearted."--"Bookpage"
"["Seven Up"] is funny, sexy, and scary."--"Booklist"
"Edgy romantic triangle, the loopy family relationships, or the bounty-hunting jobs that skate between absurdity and genuine tension."--"Denver Post"
"Expect a laugh per page . . . Bottom line: Plum Pick."--"People" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"A clever cast of good-hearted hoods and nutty family members rival "The Sopranos"."--"People"
"If you like your summer reads hot and sassy, try "Seven Up"."--"Boston Herald"
"Evanovich is the crown princess of detective fiction . . . "Seven Up" is brassy, comical, and light-hearted."--"Bookpage"
"["Seven Up"] is funny, sexy, and scary."--"Booklist"
"Edgy romantic triangle, the loopy family relationships, or the bounty-hunting jobs that skate between absurdity and genuine tension."--"Denver Post"
"Expect a laugh per page . . . Bottom line: Plum Pick."--"People" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There's a standard formula to all the Stephanie Plum novels, but Janet Evanovich manages to keep producing witty, page-turning, fun filled crime tales. Unsurprisingly, this is the seventh in the series - you could read this as a stand alone novel, but I would strongly recommend starting with 'One for the Dough' and working your way through - they are addictive!
The central characters provide endless entertainment: the unstoppable Grandma Mazur, Stephanie's dispairing mother, the larger than life Lula, the hapless Mooner and Dougie and of course the love interest - will it be Morelli or Ranger?
Its a great tale of accidental girl power - the bounty hunter who, with the help of some great (but mostly eccentric) friends and relatives and a lot of luck (aka Ranger), manages to get herself into and out of a whole lot of trouble.
Everything about these novels are surreal, and this style, along with the unique plots make Janet Evanovich novels stand out from the rest. If you liked the previous six novels - Seven Up won't let you down.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Others will describe the plot. This review is for quality of the plot and dialogue.
If you are new to the Evanovich Stephanie Plum series start at One for the Money and then go on to Two for the dough. Seven up is funny, but not as good as the earlier books.
There are some laugh out loud moments, but the story isn't the strongest and it does feel as if Evanovich was working to a deadline so it isn't as polished as some of her other works.
Still worth buying, I wouldn't pay for a hardback copy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Stephanie Plum is back in the game, this is the seventh book in this series and it has all the usual ingredients. Ranger,Morelli,Vinne, the Plum family, Joyce Barnhardt, Bob & Rex. When I read the first chapters I actually wondered if the same author wrote it. As I read further however it was the usual suspects. A missing Mooner, an elderly FTA who keeps outsmarting Stephanie & Lula, Grandma Mazur keeping things interesting and Ranger looking hot and saying not much. I really enjoyed this novel,Janet Evanovich manages to keep humour, romance and mystery happening at the same time. If you enjoyed High Five this is definitely for you.Stephanie is still facing a moral dilemma and in this book she seems to be closer to making some serious decisions. A definite must have for all the Stephanie Plum fans out there. These novels are in the same vein as Denis Lehane & Robert Crais novels but a lot lighter in tone and style. Buy Seven Up - You will like it !
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