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by Janet Evanovich (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (8 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 033037124X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330371247
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.1 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 66,120 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Low-rent bounty hunter Stephanie Plum reaches depths of personal experience that other women detectives never quite do. In Hot Six, for example, a sequence of new and hideous cars bite the dust; she finds herself lumbered with a policeman's multiply incontinent dog; and she has several bad skin days. All this when she is trying to prove her distinctly more competent colleague and occasional boyfriend Ranger innocent of a mob hit; avoid the heavies trailing her in the hope of finding him; and cope with a wife-abusing bail defaulter with nasty habits, such as setting Stephanie on fire. The peculiar joy of this series is the comic sense of place; Plum's New Jersey is one where everyone you meet, even the most dangerous of criminals, was at school with you, or stole your mother's first boyfriend, or gave your great-aunt a middling good recipe for meatloaf. Evanovich has built up an attractive cast of comic characters with Stephanie's extended family and those of her two boyfriends, the dashing and sinister Ranger and Joe Morelli (the cop whose family are only too keen on his marrying Stephanie). Hot Six will not disappoint either her fans or newcomers. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Low-rent bounty hunter Stephanie Plum reaches depths of personal experience that other women detectives never quite do. In Hot Six, for example, a sequence of new and hideous cars bite the dust; she finds herself lumbered with a policeman's multiply incontinent dog; and she has several bad skin days. All this when she is trying to prove her distinctly more competent colleague and occasional boyfriend Ranger innocent of a mob hit; avoid the heavies trailing her in the hope of finding him; and cope with a wife-abusing bail-defaulter with nasty habits such as setting Stephanie on fire. The peculiar joy of this series is the comic sense of place; Plum's New Jersey is one where everyone you meet, even the most dangerous of criminals, was at school with you, or stole your mother's first boyfriend, or gave your great-aunt a middling good recipe for meatloaf. Evanovich has built up an attractive cast of comic characters with Stephanie's extended family and those of her two boyfriends, the dashing and sinister Ranger and Joe Morelli (the cop whose family are only too keen on his marrying Stephanie). Hot Six will not disappoint either her fans or newcomers.--Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Slapstick Rules as Klutzy Criminals Cruise, 22 May 2004
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Six (Stephanie Plum Novels) (Hardcover)
This book belongs in a new category: Something funnier than comedy that contains a little crime as context for the humor. Seriously, this book is funnier than if The Three Stooges played the criminals and took on The Keystone Kops.

The story has several running gags that are well sustained. Stephanie Plum and those who are attracted to her are very interested in having sexual relations, but are continually stymmied in unpredictable ways. Bob, the dog, comes into Stephanie's life, and one disaster follows another. This dog is the Lucille Ball of animals, and makes a complete farce out of every situation. The criminals in question are so clumsy and stupid that they continually give themselves away, leaving you with virtually no mystery to hold in your hands. Stephanie continually has her efforts to be a bounty hunter turn out poorly, yet somehow she gets out of the worst of what could happen with another hilarious mishap scene. Stephanie's grandmother decides she wants to ride the wild side and moves in with Stephanie. Between her interest in men and snoring, she is driving Stephanie up a wall. There are more such running gags, but you get the idea. Many books make the mistake of overdoing a single running gag. By filling this book to the brim with them, none are overdone.

Few novels feel like they should be a movie, but this is clearly one of them. Each scene is very visceral in its development and humor.

You may not want to read this book right away. It is so funny that you may want to save it for an emergency, like the fire hose in most building hallways. You can be sure you'll laugh your head off whenever you do read it.

By the way, for those who like a synopsis: Stephanie's mentor, Ranger, is video taped in a building moments before the victim is murdered and the building is torched. Ranger is on the lam from the cops, and there's a warrant out for his arrest. Stephanie and others help him keep an eye on things so he can prove his innocence. More murders ensue, and the bad guys are foiled in the end.

Have a ball overcoming your misconception that crime cannot be funny!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Health warning, 4 Nov 2004
By Geoff Le Prevost (Westerham, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Please, please, please do NOT read this book in public. I took it on holiday with me and I have not yet recovered. I was unable to contain guffawing shrieks of laughter and at one point, on a crowded beach, had to stop reading the book I was so embarrased. Just thinking about it makes me smile.
There is one particular episode involving a kidnapped dog which was so funny, I read it over and over with tears streaming down my face. This was in a Greek restaurant.
You have been warned.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Slapstick Rules as Klutzy Criminals Cruise, 22 May 2004
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
(TOP 10 REVIEWER)      
This book belongs in a new category: Something funnier than comedy that contains a little crime as context for the humor. Seriously, this book is funnier than if The Three Stooges played the criminals and took on The Keystone Kops.
The story has several running gags that are well sustained. Stephanie Plum and those who are attracted to her are very interested in having sexual relations, but are continually stymmied in unpredictable ways. Bob, the dog, comes into Stephanie's life, and one disaster follows another. This dog is the Lucille Ball of animals, and makes a complete farce out of every situation. The criminals in question are so clumsy and stupid that they continually give themselves away, leaving you with virtually no mystery to hold in your hands. Stephanie continually has her efforts to be a bounty hunter turn out poorly, yet somehow she gets out of the worst of what could happen with another hilarious mishap scene. Stephanie's grandmother decides she wants to ride the wild side and moves in with Stephanie. Between her interest in men and snoring, she is driving Stephanie up a wall. There are more such running gags, but you get the idea. Many books make the mistake of overdoing a single running gag. By filling this book to the brim with them, none are overdone.

Few novels feel like they should be a movie, but this is clearly one of them. Each scene is very visceral in its development and humor.

You may not want to read this book right away. It is so funny that you may want to save it for an emergency, like the fire hose in most building hallways. You can be sure you'll laugh your head off whenever you do read it.

By the way, for those who like a synopsis: Stephanie's mentor, Ranger, is video taped in a building moments before the victim is murdered and the building is torched. Ranger is on the lam from the cops, and there's a warrant out for his arrest. Stephanie and others help him keep an eye on things so he can prove his innocence. More murders ensue, and the bad guys are foiled in the end.

Have a ball overcoming your misconception that crime cannot be funny!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Stephanie and Grandma Mazur become roomies
At the end of my review of the previous book in the Stephanie Plum series, HIGH FIVE, I wondered if author Janet Evanovich was on the verge of trying too hard with her plotting... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Slapstick Rules as Klutzy Criminals Cruise
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4.0 out of 5 stars Stephanie and Grandma Mazur become roomies
At the end of my review of the previous book in the Stephanie Plum series, HIGH FIVE, I wondered if author Janet Evanovich was on the verge of trying too hard with her plotting... Read more
Published on 13 May 2004 by Joseph Haschka

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had found Janet Evanovich earlier!!!!!!
I have only recenly discovered Janet Evanovich, and her bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, but wish I found her earlier. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2003 by Jen

5.0 out of 5 stars I love all of the Stephanie Plum series!
I... have purchased all of her books. I love the chemistry between Stephanie and Joe Morelli and now Ranger has moved into the picture things are hotting up nicely. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars predictable, not particularly well-written and hardly laugh
After reading reviews of the book and never having read any of her previous books, i ventured forth. For the life of me, I dont see how this book generates such enthusiasm. Read more
Published on 5 Jul 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars How does she go on being so good?
Most writers flag by the time they've got to number 6 in a series, not Janet Evanovich. Hot Six is as fast moving, as funny as all the others, Stephanie's as engaging, Morelli's... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot Stuff
Stephanie Plum is back for her sixth hilarious outing and she doesn't disappoint. Coping with two wild boyfriends from either side of the law, having a permanent bad hair day, a... Read more
Published on 21 May 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot Stuff
Stephanie Plum is back for her sixth hilarious outing and she doesn't disappoint. Coping with two wild boyfriends from either side of the law, having a permanent bad hair day, a... Read more
Published on 21 May 2001

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