"It was January in Trenton. The sky was gunmetal grey, and the air sat dead cold on cars and sidewalks. Inside the offices of Vincent Plum, bail bond agent, the atmosphere was no less grim, and I was sweating not from heat but from panic."

• "[EVANOVICH'S NOVELS ARE] AMONG THE GREAT JOYS OF CONTEMPORARY CRIME FICTION." -GQ
• JANET EVANOVICH'S
  Stephanie Plum Novels are:
• "Suspenseful."
  --Los Angeles Times
• "Terrific."
  --San Francisco Chronicle
• "Irresistible."
  --Kirkus Reviews
• "Hilariously funny."
  --USA Today
• "A blast of fresh air."
  --The Washington Post
• "Inventive and fast-paced."
  --San Diego Union-Tribune
• "Superb."
  --Detroit Free Press