Now or Never - Janet Evanovich

Now or Never

By Janet Evanovich

  • Release Date: 2024-11-19
  • Genre: Women Sleuths
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,393 Ratings

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The latest Stephanie Plum novel from #1 New York Times bestseller and “the most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich.


She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone.

While Stephanie stalls for time, she buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down an unusually varied assortment of fugitives from justice. There’s Eugene Fleck, a seemingly sweet online influencer who might also be YouTube star Robin Hoodie, masked hero to the homeless, who hijacks delivery trucks and distributes their contents to the needy. She’s also on the trail of Bruno Jug, a wealthy and connected man in the wholesale produce business who is rumored to traffic young girls alongside lettuce and tomatoes. Most terrifying of all is Zoran—a laundromat manager by day and self-proclaimed vampire by night with a taste for the blood of pretty girls. When he shows up on Stephanie’s doorstep, it’s not for the meatloaf dinner.

With timely assists from her stalwart supporters Lula, Connie, and Grandma Mazur, Stephanie uses every trick in the book to reel in these men. But only she can decide what to do about the two men she actually loves. She can’t hold Ranger and Morelli at bay for long, and she’s keeping a secret from them that is the biggest bombshell of all. Now or never, she’s got to make the decision of a lifetime.

Reviews

  • Now or never

    5
    By Jacque05-review
    I love Stefani and Lula. They have excellent adventures. This was the best.
  • Decades of Stephanie Plum

    5
    By singleparentwithabigbackyard
    I’ve been a fan for decades, there is a comfort in knowing the familiar characters and antics. The comfort food of books.
  • Loved it

    5
    By Bigmamaslg
    Love all of these books. They make me laugh out loud and give me anxiety waiting to see what kind of trouble they get into!
  • Now or Never

    3
    By kellygirlr
    ** SPOILERS ** The writing style for Stephanie Plum has changed. Perhaps this is due to most recent change of publishers. There are good things, like more depth to some of their crime/drama/mysteries and more length to the books themselves, but there are definitely bad things for true Stephanie fans as well. For instance, changing her best friend’s name from Mary Lou to Mary Ann, Joe no longer calling her Cupcake (OK, once), Ranger no longer being referenced as Cuban-American but just of Spanish decent (while true in broad strokes but not all & why the change?). On the subject of Ranger, I definitely miss the sexual tension between the pair. There has always been animal magnetism, so I find it hard to believe that he would not plant some serious kisses on his new fiancé upon returning from out of town, let alone plan on spending the night with her! I for one miss the heat between them as well as the mocha-latte references. I also miss the humor that used to be present in this series. While there are humorous events and humor with Grandma Mazur, there hasn’t been anything like Kevin the giraffe in Takedown 20 since the switch to Simon and Schuster. S&S need to better review for spelling & continuity in case Mary Ann was a mistake, also grandma Mazur v. Grandma Mazur. All the characters seemed to have been toned down. Too much in my opinion, especially Lula. While we’ve seen Lula progress on many fronts and has had some keen insight, I feel she’s just too dry now. I’m very glad there continue to be Stephanie Plum novels. I’m a huge fan and will continue to read them, but for how much longer really depends on how much further down this path they run. Still time to make some changes, to the writing style and this particular plot line.
  • Now or Never

    5
    By drs151
    As usual a great page turner. Happy to read that the characters are evolving. Can always depend on some laughter with these books. Well worth reading!
  • Awesome

    5
    By Patmonych
    I’ve been reading Janet Evanovich’s books since One for the Money. I have loved them all. And this one was just so much fun. Thanks for always keeping us wondering what’s next.
  • As always

    5
    By rocky tecjyc
    Funny
  • Great story…

    5
    By 123.Dst
    So…. What’s next in her life? Love these stories 😍
  • Hitting the bullseye!

    5
    By CaseyWeim
    Janet sure knows her stuff about breakfast foods!
  • Never gets old

    5
    By RoseLeadingTheTroop
    I want to say it was the best yet but I feel like that every time. I don’t know how she keeps this going but I’m engaged the whole time, every book. Well done Janet! Thank you so much for your hard work!