02916cam a22004458i 4500 25206 25206 20111785 MeVbMML 20190502000328.0 171031s2017 nyu 000 1 eng 2017052375 9780399179198 (hardback) 9780399179204 (epub) DLC eng rda DLC pcc n-us-nj PS3555.V2126 H38 2017 813/.54 23 FIC022040 FIC016000 bisacsh Evanovich, Janet, author. 3531 Hardcore twenty-four : a Stephanie Plum novel / Janet Evanovich. 1711 New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2017] pages cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Stephanie Plum ; 24 "Trouble comes in bunches for Stephanie Plum. First, professional grave robber and semi-professional loon, Simon Diggery, won't let her take him in until she agrees to care for his boa constrictor, Ethel. Stephanie's main qualification for babysitting an extremely large snake is that she owns a stun gun--whether that's for use on the wandering serpent or the petrified neighbors remains to be seen. Events take a dark turn when headless bodies start appearing across town. At first, it's just corpses from a funeral home and the morgue that have had the heads removed. But when a homeless man is murdered and dumped behind a church Stephanie knows that she's the only one with a prayer of catching this killer. If all that's not enough, Diesel's back in town. The 6-foot-tall, blonde-haired hunk is a man who accepts no limits--that includes locked doors, closed windows and underwear. Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli isn't pleased at this unexpected arrival nor is Ranger, the high-powered security consultant who has his own plans for Stephanie. As usual Jersey's favorite bounty hunter is stuck in the middle with more questions than answers. What's the deal with Grandma Mazur's latest online paramour? Who is behind the startling epidemic of mutilated corpses? And is the enigmatic Diesel's sudden appearance a coincidence or the cause of recent deadly events?"-- Provided by publisher. Plum, Stephanie (Fictitious character) Fiction. 3532 Women detectives New Jersey Trenton Fiction. 3533 Women bounty hunters New Jersey Trenton Fiction. 3534 Murder Investigation Fiction. 896 FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths. bisacsh 1286 FICTION / Humorous. bisacsh 1971 Mystery fiction. gsafd 411 Humorous fiction. gsafd 1066 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ abelj AF 2017-11-18 28.00 4 1 EVAN 37216 2018-04-20 2018-04-06 2017-11-18 BOOK