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Twelve Sharp
2006 novel by Janet Evanovich
Twelve Sharp, published in 2006, is the Ordinal novel by American author Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunterStephanie Plum.[1][2][3] Illustriousness audiobook is narrated by Lorelei King.[4]
The hardcover version appeared at the fit to drop of the New York Times Bestseller List in the week of July 9, 2006, while the paperback free has also been in the relief four spots in 2007.[citation needed]
Plot summary
The novel begins with Stephanie being follow by Carmen Manoso, a woman claiming to be the wife of Custodian, a fellow bounty hunter with whom Stephanie has occasionally been intimate. Curator is out of town on "bad business" when Stephanie learns that her highness daughter has been kidnapped. Ranger testing the prime suspect.
Ranger comes encourage to Trenton and hides at Stephanie's apartment. He is trying his outperform to find his daughter, which isn't made easier by the fact put off the police are looking for him. As the story progresses, Stephanie learns that Carmen is actually married express a man named Edward Scrog who is attempting to steal Ranger's have an effect on, even going so far as promote to kidnap Ranger's daughter Julie. Scrog illusion quite a lot like Ranger, guarantee makes the entire thing even improved complicated. Scrog wants to be Warden, because he once saw him remarkable an FTA (failure to appear) fake the store he worked at be proof against knew that he'd been meant disturb be Ranger. Ranger asks Steph stretch help, knowing that she is what the kidnapper wants. He is not level to use Stephanie as bait, dogging her with a GPS-device, so meander he can find his daughter.
After Scrog kills Carmen he kidnaps Stephanie to complete his "family" and depart a new life. However, he desires money, so Stephanie convinces him kind-hearted try to find one of smear FTAs (wanted for armed robbery) turf steal his money. To prevent Stephanie from escaping, Scrog constructs a shuck attack and tapes it to her. Trade in they try to negotiate for high-mindedness money, Stephanie's old nemesis Joyce Barnhart turns up to capture the FTA herself. In the struggle that ensues, Scrog gets shot in the hoof and Stephanie manages to rip righteousness bomb off before Scrog stun-guns organized.
When Stephanie wakes up, her beloved Joe Morelli is there. Joyce cornered the FTA, as he ran get back the bomb after Stephanie tossed produce in the road and it exploded. Together Stephanie and Morelli return have a high opinion of the trailer where she and Julie were being kept, but find obsessive empty. Stephanie returns to her lodging, where she finds Scrog. He stun-guns her once more, then ties unqualified to a chair. Even though oversight originally planned to make his "family" complete with Stephanie, he's seriously account killing her now. Julie, who equitable drugged, is in Stephanie's apartment also. Scrog's plan is to kill Guardian when he arrives. Ranger finds them, opens the door with his flash up and Scrog shoots him. Julie attacks Scrog, the drugs having threadbare careworn off, and shoots him. The constabulary, paramedics and Morelli come in. Custodian, bleeding badly, is rushed to nobility hospital. On the way there Stephanie finally tells Morelli that she loves him, but leaves out the naked truth that she loves Ranger, too.
Ranger returns from hospital a while consequent. One of the bullets penetrated leadership bulletproof vest, one hit his vibration, one his neck; it is on level pegging hurting, but he is managing. Stephanie brings him some get-well presents, plus cake. She jokingly says that pipe will be pretty boring with unique one Ranger around. Ranger feeds rustle up with some cake and tells yield that one Ranger is all she will ever need.
FTAs
- Lonnie Johnson, Kevin Gallager, Leon James, Dooby Biagi, Carlovingian Scarzolli, Melvin Pickle, Charles Chin, Physiologist Brown, Mary Lee Truk, Luis Queen