Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich

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This #1 New York Times bestseller from Janet Evanovich moves into the fast lane with a thrilling, high-octane misadventure with high stakes, hot nights, cold-blooded murder, sunken treasure, a woman with a chassis built for speed, and one very good, very sexy NASCAR driver who's along for the ride. Alexandra Barnaby got the brains in her family. The little gray cells certainly bypassed Barney's younger brother, Wild Bill. Truth is, Alex has been bailing her brother out of trouble since they were kids. Not that Bill's a bad sort. More that he acts first and thinks later. Unfortunately, this time around, Wild Bill will be Dead Bill if Alex doesn't find him in time. Alex blasts through the bars of South Beach and points her search to Key West and Cuba, laying waste to Miami hit men, dodging Palmetto bugs big enough to eat her alive, and putting the pedal to the metal with NASCAR driver Sam Hooker. Somebody's stolen his boat and the trail leads to-you guessed it-Wild Bill. Since Will Bill is missing, Hooker decides to follow Barney and see if she can lead him to his boat. The race to the finish is hot and hard, taking Alex and Hooker into international waters, exposing a plot to grab Cuban gold and a sinister relic of the Cuban missile crises. Creative cussing and sexual innuendo included. Editorial Reviews Sheer comic ingenuity. - Washington Post Moves at a breezy pace, engaging the reader...fun in the Florida fast lane. - Boston Globe A spunky heroine....cheery. - New York Times Barney is Baltimore's echo of Robert Parker....it's all about hanging out with Metro Girl and NASCAR Guy. - Publishers Weekly Cracking fun. - Reviewingtheedvidence.com A fast, crisp book. - Detroit Free Press A mysterious romp involving cold-blooded murder and a sexy NASCAR driver. - Miami New Times Clever, approachable characters. - Kansas City Star The characters are breezy and spontaneous....Evanovich's story has attitude. - Columbus Dispatch The action is lickety-split - Tulsa World Breezy. - Pittsburgh Tribune Clever, fast-paced. - Tampa Tribune Screwball entertainment. - Arizona Republic A lot of fun. - Newhouse News Service A quirky, fast-paced thriller. - Raleigh News & Observer A rib-splitting debut. - Orlando Sentinel This is a bright and breezy book, and a welcome change for Evanovich fans. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - From the Publisher A spunky heroine....cheery. - New York Times A fast, crisp book. - Detroit Free Press The characters are breezy and spontaneous....Evanovich's story has attitude. - Columbus Dispatch Clever, fast-paced. - Tampa Tribune A lot of fun. - Newhouse News Service Moves at a breezy pace, engaging the reader...fun in the Florida fast lane. - Boston Globe Screwball entertainment. - Arizona Republic Sheer comic ingenuity. - Washington Post A rib-splitting debut. - Orlando Sentinel This is a bright and breezy book, and a welcome change for Evanovich fans. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Clever, approachable characters. - Kansas City Star Taking a break from her bestselling Stephanie Plum series, Janet Evanovich's new stylish stand-alone thriller is now available in a signed limited edition. - bn.com By the time Barney and Hooker were stranded, Survivor-style, on a desert island complete with creepy-crawly creatures and a rogue bomb, I was won over by the sheer comic ingenuity of Metro Girl's loopy plot. - The Washington Post - Maureen Corrigan Just because I know how to change a guy's oil doesn't mean I want to spend the rest of my life on my back, staring up his undercarriage. From the word go, Evanovich delivers her usual goods, albeit in a different vehicle. After 10 Stephanie Plum novels, each more successful than the last, Evanovich introduces Alexandra Barnaby, aka Barney. Barney hails from Baltimore rather than New Jersey, but she's from the same slice of working-class life as Stephanie; she donned mechanic's overalls in her father's garage during summer breaks from college. Her younger brother, Wild Bill, shares her passion for cars, and now he's disappeared from Miami, along with NASCAR star Sam Hooker's boat, the Happy Hooker. Evanovich doesn't mind showing her romance roots, as Barney and Sam start off snarling at each other; as any reader can tell, they have to team up (a) to save Bill and (b) to enjoy delicious sex. As in the Plum books, plot takes a back seat to riffs, roughups and dialogue-and in the last lies the book's most notable distinction. If Stephanie bids fair to be New Jersey's Dorothy Parker, Barney is Baltimore's echo of Robert Parker. Conversation is terse and coded, full of sexual innuendo, with a high premium on toss-away lines uttered under duress. Despite the amazing quantity of physical jeopardy, there's little tension; it's all about hanging out with Metro Girl and NASCAR Guy-which may be just what millions of Evanovich fans will want. Agent, Robert Gottlieb. (Nov.) Forecast: Evanovich will see major marketing for her HarperCollins debut, including TV and prints ads and a national bus tour with the author, her webmaster daughter and Barnaby the St. Bernard, which means that Alexandra Barnaby will likely prove as popular as Stephanie Plum (the Plum novels are published by St. Martin's). Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Simultaneous with the HarperCollins hardcover. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. - Library Journal Adult/High School-A comic misadventure from the start, this mystery is a good combination of light thriller and fast-paced action. Alex Barnaby receives a late-night call from her brother that ends in mid-sentence with a woman screaming in the background. Being the dependable sister that she is, she catches the next flight down to Miami to find out what happened. Alex soon discovers that her brother has gone missing with a recent Cuban immigrant who may or may not know the location of a warhead and a fortune in gold. She cuts down the inept bad guys with her wit and a few well-placed accidental kicks and moves. For fans of the author's Stephanie Plum series, the book is a letdown as there are moments when readers have to suspend disbelief and accept contrived plot twists. Evanovich is better at dialogue than description, which may frustrate some seasoned readers, but the dialogue is what keeps the story moving and is, ultimately, the novel's saving grace.-Erin Dennington, Chantilly Regional Library, VA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. - School Library Journal A mysterious romp involving cold-blooded murder and a sexy NASCAR driver. - Miami New Times Breezy. - Pittsburgh Tribune Cracking fun. - Reviewingtheedvidence.com The action is lickety-split - Tulsa World Clever, approachable characters. - Kansas City Star A quirky, fast-paced thriller. - Raleigh News & Observer Sheer comic ingenuity. - Washington Post A rib-splitting debut. - Orlando Sentinel Meet Alexandra Barnaby, a brown-belt insurance clerk from Baltimore who is Evanovich's newest sleuth. Other wacky characters include Alex's missing brother, Wild Bill; a schnauzer addicted to spice cookies; an exiled Cuban warlord; thugs with slicked back hair dressed all in black in the sweltering Florida sun; a NASCAR driver; and Felicia, a gun-toting, cigar-rolling Cuban refugee who shoots villains and then worries about the luminosity of her skin. C.J. Critt's narration adds the spice to these quirky characters, making them unforgettable and paving the way for a new series. Her inflections add sizzle to the romance and groans to the silly quips. K.A.T. AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine - FEB/MAR 05 - AudioFile
Publication Details

Title: Metro Girl

Author(s):

  • Janet Evanovich

Illustrator:

Binding: Paperback

Published by: HarperCollins: , 2007

Edition:

ISBN: 9780060584023 | 0060584025

384 pages. 4.19(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.96(d)

  • ENG- English
Book Condition: Very Good
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