Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine

Evanovich’s 29th Stephanie Plum mystery (after Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight) opens just after Connie, the office manager at Vincent Plum Bail Bonds, has been kidnapped. Stephanie receives a call from the kidnappers, who demand the return of a valuable coin that was given to Vinnie, Stephanie’s cousin and boss, as collateral for a bail bond. If the coin is not returned within 24 hours, Connie will suffer the consequences. Unfortunately, the person who was bonded has been murdered. The office storage room has been ransacked, but the coin is nowhere to be found. Along with her wisecracking sidekick Lula, and the help of Evanovich’s ever-popular cast of characters, Stephanie tries to track down the coin. Returning narrator Lorelei King once again does an exceptional job bringing the characters’ distinctive personalities to life. No two voices are alike, and all are memorable, including Ranger’s sexy “babe,” Grandma Bella’s evil-eye curse, gun-toting grandma Mazur’s high, squeaky voice, and boyfriend Morelli’s utter calm.