First published 1998
Stephanie Plum is on the trail of Maxine Nowicki, a former waitress accused of stealing her ex's car. With help from her offbeat team - ex-hooker Lula, flamboyant singer Sally Sweet, and charming cop Joe Morelli - Stephanie races to catch the wily Maxine. But she's not the only one after the elusive fugitive. Stephanie's nemesis, the ruthless Joyce Barnhardt, is also on the hunt, and she'll stop at nothing to beat Stephanie to the prize. As the stakes rise and the danger closes in, Stephanie must use all her street smarts to survive this chase and protect the people she cares about most.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: New Jersey
313 pages · Mass Market Paperback · St Martins Press