Working Stiff

Sofie's at it again. Only this time her cousins body goes missing and her aunt wants her to find it before news leaks out. In her normal pattern of chaos and accidental blunders Sofie does this and more--like catching her boyfriend and sister together--Is this for real? Sending Sofie over the edge. All comes together in a very creepy end. I waiting for a 5th novel.

This fourth installment in the Sofie Metropolis series is a solid entry. There is a lot of fun, as well as character development. The writing is not of especially high caliber, but you don't get the feeling that was the goal of the husband/wife team. They simply wanted to write an enjoyable, light read, and they have done just that.

3.5 star but I chose to go above rather than below....that's for the hopes that the authors will move FAR AWAY from the Stephanie Plum plot lines and define themselves as well as Sofie in a more original manner. (My fingers are crossed with Hope.) The four stars I gave is also for the enjoyment, as well as the frustration I experienced while reading this book. As the reviewer stated, I did want to turn the pages. Having gotten thru the 14 Plum books, and with the last of them in the not so hot category (read that as I'm ready to peel away from Plum-pun intended), I don't need a clone to take its place. So I will read the next Sofie, but will not spend my hard-earned money and take it out of the library. With any luck at all, the Carrington's will see the error of their ways and GET ORIGINAL...