

Mystery is great here, especially when it's family. She's certainly crossed that line a few times, even though she and Joe have had this on-again / off-again thing going on. This is one of the first books where the major issues heat up between her and Joe Morelli over her "relationship/friendship" with Ranger. but never be in the same room as her, as disaster is bound to happen. I would love to be friends with this woman.

Of course, beyond that of who her mother and father are. But when Grandma gets hold of a stolen gun, and starts showing it off to everyone, we realize why Stephanie is the way she is. We know Stephanie's family has some crime-connections between her cousin and a few other distant relatives. Uncle Fred has disappeared and all they can find that might lead them to his whereabouts are the pictures he's kept hidden of a dismembered human body.

If you thought Stephanie was off-her-rocker, wait until you meet more of her family. 4 out of 5 stars to High Five, the fifth book in the "Stephanie Plum" cozy mystery series, written in 1999 by Janet Evanovich.
