03240cam a2200517 i 4500 623030470 TxAuBib 171031s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017052375 9780399179198 0399179194 (OCoLC)29837 TxAuBib rda eng eng Evanovich, Janet, author. Hardcore twenty-four : a Stephanie Plum novel / Janet Evanovich. Hardcore twenty-four. Hardcore 24. Hardcore 24. New York : G.P. Putnams's Sons, [2017] New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2017] 285 pages ; 25 cm. 285 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Stephanie Plum Novel, A ; 24 Jersey's favorite bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, babysits a boa constrictor while investigating the mysterious appearances of headless bodies all across town and juggling the three men in her life. Trouble comes in bunches for Stephanie Plum. First, professional grave robber and semi-professional loon Simon Diggery won't let her take him in until she agrees to care for his boa constrictor, Ethel. Stephanie's main qualification for babysitting an extremely large snake is that she owns a stun gun--whether that's for use on the wandering serpent or the petrified neighbors remains to be seen. Events take a dark turn when headless bodies start appearing across town. At first, it's just corpses from a funeral home and the morgue that have had the heads removed. But when a homeless man is murdered and dumped behind a church Stephanie knows that she's the only one with a prayer of catching this killer. If all that's not enough, Diesel's back in town. The 6-foot-tall, blonde-haired hunk is a man who accepts no limits -- that includes locked doors, closed windows and underwear. Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli isn't pleased at this unexpected arrival nor is Ranger, the high-powered security consultant who has his own plans for Stephanie. As usual Jersey's favorite bounty hunter is stuck in the middle with more questions than answers. What's the deal with Grandma Mazur's latest online paramour? Who is behind the startling epidemic of mutilated corpses? And is the enigmatic Diesel's sudden appearance a coincidence or the cause of recent deadly events? Plum, Stephanie (Fictitious character) Fiction. Plum, Stephanie (Fictitious character) Fiction. Women bounty hunters Fiction. Women bounty hunters New Jersey Trenton Fiction. Women detectives Fiction. Women detectives New Jersey Trenton Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Trenton (N.J) Fiction. Serial murder investigation Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Fiction. A Stephanie Plum Novel ; 24. TXHAP