Janet Evanovich's latest Stephanie Plum was actually pretty good. Grandma Mazur is recently widowed after her husband of 45 minutes, Jimmy, dropped dead. Jimmy's previous wives, sisters, and kids are all enraged at the thought of Grandma inheriting Jimmy's fortune. And because Jimmy was in the mob, his fellow mobsters think Jimmy gave Grandma the "keys". No one will say what the keys unlock or what they look like, but everyone assumes Grandma has them, so half of New Jersey is after her. Stephanie is burnt out on her job, but she actually seems to be improving, which is a relief, honestly. I sometimes feel like the series get a little ridiculous: I mean, after working for how long at this and she *still* can't get it right? Evanovich poked a little fun at how old Stephanie would be now if she had aged her along (the first book was published 25 years ago!). It looks like the next book is breaking away from the numbering naming convention, which is interesting.
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