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Title details for Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich - Available

Metro Girl

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by Janet Evanovich
C. J. Critt
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Buckle your seat belts. Number-one New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich is moving into the fast lane with Metro Girl, a thrilling, high-octane misadventure with high stakes, hot nights, cold-blooded murder, sunken treasure, a woman with a chassis built for speed, and one very good, very sexy NASCAR driver who's along for the ride.

""Wild"" Bill Barnaby's dropped off the face of the earth and big sister Alex heads for Miami, Bill's last known sighting, on a harrowing hunt to save her brother ... and maybe the world. Alex blasts through the bars of South Beach and points her search south to Key West and Cuba, laying waste to Miami hit men, dodging Palmetto bugs big enough to eat her alive, and putting the pedal to the metal with NASCAR driver Sam Hooker. Engaged in a deadly race, Wild Bill's ""borrowed"" Hooker's sixty-five-foot Hatteras and sailed off into the sunset ... just when Hooker has plans for the boat. Hooker figures he'll attach himself to Alex and maybe run into scumbag Bill. The race to the finish is hot and hard.

Performed by C. J. Critt

  • Creators

  • Series

    Alexandra Barnaby

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  • Awards

  • Release date

    November 2, 2004

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780060818142
      • File size: 258962 KB
      • Duration: 08:59:30

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 8, 2004
      "Just because I know how to change a guy's oil doesn't mean I want to spend the rest of my life on my back, staring up his undercarriage." From the word go, Evanovich delivers her usual goods, albeit in a different vehicle. After 10 Stephanie Plum novels, each more successful than the last, Evanovich introduces Alexandra Barnaby, aka Barney. Barney hails from Baltimore rather than New Jersey, but she's from the same slice of working-class life as Stephanie; she donned mechanic's overalls in her father's garage during summer breaks from college. Her younger brother, Wild Bill, shares her passion for cars, and now he's disappeared from Miami, along with NASCAR star Sam Hooker's boat, the Happy Hooker
      . Evanovich doesn't mind showing her romance roots, as Barney and Sam start off snarling at each other; as any reader can tell, they have to team up (a) to save Bill and (b) to enjoy delicious sex. As in the Plum books, plot takes a back seat to riffs, roughups and dialogue—and in the last lies the book's most notable distinction. If Stephanie bids fair to be New Jersey's Dorothy Parker, Barney is Baltimore's echo of Robert Parker. Conversation is terse and coded, full of sexual innuendo, with a high premium on toss-away lines uttered under duress. Despite the amazing quantity of physical jeopardy, there's little tension; it's all about hanging out with Metro Girl and NASCAR Guy—which may be just what millions of Evanovich fans will want. Agent, Robert Gottlieb
      . (Nov.)

      Forecast:
      Evanovich will see major marketing for her HarperCollins debut, including TV and prints ads and a national bus tour with the author, her webmaster daughter and Barnaby the St. Bernard, which means that Alexandra Barnaby will likely prove as popular as St
      ephanie Plum (the Plum novels are published by St. Martin's).

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Meet Alexandra Barnaby, a brown-belt insurance clerk from Baltimore who is Evanovich's newest sleuth. Other wacky characters include Alex's missing brother, Wild Bill; a schnauzer addicted to spice cookies; an exiled Cuban warlord; thugs with slicked back hair dressed all in black in the sweltering Florida sun; a NASCAR driver; and Felicia, a gun-toting, cigar-rolling Cuban refugee who shoots villains and then worries about the luminosity of her skin. C.J. Critt's narration adds the spice to these quirky characters, making them unforgettable and paving the way for a new series. Her inflections add sizzle to the romance and groans to the silly quips. K.A.T. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      July 1, 2004
      Simultaneous with the HarperCollins hardcover.

      Copyright 2004 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Library Journal

      August 15, 2005
      After ten Stephanie Plum mysteries, popular author Evanovich introduces a new character. "Barney" (Alexandra) Barnaby, who's from Baltimore, knows how to fix cars and worked for a time with NASCAR. After she gets a disturbing phone call from her brother Bill, she flies to Miami to try to locate him. While looking for Bill, Barney runs into Sam Hooker (NASCAR guy), owner of the boat "The Happy Hooker", which Bill has taken on a trip to Cuba looking for sunken treasure. Evanovich deftly takes Bill and Barney through their adventure, introducing many quirky characters along the way and also keeping the romantic tension high between Barney and Sam. C.J. Critt is the perfect narrator for this work; she performs the different tones of voice and the inflections of the characters expertly. Recommended for all public libraries. -Mary Knapp, Madison P.L., WI

      Copyright 2005 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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