Now most of us would probably tell him he’ being a neanderthal and really needs to change his tactics (though something tells me he wouldn’t pay much attention), but that would take the fun out of the story, right? Joe doesn’t ask or suggest, he tells and almost bullies and then Stephanie reacts. I must say though that sometimes I can’t blame her. I had the feeling that her character was actually being somewhat responsible even if she still has the immature tendencies to fight Joe tooth and nail when he’s trying to protect her. This will keep her somewhat safe and will give her the resources needed to find the culprit(s) responsible for her newest threat. So, Stephanie accepts a research job with Rangeman. Unfortunately the law requires evidence, not hunches. She is getting threats from an unknown source and though she bumbles her way in the bounty hunter business she has a great sense of intuition. OK, so she didn’t actually do the burning (but then again, how many times did she actually do the burning and exploding in her career?) but you get my drift.

She quit her bounty hunter job and was fired from not one, but two new jobs and burnt down the third. It actually felt to me like the character was growing somewhat. Yes, Stephanie is stuck in the Ranger/Joe triangle and yes, she still has more than a few issues in her life and yes, she still hates guns. Eleven on Top felt a little different to me than the other Stephanie Plum books so far.

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