Ten Big Ones
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Janet Evanovich |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Stephanie Plum |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | May 31, 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 312 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-312-28972-3 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 54432613 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3555.V2126 T47 2004 |
| Preceded by | To the Nines |
| Followed by | Eleven on Top |
Ten Big Ones is the tenth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was written in 2004.
The novel depicts Stephanie's inadvertent exposure to the worsening gang activity in Trenton, which leads to her being targeted for assassination.
Plot summary
Car Deaths
- Stephanie's Ford Escape - Fire bombed by the Red Devil
- Stephanie's $200 Lincoln Town Car - Sprayed with graffiti and shot to bits by The Slayers.
Almost Car Death
- "Big Blue" - sprayed with graffiti, but somehow spared being destroyed; recovered by Morelli and detailed back to normal
FTAs
- Roger Banker
- Harold Pancek
- Carol Cantell
- Salvatore "Sally" Sweet
- Anton Ward
- Shoshanna Brown
- Jamil Rodriguez
Publication History
When Janet Evanovich was questioned why she decided to focus on gang violence in this book, she replied, "I keep in touch with the Trenton Police Department. Over the last few years Bloods and Crips have come into the Trenton area, and it's caused serious problems."[1]
References
- ^ Ward, Jean Marie, Janet Evanovich: Delivering a Plum Good Read, vol. 9, Crescent Blues, retrieved 2007-07-16
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