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Metro Girl (Alex Barnaby Series #1) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Janet Evanovich (Author)
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November 2, 2004

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. Truth is, Alex has been bailing her brother out of trouble since they were kids. Not that Bill's a bad sort. More that he acts first and thinks later. Unfortunately, this time around, Wild Bill will be Dead Bill if Alex doesn't find him in time.

Alex blasts through the bars of South Beach and points her search 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. Maybe Hooker can salvage what's left of his vacation. And maybe Hooker'll get lucky in love with Bill's sweetie pie sister. After all, Hooker is NASCAR Guy. And NASCAR Guy is good at revving a woman's engine.

The race to the finish is hot and hard, taking Alex and Hooker into international waters, exposing a plot to grab Cuban gold and a sinister relic of the Cuban missile crises. Creative cussing and sexual innuendo included.



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“Barney is Baltimore’s echo of Robert Parker....it’s all about hanging out with Metro Girl and NASCAR Guy.” (Publishers Weekly )

“Cracking fun.” (Reviewingtheedvidence.com )

“A mysterious romp involving cold-blooded murder and a sexy NASCAR driver.” (Miami New Times )

“Clever, fast-paced.” (Tampa Tribune )

“Clever, approachable characters.” (Kansas City Star )

“The action is lickety-split” (Tulsa World )

“Moves at a breezy pace, engaging the reader...fun in the Florida fast lane.” (Boston Globe )

“This is a bright and breezy book, and a welcome change for Evanovich fans.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch )

“The characters are breezy and spontaneous....Evanovich’s story has attitude.” (Columbus Dispatch )

“Breezy.” (Pittsburgh Tribune )

“A fast, crisp book.” (Detroit Free Press )

“A rib-splitting debut.” (Orlando Sentinel )

“A spunky heroine....cheery.” (New York Times )

“A lot of fun.” (Newhouse News Service )

“A quirky, fast-paced thriller.” (Raleigh News & Observer )

“Screwball entertainment.” (Arizona Republic )

“Sheer comic ingenuity.” (Washington Post )

About the Author

Bestselling author Janet Evanovich is the winner of the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award and multiple Romantic Times awards, including Lifetime Achievement. She is also a long-standing member of RWA.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (November 2, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060584017
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060584016
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,082,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, May 31, 2006
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Anne Ainslie (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Metro Girl LP (Paperback)
This book was one of THE FUNNIEST things I have ever read in my life. It was thick with suspense, mystery, action, romance, and, of course, humor. It follows a group of unlikely characters through a dangerous conspiracy involving Miami, Cuba, mysterious weapons, a missing brother, and a hilarious NASCAR driver. Evanovich is perfect at mixing humor with suspense, mystery with romance, and unique characters with bizarre plot twists. If you want a light and entertaining read that contains both substance and intelligence, Metro Girl is the book for you.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Ripped off, January 21, 2006
This review is from: Metro Girl LP (Paperback)
Have you ever felt totally ripped off? That something promised is not delivered.

Metro is a total rip off.

Penned by Janet Evanovich, who really should know better, this is the first book to which I could honestly assign the term "pure drivel".

If you want to kill off your brain cells, just hit your head repeatly against a brick wall. If you want to kill of your brain cell while lining the pocket of Janet Evanovich buy this appalling attempt at chick lit.

Believe me, it doesn't any worse that this book.
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