Full speed

Format:

Book (regular print)

Title:

Full speed

Author:

Evanovich, Janet.

ISBN:

9780375432842

Edition:

1st lg. print ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

341 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.

Series title(s):

Full series.

Jamie Swift and Max Holt novels.

Number in series:

Summary:

Posing as husband and wife, Jamie Swift, owner of a local South Carolina newspaper, and her enigmatic partner, millioniare playboy Max Holt, become caught up in a zany romantic adventure as they become involved with a corrupt minister, a gang of gangsters on the loose, a hound dog named Flees, and a wise-cracking computer whiz.

Subject(s):

Women journalists -- Fiction.

Newspaper publishing -- Fiction.

Millionaires -- Fiction.

Large type books.

Holt, Max (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Swift, Jamie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

South Carolina -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

South Carolina -- Fiction.

South Carolina.

Genre:

Large type books.

Fiction.

Romantic suspense fiction.

Added Author:

Hughes, Charlotte, 1954-

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Dallas Public Library	LARGE PRINT - EVANOVICH	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Dear Reader, Welcome to the world of Jamie Swift and Max Holt! My good friend Charlotte Hughes and I have teamed up to create a series of books featuring these two characters and they've taken on a life of their own! These books are not set in the same world as my Stephanie Plum novels, but what they have in common is lovable, dysfunctional characters, villains you love to hate, and a cross-eyed way of looking at life. Jamie and Max have intense chemistry-even though they drive each other crazy. Max thinks Jamie is a magnet for trouble and Jamie thinks Max is the most annoyingly sexy, mysterious man she's ever met. She knows she should stay away from him. But boy, oh boy, do the sparks fly when they get together. Jamie is a newspaper owner from a small southern town. And in Full Speed, she's after the story of a lifetime. Max Holt is right in the middle of that story, and so Jamie tracks down the millionaire playboy, forcing him to take her on as partner. What follows is a story of a corrupt minister, a gang of mobsters on the loose, a hound dog called Fleas, a wise-cracking computer genius, and lots of love in the fast lane. Not to mention plenty of steamy action between Jamie and Max. So have fun with Full Speed. We're going to sign off now and get back to creating more romantic adventures between Jamie Swift and Max Holt. Enjoy and happy reading! Janet and Charlotte

Author Notes

Janet Evanovich was born on April 22, 1943 in South River, New Jersey. She received a bachelor's degree in art from Douglas College, which is part of Rutgers University. She was working as a secretary for a temporary employment agency when she sold her first romance novel, Hero at Large, which was published in 1987 under the pseudonym Steffie Hall. She went on to write 12 romances in five years using her real name before beginning to write mysteries. Her first mystery novel, One for the Money, became the first book in the Stephanie Plum series. She is also the author of the Alex Barnaby series, A Between-the-Numbers Novel series, Lizzy and Diesel series, Full series written with Charlotte Hughes, the Fox and O'Hare series written with Lee Goldberg, and the Knight and Moon series written with Phoef Sutton.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

In this sequel to Full Tilt, Jamie Swift is on the run from Beaumont, SC, and her job as a newspaper editor and reporter. Millionaire Max Holt owns the newspaper and follows Jamie to Sweetpea, TN. Jamie and Max pose as a married couple to track down the criminal who has threatened Max; a talking computer named Muffin and a dog named Fleas accompany them. Jamie pretends to be a sex addict to trick an evangelist into giving her information, and Max has ample opportunity to use his skills with technology. This series lacks creativity and humor and is quite inferior to Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels. There don't seem to be any sparks between Max and Jamie, though there are many implausible characters and situations. Lorelei King, the narrator for both recordings, reads competently and with enthusiasm. The BBC version has sturdy library packaging; the Audio Renaissance tapes will need to be repackaged for heavy use. Public libraries should buy where demand warrants.-Mary Knapp, Madison P.L., WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.