Going Rogue

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New Jersey sleuth Stephanie Plum knows that something is amiss when she turns up for work at Vinnie’s Bail Bonds on Monday morning She finds the door locked, the coffeepot empty, and the usual box of Boston cream doughnuts absent That’s because long-time office manager Connie Rosolli hasn’t shown up.

Plum’s worst fears are confirmed when she gets a call from Connie’s abductor. He says he will release her only in exchange for a mysterious coin that a recently murdered man left as collateral for his bail But this coin is nowhere to be found

The quest to discover it, and save Connie, will require the help of Plum’s Grandma Mazur, her best pal, Lula, her boyfriend, Morelli, and hunky security expert Ranger

Their journey will lead them to an Atlantic City comic-book convention, down narrow streets in Chambersburg, where secrets can’t be kept, and through questionable junkyards.

As Plum gets closer to unravelling the reasons behind Connie’s kidnapping, Connie’s captor grows more threatening, and soon Stephanie has no choice but to go rogue