Eleven on Top

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name = Eleven on Top
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image_caption = 2005 Paperback Cover
author = Janet Evanovich
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country = United States
language = English
series = Stephanie Plum
genre = Crime novel
publisher = St. Martin's Press
release_date = June 21, 2005
media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
pages = 288 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-7553-2803-5
preceded_by = Ten Big Ones
followed_by = Twelve Sharp

"Eleven on Top" is the eleventh novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was published in June 2005, and quickly became a #1 best-seller, remaining on the USA Today list of 150 best-selling novels for 19 weeks. [Citation | title =Best-selling Books Database | url = http://asp.usatoday.com/life/books/booksdatabase/default.aspx?sortBy=author&lastValue=0&searchType=2&searchValue=janet%20evanovich
journal =USA Today | accessdate = 2007-09-13 ]

Plot summary

Stephanie Plum has had enough. Enough of bounty hunting, enough of being constantly shot at, and enough of having her cars blown up on a semi-regular basis.

So, she retires.

But she's not done with the bounty-hunting business yet..

Someone is, once again, attempting to kill her. It's someone she knows, and someone who knows her too well.

In between short, ill-fated periods working at a button factory, the Kan-Kleen Dry-Cleaning Service, and serving chicken at Cluck-in-a-Bucket, Plum must survive the various attempts on her life while trying to discover who wants to kill her this time.

Adding to her troubles is a very protective on-and-off boyfriend, an only semi-functional family, and Lula, ex-prostitute-turned-bounty-hunter, who only barely has a grasp on the finer side of the job.

All in all, she thinks it's a fairly normal day.

Characters

*Stephanie Plum - the protagonist, a fugitive apprehension agent who quits her job and works at a button factory, Kan Klean dry cleaner, and a fast food restaurant known as Cluck-in-a-Bucket. She is in a love triangle with Ranger and Joe Morelli, and is part of a somewhat-unorthodox family.
*Valerie - Stephanie's sister, who is to be married.
*Vinnie - Stephanie's cousin, the bail bondsman in a Trenton, NJ district called the Burg.
*Ranger - a handsome bounty hunter whom Stephanie ends up working for.
*Joe Morelli - a tough Trenton cop who is Stephanie's on/off boyfriend.
*Lula - Stephanie's foul-mouthed sidekick and former prostitute.
*Grandma Mazur - Stephanie's grandmother.
*Grandma Bella -Joe's grandma. Rumored to give the eye which enables her to curse people. She also has visions.
*Mama Macaroni - Stephanie's former employer. She was the owner of Kan Klean until she blew up when she stole Stephanie's car.
*Frank Plum - Stephanie's father
*Constantine Stiva - Spiro's uncle and owner of the Burg's favourite funeral home
*Rex - Stephanie's pet hamster.

This book makes mention of Spiro Stiva . It is the first time since book #2 that his name is mentioned or his whereabouts questioned.

Car Death

* Stephanie's Saturn SL-2, car bomb set off when Mama Macaroni turned the ignition.
* Joe's SUV (make unmentioned). In garage that got bombed.

References