Stephanie Plum has a whole lot of trouble on her doorstep.
Her Uncle Fred disappears and Grandma Mazur is convinced he's been abducted by aliens. The disappearance turns serious when Stephanie finds a photo of dimembered body parts in Fred's desk.
Meanwhile, a mysterious man called Bunchy is trailing Stephanie at every opportunity in the hope of tracking down Fred. Benito Ramirez is back from jail quoting scripture and vowing to introduce Stephanie to God, face-to-face. And to cap it all off Stephanie has nothing to wear to the Mafia wedding.
The big-haired bounty hunter from Trenton, New Jersey, is back having developed an outstanding talent for flattening expensive black cars. Joe Morelli, the irresistible cop, is still around giving her the odd sleepless night, but now he faces tough competition from the enigmatic Ranger.