Metro Girl: An Alexandra Barnaby Adventure

This #1 New York Times bestseller from Janet Evanovich moves into the fast lane with a thrilling, high-octane romantic comedy 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.

Alexandra Barnaby got the brains in her family. The little gray cells certainly bypassed Barney’s younger brother, Wild Bill. Truth is, Alex has been bailing her brother out of trouble since they were kids, plunging her into one funny mystery after another. 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.

In a fast-paced action-adventure, 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. Somebody’s stolen his boat and the trail leads to—you guessed it—Wild Bill. Since Will Bill is missing, Hooker decides to follow Barney and see if she can lead him to his boat.

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, sexual innuendo, and plenty of witty banter included.

“Evanovich is the master.” - San Francisco Examiner

“Her humor and witty observations…are contageous.” - Chicago Tribune

“The action is lickety-split” - Tulsa World

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

“A spunky heroine....cheery.” - New York Times

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

“Screwball entertainment.” - Arizona Republic

“A lot of fun.” - Newhouse News Service

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

“Sheer comic ingenuity.” - Washington Post

“Cracking fun.” - Reviewingtheedvidence.com

“A fast, crisp book.” - Detroit Free Press

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

“Clever, approachable characters.” - Kansas City Star

“Breezy.” - Pittsburgh Tribune

“Clever, fast-paced.” - Tampa Tribune

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

“A rib-splitting debut.” - Orlando Sentinel

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