Lizzy & Diesel, Book 3
Synopsis: Murdered and mummified more than ninety years ago, bootlegger Collier “Peg Leg” Dazzle once found and re-hid a famous pirate’s treasure somewhere along the coast of New England. A vast collection of gold and silver coins and precious gems, the bounty also contains the Stone of Avarice — the very item reluctant treasure seeker, Lizzy Tucker, and her partner, Diesel, have been enlisted to find. While Lizzy would just like to live a quiet, semi-normal life, Diesel is all about the hunt. And this hunt is going to require a genuine treasure map and a ship worthy of sailing the seven seas . . . or at least getting them from Salem Harbor to Maine.
Greed is eternal and insatiable, and Lizzy and Diesel aren’t the only ones searching for the lost pirate’s chest. There are people who have dedicated their entire lives to finding it, and are willing to commit murder or make a deal with the devil, just to hold the fortune in their hands. One of those people may even be Wulf, Diesel’s deceptively charming and enigmatic cousin. Wulf desires the Stone of Avarice. He also desires Lizzy. It’s hard to say how far he’s willing to go to gain either one.
It’s a swashbuckling adventure full of raiders, monkeys, minions, and mayhem. Lizzy and Diesel are going to have to do everything they can to keep their heads above water and hope they are living a charmed life.
Review: I always enjoy the Janet Evanovich’s novels as they allow me to spend a great time every time. Also, I was curious to read this third volume. It’s true that I perhaps prefer her Stephanie Plum (the Lizzy & Diesel series is the spin off from these books) or the Fox and O’Hare series but this one is still very nice too.
We thus find our heroes, launched on a whole new adventure. Lizzy is equal to herself, trying to live a quiet life despite the upheavals in her life. Yet as soon as Diesel reappears, everything changes and our heroine finds herself, as always, engaged in a strange quest. Indeed, during a museum visit, Lizzy comes to face with a mummified treasure hunter, long disappeared. He is known to have found a highly sought pirate treasure and it seems now that everyone is trying to find it with little chance of success. But this time, it’s up to Lizzy and Diesel to chase the famous treasure, and through their skills, they may well succeed where no one has. And as they embark on this new quest, they will face Wulf who is also determined to get his hands on the loot, as well as a historian or a mad billionaire.
It was a very nice story to follow and it’s always a treat to find all the characters we have come to discover. A bit like for Sptehanie Plum, we remain alert to the relationship that the young woman has with the two men. Yes, because it must be said that they are not devoid of charm and both seem interested in Lizzy. Indeed it may well be that all three need come together to a common goal here and I admit that it was pretty funny to see the whole. I was also curious to discover the treasure, to see what everyone coveted. And it is true that the discovery was pretty epic. After, I think that the execution of the story is perhaps a bit long and may lack of a certain something to make you feel more compared to the novel. But I think it’s a good story for a good time, especially in summer.
Silvia
Despite the issues, it sounds like quite an adventure! I didn’t know about this series, thanks for sharing your thoughts, Melliane 🙂
Melliane
yes it was a really nice book
Tracy Terry
‘A swashbuckling adventure full of raiders, monkeys, minions, and mayhem’ – sounds like a great read to me.
Melliane
yes it was
kindlemom1
I adore her Stephanie Plum series, I really need to pick up one of these as well!
Melliane
yes you need to try!
Jenny @ Supernatural Snark
While I don’t love that she always has love triangles in her books, they’re at least largely drama-free and the stories are more focused on humor than romance, so I still enjoy picking them up. I read the first Lizzy & Diesel book but need to read book 2 and this one!
Melliane
yes it’s ok there because it’s more one than the other.
blodeuedd
I got so annoyed at book 1, for me it was the worst of Plum :/
Melliane
ah sorry about that
Ramona
Sometimes, stories do drag on a bit 🙂 But this one sounds exciting and engaging. Gotta check out the series for myself. Lovely review <3
Melliane
yes it was fun
Heidi
I have a copy of this and I am looking forward to reading something light and funny. This would be my first Plum book, I hope I will be okay jumping right into it.
Melliane
I hope you’ll enjoy it. It’s not a Plum series though
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
I’ve never read Evanovich though of course I’ve heard of her Stephanie Plum series. But it looks like from things I’ve seen, this series isn’t received as well as that one.
Melliane
I prefer her Plum series
LilyElement
I’ve always been curious about her books, never tried one before. Will have to try her Plum series first if I give it a go 🙂
Melliane
yes you need to do that!
Suzi Q, The Book Dame
I have only read the first of the Stephanie Plum series, but I really liked it. I really don’t know why I haven’t continues with reading any other Janet Evanovich books. I have been seeing this series around lately with the release of this third book.
Melliane
it’s a really fun series even if it doesn’t really progress in the story.
Braine
I love SPlum and was curious over this because of the paranormal aspect. The first two books got a lot of 3 stars and below ratings so I skipped it.
Melliane
yeah… I prefer her plum one
Melissa (Books and Things)
I haven’t read her yet which is weird since she writes things I know I would enjoy. She is on my must read list and I’m glad you enjoyed this one for the most part.
Melliane
you definitely need to try soon!
Joy // Joyousreads
I’m glad that you generally enjoyed this despite some issues. Since it’s a spin-off, at least you can hope that it will only get better, right? 🙂
Melliane
yeah true
Melissa (My World...in words and pages)
Reading your reviews, her books sound like fun reads to kick back and enjoy. 🙂 Thank you!
Melliane
I always love them
Carole Rae
Ah I spin-off.
I was hoping it was a whole different world.
Melliane
Diesel is in some in between-books, and we have Carl and all so not really.
Lola @ Hit or Miss Books
Am always looking for good summer books. 🙂 Never read this author before… but I think I’m going to start with the Stephanie Plum one when I do!
Melliane
yes you need to try this one!
blogoratti
Looks like a good read, and nice review!
Melliane
yes it was
anna (herding cats & burning soup)
Oh I loved Deisel! I’m behind in the series though. Eeps! I don’t remember the others having a second author on them. That’s different! Could you tell from the earlier books in the series to this one on that?
Melliane
yeah I was surprised as well, I didn’t remember another name on the cover
kimbacaffeinate
It does sound like quite an adventure. I haven’t tried this series/author but my niece and her mother love them.