love all the Stephanie Plum mysteries! But, it does seem that the later ones are not as good as the older ones. Several of the good writers seem to get pushed by publishers to write more faster so they can sell more. Many of what were really good authors seem to be going more toward quantity rather than quality. Of course, that my be a lot of my thoughts, does anyone else think along these lines?? another thing are the number of books being written and published under a known and/or retired author's name, and using the original characters and reputation. What do you think of that practice?? Most of these that I have read leave a lot to be desired.