The Big Kahuna
by Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich
Series: Fox and O’Hare #6
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Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons on May 7, 2019
Genres: Humorous Action and Adventure Mystery
Pages: 303
Format: Hardcover
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Also in this series: Pros and Cons, The Chase, The Job, The Scam, The Pursuit, The Bounty
A stoner, an Instagram model, a Czech oligarch, and a missing unicorn. Nick Fox and Kate O'Hare have their work cut out for them in their weirdest, wildest adventure yet in this latest entry in the New York Times bestselling series by Janet and Peter Evanovich.
Straight arrow FBI Agent Kate O'Hare always plays by the rules. Charming Con Man Nicholas Fox makes them up as he goes along. She thinks he's nothing but a scoundrel. He thinks she just needs to lighten up. They're working together to tackle the out-of-bounds cases ordinary FBI agents can't touch. And, their relationship Well, there hasn't been so much explosive chemistry since Nitro was introduced to Glycerin.
Next on the docket: The mysterious disappearance of the Silicon Valley billionaire, known as the Big Kahuna. Kate's been assigned to find him but no one seems particularly keen on helping. His twenty-six year old adult actress wife-turned Instagram model wife and his shady Czech business partner are more interested in gaining control of his company. For that they need a dead body not a living Kahuna.
The only lead they have is the Kahuna's drop-out son, who's living the dream in Hawaii - if your dream is starting your day with the perfect wave and ending it with a big bowl of weed. To get close to the Kahuna's son, Kate and Nick go undercover as a married couple in the big wave, bohemian, surfer community of Paia, Maui. Living a laid back, hippy-dippy lifestyle isn't exactly in Kate's wheelhouse, but the only thing more horrifying is setting up house with Nick Fox, even if he does look pretty gnarly on a longboard. If they don't catch a break soon, waves aren't the only thing she's going to be shredding (or bedding).
The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich has Kate and Nick going around the world trying to solve their latest case.
Will Fox and O’Hare find the elusive Big Kahuna before someone else does?
Kate O’Hare
Kate O’Hare still avoids her emotions regarding Nick Fox and his thieving ways. She is trying to keep Nick from using too much of the government’s money for his schemes while trying to catch the bad guy. I will let you in on a little secret; she tries to rein Nick in every time, but it never works out well for her. There are many things to like about Kate, one of which is that she is a great FBI Agent. However, she is caught between a rock and a hard place with her situation surrounding Nick. I love Kate as a character since she is so different from Stephanie Plum and some of Janet’s other characters.
Nick Fox
Nick Fox is a conman, and he is set in his ways. Except for the fact that he got caught and is now helping out the FBI. The last part he doesn’t mind since it is helping him get to know Special Agent Kate O’Hare. Nick has always flirted with Kate throughout the entire series, and it’s just hilarious. I love their banter, especially when other people are in the room. Kate’s father is the only person I think doesn’t like their connection.
Overall, I think Kate and Nick would make a cute couple if they ever decide to become one.
The Mystery
Special Agent Kate O’Hare and Nick Fox’s latest assignment involves a missing person’s case. The missing person is nicknamed the Big Kahuna, a billionaire in the tech world. They get towed around from California to Hawaii to find this guy. Of course, coming along on this mission is good old Agent Cosmo. I wonder how in the world this guy got to become a special agent is beyond me. As they race against time to find the Big Kahuna, the duo may not make it in time. Kate and Nick, in my opinion, got in way over their heads on this case. It was a great mystery to solve and see Nick and Kate’s budding relationship.
Four Stars
I am giving four stars to The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich and recommending it to anyone that enjoys these mysteries. The Story is enjoyable but wasn’t the same as when Mr. Goldberg co-wrote them with Janet. This is one series you must read from the beginning and not just jump right into.
Fox and O’Hare
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
About Janet Evanovich
Janet’s Bio (quoted from her website)
When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in LaLa Land. La la Land is like an out-of-body experience –while your mouth is eating lunch your mind is conversing with Captain Kirk. Sometimes I’d pretend to sing opera. My mother would send me to the grocery store down the street, and off I’d go, caterwauling at the top of my lungs. Before the opera thing I went through a horse stage where I galloped everywhere and made holes in my Aunt Lena’s lawn with my hooves. Aunt Lena was a good egg. She understood that the realities of daily existence were lost in the shadows of my looney imagination.After graduation from South River High School, I spent four years in the Douglass College art department, honing my ability to wear torn Levis, learning to transfer cerebral excitement to primed canvas. Painting beat the heck out of digging holes in lawns, but it never felt exactly right. It was frustrating at best, excruciating at worst. My audience was too small. Communication was too obscure. I developed a rash from pigment.
Somewhere down the line I started writing stories. The first story was about the pornographic adventures of a fairy who lived in a second rate fairy forest in Pennsylvania. The second story was about …well never mind, you get the picture.
I sent my weird stories out to editors and agents and collected rejection letters in a big cardboard box. When the box was full I burned the whole damn thing, crammed myself into pantyhose and went to work for a temp agency.
Four months into my less than stellar secretarial career, I got a call from an editor offering to buy my last mailed (and heretofore forgotten) manuscript. It was a romance written for the now defunct Second Chance at Love line, and I was paid a staggering $2,000.
With my head reeling from all this money, I plunged into writing romance novels full time, saying good-by, good riddance to pantyhose and office politics. I wrote series romance for the next five years, mostly for Bantam Loveswept. It was a rewarding experience, but after twelve romance novels I ran out of sexual positions and decided to move into the mystery genre.
I spent two years retooling –drinking beer with law enforcement types, learning to shoot, practicing cussing. At the end of those years I created Stephanie Plum. I wouldn’t go so far as to say Stephanie is an autobiographical character, but I will admit to knowing where she lives.
It turns out I’m a really boring workaholic with no hobbies or special interests. My favorite exercise is shopping and my drug of choice is Cheeze Doodles.
I read comic books and I only watch happy movies. I motivate myself to write by spending my money before I make it. And when I grow up I want to be just like Grandma Mazur.
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