Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie’s opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey. She’s a product of the “burg,” a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow, cars are American, windows are clean, and (God … clean, and (God forbid you should be late) dinner is served at six.
Now Stephanie’s all grown up and out on her own, living five miles from Mom and Dad’s, doing her best to sever the world’s longest umbilical cord. Her mother is a meddler, and her grandmother is a few cans short of a case.
Out of work and out of money, with her Miata repossessed and her refrigerator empty, Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Stephanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook.
Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. Morelli is also the irresistible macho pig who took Stephanie’s virginity at age sixteen and then wrote the details on the bathroom wall of Mario’s Sub Shop. There’s still powerful chemistry between these two, so the chase should be interesting.
It could also be extremely dangerous, especially when Stephanie encounters a heavyweight title contender who likes to play rough. Benito Ramirez is known for his brutality to women. At the very least, his obsession with Stephanie complicates her manhunt and brings terror and uncertainty into her life. At worst, it could lead to murder.
Witty, fresh, and full of surprises, One for the Money is among the most eagerly awaited crime novels of the season.
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Don’t read this book if you are expecting reality. This is an irreverent look which pokes fun at everything from life, love and jobs from the perspective of a gun-toting ( although everybody in Jersey seems to tote guns according to Stephanie), big hair “Jersey” girl.
Laugh-out-loud funny. Great book, great series.
This is one of my favorite series of book. They make me laugh out loud!
Original. An enjoyable series. I have read several in the series and enjoyed each one.
Her novels only get better
I have read almost all of her series… Stephanie plum…
Extremely funny ..laugh out loud funny ..turned many of my friends and family on to her Books..
Love Stephanie and all the characters that make up her crazy life
This is the one that started my love affair with the Stephanie Plum books
I actually laughed out loud numerous times- great story and enjoyable characters
This is the first Stephanie Plum book. Very entertaining.
The book that launched a thousand great adventures! Thank you for the wild, late nights, Janet Evanovich! My laugh lines will never be the same!
I actually laughed out loud.
Love the fast pace!
This is the book that started my love for all of Janet Evanovich’s books. I’ve now read all of her books to date.
Janet Evanovich’s number series are wonderfully lighthearted, quick reads. The cast of unforgettable characters, the descriptions of Stephanie Plum’s neighborhood and wild job and I-Love-Lucy-esque situations make a welcome diversion from the mundane lives the rest of us mere mortals lead.
This one got me started on the Stephanie Plum novels! So much fun!!!
I love Stephanie Plum!!
Good humorous story, very relaxing read
The first book in a long series and very hilarious. Loved the characters and what they did and loved the burbs too…………….learned a lot about an area I’ll never know and just loved the whimsy of it. Thank you Janet and thanks for all the rest. It was a hoot and I couldn’t put it down.
It was really funny. I can see someone I know as Stephanie.