THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL...Witty, fresh, and full of surprises, One for the Money catapulted Janet Evanovich and her incomparable heroine Stephanie Plum into crime-writing superstardom.Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. She's from the burg, a blue-collar pocket of Trenton, New Jersey, where cars are American, windows are clean, and dinner is served at six. No exceptions.Stephanie lives five miles from her parents, trying to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Mom is a ...
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THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL...Witty, fresh, and full of surprises, One for the Money catapulted Janet Evanovich and her incomparable heroine Stephanie Plum into crime-writing superstardom.Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. She's from the burg, a blue-collar pocket of Trenton, New Jersey, where cars are American, windows are clean, and dinner is served at six. No exceptions.Stephanie lives five miles from her parents, trying to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Mom is a meddler, and eccentric Grandma Mazur is a few cans short of a case. Out of work, Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an agent. She knows zilch about the job, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her whatever it takes.Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former cop on the run from a murder charge. He's also the irresistible jerk who took Stephanie's virginity and wrote the details on the bathroom wall of Mario's Sub Shop...and there's still powerful chemistry between the two.But chasing Joe could prove very dangerous -- while on the case, she encounters Benito Ramirez, a heavyweight boxer known for his brutality to women. His terrifying obsession with Stephanie complicates her manhunt, and it just might lead to murder.Meet Stephanie Plum in this thrilling, laugh-out-loud outing that made Janet Evanovich a household name.
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Add this copy of One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, No. 1) to cart. $41.00, good condition, Sold by Peninsula FOL rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palos Verdes Estates, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Scribner.
Janet has done it up good with this one...her quick wit, and humor are awesome.
I loved this book as well as the second in the series.
Andrea H
Sep 20, 2012
O.K.
Wanted to really like this book. I know she has written tons and they are supposed to be good and funny, it just didn't quite make it for me. Yes, it's funny at times, and the writing is lively, but I found it predictable and trite.
I think this is okay for a summer read, but I am not compelled to read the rest of her books.
mamac
Jul 12, 2012
one for the money
This book is great and an easy read. As other reviews said, You will find yourself laughing out loud at times!!!
LadyPI
Jul 11, 2009
Review of "One for the Money"
This is the book where we get introduced to female-sleuth Stephanie Plum, her mom & dad, Grandma Mazur, Joe Morelli, Ranger, Cousin Vinnie and Lula.
Stephanie had been working in Newark as a discount lingerie buyer but got laid off from her job. Her mother mentions Cousin Vinnie has a filing job at his bail bonds company. So Stephanie goes to check it out, only to find that job has been filled.
However there is an opening doing 'skip tracing': AKA bounty hunting. The job involves finding people that don't show up for their scheduled court appearance. If she succeeds, she can earn 10% of the posted bond amount.
So off Stephanie goes into one madcap adventure after another. This is a great first novel for a great series!
http://female-sleuths.blogspot.com/
gretel14
May 24, 2009
One for the Money
I love Janet Evanovich's books. This book was absolutely hilarious as well as suspenseful, interesting, and very easy reading. Great book.
