One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, No. 1) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743552083 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 492 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Full of Shenanigans Lazy Review Time - since this came out forever ago and there are a bazillion reviewsThis series has 20+ books in it. I can see what it has been so popular over the years. It is just a good time wrapped up in a ball and transported to the 90s. A time whe. Dr. Lee D. Carlson said Great fun. With fast scene changes and a main character that is both frivolous and fun, this book is a good one for pure enjoyment, for just kicking back and going with the flow. Stephanie Plum makes decisions on the fly, with not much concentrated intellectual ef. "Fun, Witty, Sassy, Hard to Put Down" according to M. Smith. This book was so much fun to read. This was my first Janet Evanovich novel so I figured I would start with the first in the series of Stephanie Plum. Evanovich is so witty and keeps the pace moving. Plum is different than any other detective (actually a
Plum), and her tough, frank, and funny first-person narrator offers a winning mix of vulgarity and sensitivity. She has to say that her only chance out of her present rut is her repugnant cousin Vinnie and his bail-bond business. Along the way, several more outlandish (but unrelentingly real) characters join the story, including Benito Ramirez, a champion boxer who seems to be following Stephanie Plum wherever she goes. Janet Evanovich shares an authentic feel for the streets of Trenton in her debut mystery (she developed her talents in a string of romance novels before creating Ms. If that hard-luck story doesn't sound compelling enough, Stephanie's several unsuccessful attempts at pulling in Joe make a downright hilarious and suspenseful tale of murder and deceit. Evanovich is certainly among the best of the new voices to emerge in the mystery field of the 1990s. --Patrick O'Kelley. Stephanie Plum is so smart, so honest, and so funny th
And now the hot guy is in hot water-wanted for murderONE FOR THE MONEYAbject poverty is a great motivator for learning new skills, but being trained in the school of hard knocks by people like psycho prizefighter Benito Ramirez isn't. She's got no experience. From the time he first looked up her dress to the time he first got into her pants, to the time Steph hit him with her father's Buick, M-o-r-e-l-l-i has spelled t-r-o-u-b-l-e. Stephanie needs cash-fast-but times are tough, and soon she's forced to turn to the last resort of the truly desperate: familyONE FALSE MOVEStephanie lands a gig at her sleazy cousin Vinnie's bail bonding company. But that doesn't matter. As does the fact that the bail jumper in question is local vice cop Joe Morelli. All she has to do is become an expert bounty hunter overnight-and keep herself from getting killed before she gets her man. ONE FINE MESSWelcome to Trenton, New Jersey, home to wiseguys, average Joes, and Stephanie Plum, who sports a big attitude and even bigger money problems (since losing her job as a lingerie buyer for a department store). Still, if Stephanie can nab Morelli in a week, she'll make a cool ten grand