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ISBN-13: 9780312990459 - ISBN-10: 0312990456 Publication Date: 2003 Pages: 352 |
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Book Reviews of One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, Bk 1)
269 Book Reviews submitted by our Members
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Kim (
11 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book grabbed me from the first page and never let go. Stephanie Plum is one sassy, hysterically funny woman! I instantly connected with her. She isn't afraid to say what's on her mind and she'll get the bad guy if it kills her, which it almost does. The other characers are wonderfully three dimensional as well, and the one liner banter between her and Morelli can only make you wonder where it will all lead to.
She's a character you wish you could go out and have a drink with, because you know you'll be laughing all night long!
Alexa A. (
8 member(s) found this review helpful.
Really enjoyed this - though I usually like my mysteries less hard-boiled (I'm a dyed in the wool Cozy reader)..but the humor balanced out the (for me) gory, creepy parts.
Lori V. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was the first Evanovich that I have ever read! I LOVED IT!!
I was laughing do hard I was crying. I have already started book 2.
I can not wait to see what is going to happen with Joe and Steph.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
The first of a number of hilarious, entertaining books by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Plum is the most interesting character I have come across in a long time. I highly recommend this and all the rest in this series.
Kat W. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
My aunt has been trying to get me to read this series for years. I joined PBS and saw these books referenced everywhere. Book 13 in the series came out so I figured, "Wow, must have a huge following." With a build-up like that, I expected to be let down when I finally caved in to read this. And I finished this book in one day. I absolutely loved it! Evanovich has a great way of being descriptive without making the reader's eye glaze over. The characters are so vivid and distinctive. Stephanie is a great lead - flawed, funny and real. Can't wait to read the next installment!
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Definitely a great and hilarious book !! It is a great book to sit down with and be able to laugh out loud at and it will lighten your spirits. Definitely recommend all of the Stephanie Plum books !!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the first book in a delightful series. It is fun, a very enjoyable read.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
the begining of the best, laugh out out loud series you will ever read. We all have families that make you smile bit this family is the funniest you will ever have the pleasure of meeting..
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I was reading this on a plane and just burst out laughing--it was a little embarrassing! What a great series! Love all of the Stephanie Plum books!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Cheesy, thin plot, unbelievable characters, completely predictable. Didn't like it, not one little bit.
Amanda B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Normally I read suspense and mystery thrillers. I'm not much into light reads but this book literally made me laugh out loud. I would bust out laughing and start a new page and just bust out laughing again still thinking about the previous page. Stephanie is one funny, clumsy, airhead klutz with a funny kooky grandmother and neither should be allowed to hold a gun or drive a car. I had to hurry over to my box of books page and quickly order every single Janet Evanovich book ever wrote.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great book, easy read and wonderful main character! Stephanie Plum is a funny, street wise, Jersey girl with a halarious outlook on life. I read this book for my book club. My name is Stephanie Plummer so we had to read a book about Stephanie Plum. Great light summer reading!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is fun and hilarious. A great read that requires no deep thought or insight. Just a great story about a New Jersey detective and the crime she sets out to solve. It comes with many Jersey stereotypes, which enhances the fun of the book. I highly recommend it.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
One for the Money is the beginning of a fun series. It you're looking for something deep and poetically written, this book isn't for you. If you are looking for a get away from reality and some slapstick fun, start here!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Let's face it -- life has its moments of dreariness, fatigue and tragedy. This book? Does not. This wonderfully entertaining series will not challenge you or sadden you or "make you think." It will, however, amuse you and uplift you and make you laugh out loud.
Angelina reviewed on 9/19/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was so funny I laughed out loud in several places. The ditzy stephanie is a joy to read, but I think my favorite character is her grandmother. The whole dinner table scene had me laughing so hard I almost cried.
This is the first in a series about a Jersey girl out of work who blackmail's her cousin into a job as a bounty hunter. She bungles everything but manages some success through it all with the help of fellow mysterious bad boy bounty hunter Ranger. Her bungling and not-so-smart choices provide great comedy. I couldn't stop laughing. This is not a romance novel.
I had been meaning to start the series a while back and I could kick myself for waiting so long. Now I'm addicted.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I had never read any of her books when I picked this one up. I thought I would start the series from the beginning. Incredibly quick read and I am looking forward to seeing what happens in book two. The author has a great use of humor.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
includes a Plumography for the first eight books, an introductory synopsis, an historic moment, new characters introduced, and the automotive factoid for each book
A. J. C. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I didn't expect I would like this book, as I don't usually read contemporary crime fiction, but I must say, I found it pretty funny. I look forward to reading of Stephanie Plum's next misadventure.
Graham G. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
My Wife and I have been looking for this one for quite a while. Living in New Jersey and running Friends of the Library Book Sales, we have had no shortage of people looking for the beginning of this series, and recommending the series to us.
I would say this isn't the height of literature. It's gritty, course and quite disturbing in parts (though not too graphic). The comedy is in Stephanie Plum's character. New Jerseyans like the series for its geograpical references and realistic descriptions of life in the state.
It's certainly both an easy read and quite a page-turner.
Janet Evanovich Wikipedia entry
Amber M. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
couldn't put the book down, looking forward to reading the next one
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very funny & lots of adventure. Great characters. I want to read the whole series now.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A great series to start. Hysterical characters! I was hooked on the whole series.
Alison S. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
OK for light reading.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved this book and can't wait to read more Stephanie Plum adventures!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of the funniest books I've ever read! Easy to read and just plain fun!! I definitely recommend this series!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
this series is excellent and you can't put them down.
What an engaging book! If it wasn't for having to work, I could have finished it in one sitting! Evanovich has a delighful balance of comedy and suspense. If you like Charlaine Harris books, you will most likely like Janet Evanovich books as well!
Got half way through, and still couldn't finish it. Stephanie Plum was funny, but the book was NOT.
Too funny- what a great bunch of characters. I found myself falling for Morelli!
This book was entertaining from beginning to end! Now I'm hooked on Stephanie Plum!
I love the way Janet Evanovich writes. Stephanie Plum is one of those people that stuff just happens to. I laughed the whole time.
Marianne S. (After hearing about these books forever, I decided to try them. It was quite good. I am looking forward to reading the next in the series. Suspenseful, interesting and enough character depth to keep this going for a long time. I am hooked
I very much enjoyed this book, I read it in one sitting. The pace was quick and light although there were some serious parts. Easy and enjoyable reading
Jennifer S. (Very funny story, with characters you can't help but like.
This series was recommended to me by a friend. When I read the back cover, it didn't sound like my "type" of book. But I flew through the first book (One for the Money), literally laughing out loud! I have since read the second book in the series and can't wait until the third book arrives at my house!!! Try this series and you'll love it too!
The characters in this book are funny and real. You can picture each of them in your mind. I laughed so hard at times I had to put the book down and then I couldn't put it down. For all her stumbling you can't help cheering Stephanie Plumb. Sometimes not knowing how to be a bounty hunter may be the best way to get your man.
Crystal M. B. (This book was really good. Very funny:) It was a Mystery/Thriller/Humor mix. Very excellent.
Stephanie Plum finds herself in a bit of bad luck; until she goes and picks up a job with her cousin as a bounty hunter. How hard can it be? She finds out that the first person on her list is Joe Morelli; the boy next door.
As she looks into the capture; she finds herself being drug deeper into a mess she didn't anticipate.
This was diffanitly a fun book and easy read. I liked it and can't wait for the next book of the series.
I absolutely loved this book. It's an easy read and it is fun. It's something to read when you are bored!
This was the first mystery book I ever read and I really enjoyed the book. The ending took me by surprised! I can't wait to start the next book from the series. Happy reading!
Anne K. (This book was loaned to me by a co-worker and I am SO grateful that she did!! I used to be an avid reader when I was younger, but getting married, having kids and all that goes with the daily grind of life put that love of reading on the back burner. My co-worker knew I would love this book (and series) and this book is what actually rekindled my love for reading! I couldn't put this book down until it was done. It is definitely a series that you will want to read in order if you intended to read them all, but any one of the books are a good stand alone read.
** WARNING ** You WILL need book two and three handy if you sit down to ready this one! It is such and easy and pleasant read that you will finish it in no time flat and will want to jump right into the next one. I always carried the next copy with me because I never knew when I would finish it or where I would be when I did. I was a schooldbus driver at the time and when you are sitting waiting for the kids to come to the bus or take a school trip, you can't be without the next one!
Clara W. (A good easy read with a tight plot. The first book in the Stephanie Plum series. She gets her first taste of violence, vulnerability, and gun handling as a bounty hunter. Other characters are introduced that will become more intricate as the stories progress.
Sharyla Y. (My Rating: B-
This first novel in the Stephanie Plumb sereis is a quick and easy read. The author is witty (though I didn't find the book to be as laugh out loud funny as I was told to expect). The way the characters interact with each other is easy and doesn't seem forced. The dialogue seems quite natural.
Often throughout the book I found that the dangerous situations that Stephanie got into were magically fixed. They almost always felt set up. Also towards the end of the book I felt that the author simply skimmed over important parts. As if the ending were rushed.
I do recommend this book to those who like something light and easy, just a little something to get your mind away from the everyday.
This is a book to finish in less than an evening and pass on to the next unsuspecting person. It's fluffy, but entirely readable.
Donna C. (Starting with number ONE, the Stephanie Plum series is well worth reading. These books are "laugh out loud" and down-to-earth type books easily read and hard to put down. Most of us can relate to Stephanie if we tried to be bounty hunters. Give them a try!
Louella G. (
Ashley W. (Nice change of pace from your larger than life detective and mystery novel - a little more grounded / real.
3.5 stars out of 5
This book made me laugh out loud in so many parts. My family thought I was nuts! It got me hooked on the series.
Jessica S. (LOVE the Stephanie Pulm series...the verbal back and forths between characters is great!
This is the first book I read by Janet Evanovich and it won't be the last. Some very LOL parts in the book, which I enjoyed. Quick read!
Loved this book! I read it straight through in 2 days. I wanted to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next. I could really relate with Stephanie Plum and loved her gutsy character! Can't wait to read the next book!
Lynda C. (Loved this book. Can't wait to read the next one. It's about a woman who takes a job as a bounty hunter to make money and ends up with some crazy stuff happening. Lots of excitement going on. This book is a mystery with a little bit of everything going on. Great read!!!
Jackie S. (In this book, the first of the Stephanie Plum series, we meet Stephanie Plum, a lady who is looking for a new job since she lost her old job as a lingerie buyer. Unable to find any other job, she ends up in her cousin Vinnie's office. He is a bail bondsman and she becomes a bounty hunter.
She's got no idea how to do the bounty hunting gig but she has no money, loses her new car to repossession and has started to hock all her small appliances to stay afloat. She finds out there is a large reward for Joe Morelli, with whom she has a small history that started in his father's garage and resulted in, many years later, her running him over with her father's Buick. Now he's back in her life as a bail jumper and she's ready to bring him in. Except she's not sure how to do it. In the mean time, she is learning the ropes on small time jumpers and getting tips from Ranger, another bounty hunter. She's also run afoul of the local boxing champ, who turns out to be a crazy psycho who gets his kicks from hurting and degrading women. So, she's chasing Morelli while she has look over her shoulder to make sure the boxer doesn't get her first.
It was a funny read. Some of the humor seemed a bit forced. But there it was still enough to keep me turning the pages and there were a few times I'd laugh out loud and get strange looks from my husband. Stephanie seemed "real" and I could relate to her. I didn't get her connection to Morelli. The chemistry just wasn't happening for me. There were a few times in the book when I was just like "MACE HIM ALREADY!!" But alls well that ends well. She collects her "body money" and solves the crime at the same time. The ending was a not as predictable as I thought it was going to be. On to book 2.
Janis K. (Out of work for months, with her savings gone and her car repossessed, Stephanie Plum is desperate enough to ask her cousin, Vinnie for a job. But the filing job had already been filled, so she decides to try her hand at bounty hunting. How hard can it be?
It turns out to be very difficult. Most of the criminals won't come when asked politely. And she did target Joe Morelli, a cop on the run trying to prove he was framed. Still, that huge paycheck and a shared past keep her focused on Morelli. But when boxer Benito Ramirez starts dogging her trail, she begins to suspect she's in over her head. Can she survive long enough to bring Morelli in?
I've heard a lot about these Stephanie Plum books but have never read one. I'm glad I did. The writing style is engaging and the pace fast. I had a hard time putting the book down and when I did I couldn't stop thinking about. When I finished it, I ordered the second in the series to see what would happen next to the main characters.
I now see why this series is so popular. The characters and storyline make for quick, light reading. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
The first of the Stephanie Plum stories. Love this Bailbondswoman! I think you will too.
Michelle K. (Great characters, interesting storyline, and fun to read. This was my first Janet Evanovich book but it will definitely not be my last! If you haven't read this book you should.
Aerika J. (Well worth the hype. I was caught up from the very first page. This is a great story with a great, spunky main character. There was never a dull moment with Stephanie. Can't wait to read about all her other exploits. Ms. Janet is a great story teller who sprinkles thrills and comedy throughout to keep the reader entertained. I was thoroughly entertained.
Kristine W. (This book was great. It had a lot of humor and a lot of suspensful moments. Had a lot of everything really! Stephanie Plum is hysterical, but at the same time one tough chick! You think she has no idea what she's doing, but totally surprises you with her actions.
I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
Fun little mystery. Nothing life-changing, but a pleasant way to while away a few hours. The main character is a riot and the whole tale strikes just about the right balance between ass-kicking and funny. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Be forewarned that starting to read this book could start a serious addiction. I found myself at the library checking out every book in the series just so that once I finished one book, I could start on the next.
The situations that Stephanie Plum finds herself in are too comical. My favorite character has to be Ranger. Janet Evanovich must knows someone like this in real life to be able to portray this character so well.
This is definitely a book to read if you are looking for some good laughs.
MY FIRST STEPHANIE PLUM BUT NOT MY LAST IT WAS A HOOT !
First in a series about Stephanie Plum from Trenton NJ. Stephanie becomes a bail bonds woman & trouble starts. Janet is very witty & a very snappy writer.
This is one on two or three authors/series that makes me laugh out loud! An easy and fun read.
you gotta love janet's new heroine, stephanie plum! this series is hilarious! a must read!
The first book got me hooked on the series. Janet Evovich brings this book to life wonderful characters!
Funny light hearted reading from start to finish and I have already ordered the next two in the series
I started reading the Plum series after chatting in paperback swap chat.
What a hoot! I loved it and can't wait to read more in the Stephanie Plum series.
Great book - kept me hooked the whole time. Now I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
This book caused me to laugh out loud. This is the first book in a series in which I want to continue to read.
Snappily written, fast-paced and witty. Can't put it down.
Somehow I missed the 1st of this series. It ties togeather all that come if futher books.As ALWAYS it is a fun,enjoyable read.
PATTIE H. (This is the first Janet Evanovich book that I have read. I will be reading this entire series. Good book that keeps you guessing as to what she will get into next.
About a girl from NJ who becomes a bounty hunter. Her Grandma Mazer is the best. You will be laughing uncontrolably with this book.
Quick read. Stephanie is a delightful, funny character. Great book for a day at the pool.
First in the series about Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter. The characters are wonderful and the suspense of wondering if Stephanie was going to make it thru yet-another misadventure kept me reading long into the night. Great series.
Jennifer M. (stephanie plum is such a great, fun character! this is the first in a series of 12 (so far). a great read!
A great series to read. Fun and entertaining. And there's 11 more after this one.
Stephanie Plum is a hoot! This book is LOL fuunnny!!!!
My first Stephanie Plum novel, and wont be my last. Too humorus to put down.
The Stephie Plum novels are the funniest books I have read in a long time. Just gotta love Grandma Mazur - Stephanie lands a gig at her sleazy cousin Vinnie's bail bonding company. She's got no experience. But that doesn't matter. Neither does the fact that the bail jumper in question is local vice cop Joe Morelli. 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, Morelli has spelled TROUBLE. And now that hot guy is in hot water....wanted for murder.
This is a great read! If you like the ABC books by Sue Grafton, you will love this one! The main character is a female bounty hunter!
This book was exciting and humorous. It was a pretty fast read, but also very interesting. I am awaiting the second book and am excited to get into the series.
Excellent! I am so hooked on these books now. Can't wait to dig into the next Stephanie Plum Mystery!
Stephanie Plum is so smart, so honest, and so funny that her narrative charm could drive a documentary on termites. But this tough gal from New Jersey, an unemployed discount lingerie buyer, has a much more interesting story to tell: She has to say that her Miata has been repossessed and that she's so poor at the moment that she just drank her last bottle of beer for breakfast. She has to say that her only chance out of her present rut is her repugnant cousin Vinnie and his bail-bond business. She has to say that she blackmailed Vinnie into giving her a bail-bond recovery job worth $10,000 (for a murder suspect), even though she doesn't own a gun and has never apprehended a person in her life. And she has to say that the guy she has to get, Joe Morelli, is the same creep who charmed away her teenage virginity behind the pastry case in the Trenton bakery where she worked after school. 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. 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.
I loved this book, it's not that typical chick-lit, it was really funny. I suggest it to anyone looking for a good laugh and a little mystery.
Sarah H. (First Stephanie Plum book. I read it and now I'm hooked. She is the funniest and most well developed character I've read in a long time!
Most enjoyable book. Evanovich is a humorous writer. I liked the way she writes.
Pamela T. (LOL funny! Loved the grandmother. Can't wait to get the rest of the series.
Janet Evanovich has me laughing out loud throughout most of the book. Fun to read and and impossible to put down. Has you waiting for the next in the series.
The first book in the hit Stephanie Plum series. Romance, danger, and lots of laughs!
Mary O. (The first in the series of Stephanie Plum(bounty hunter)novels. Great read.
This first in a series is just a taste of the wonderful life of Plum...if you need a laugh and a mystery to solve, combined with romance this is the series for you.
This book is the first in a series of crime novels with Stephanie Plum as the bounty hunter who takes on a very tough case. The book will keep you laughing all the way through Stephanie's adventures.
This is a good book, I can't wait to read the others in the series.
humor mixed with mystery.....great series, really enjoy reading them.
This is an excellent book. I cant wait to read the next one.
This is the best series! You'll love the Stephanie Plum adventures!
Just okay. Thought I'd give it a try since so many like this series. Not really my style though.
I just love this series by Janet Evanovich. I find the books funny and well written. Hard to put down. Cannot wait to read the next one!
For a first novel in a series it was good enough to make me want to get more.
Very enjoyable. First book in a popular series featuring the quirky character Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter.
Enjoyable and fast read. The 1st of the Stephanie Plum Series. It helps to understand the rest of the series if you read this one first. Light and easy entertainment. I highly recommend, especially when you need a break from the serious dramatic reading.
Fantastic book - the Stephanie Plum series is wonderful. Funny and refreshing - you won't be dissapointed.
Rachel A. (This is the first Stephanie Plum book i have read. It was cute and fun and easy read. I think i will be following with the next one.
Be careful this series is addictive, you won't be able to stop after just one!
First in this really good series. Introduces Stephanie Plum who is in dire straits financially and takes a job of a bounty hunter for her cousin Vinnie's company. Of course she knows nothing about suspect retrieval~~~true on the job training as she hunts for Joe Morelli, who incidentally was her first lover. Very good series
The first of the Stephanie Plum books. I liked it but so far I have only read the first 4 books. I want to love these books because everybody loves them, but I can't seem to get into them.
Melissa G. (The first book in the Stephanie Plum series, and a fun start on her escapades!
Tracey (
Dorri F. New York Times bestselling author.
First in seris of Stephanie Plum novels.
Maggie C. (A nice start to a series that is light, uncomplicated reading. I will definitely keep reading whenever I am lacking for something interesting to read.
Stephanie Plum is a heroine you can root for. It's easy to relate to her plucky, very girly, take charge attitude. I will definately be picking up more books from this series.
The first in a series of so far 12 books on Stephanie Plum . I enjoyed this book so much that I have gotten most of the series to read. There is comedy, drama, murder,,you name it.. fun . It keeps on going.
this is the first book in the Stephanie Plum series. They are really fun to read. Stephanie is a regular Jersey girl that ends up becoming a bounty hunter and gets into all sorts of messes!
This is a very popular and well written series! One for the Money is first in the series.
Rose B. (This is the first Stephanie Plum book I've read and I'm in love.
There's nobody cuter or funnier than Stephanie Plum in the Berg!!
A great read. I did not want to put it down. She is very "No guts, no glory" and I loved it!
Great condition! This is the first book in the series and they are laugh out loud funny!
This is the book that got me back into reading - First book that I can say I actually laughed out loud reading! Every book in this series is wonderful!
First book in the Stephanie Plum series as a laid off lingerie buyer turned bounty hunter. Fun read, light and enjoyable
Jennie B. (This is a fun romp -- an interesting new character in the cozy mystery genre. Stephanie Plum is likeable, human, imperfect and a pleasure to "follow." Just enough peril to keep it interesting, without being a horror show. Pleasant fun, with a satisfying "tease" of more to come.
Very funny, quick read. Can't wait to read more in the series.
First in the series. I REALLY enjoyed this book. I don't think it's possible to read this one and not want to follow Stephanie's adventures even further!
First novels this funny and self-assured come along rarely; dialogue this astute and raunchy is equally unusual. The gutsy heroine introduced here is Stephanie Plum of Trenton, N.J., a recently laid-off lingerie buyer who has no job, no car and no furniture. She does have a hamster, a deranged grandmother, two caring parents and several pairs of biking shorts and sports bras. Finding work with her cousin Vinnie, she becomes a bond hunter and scrounges money enough to buy a gun, a Chevy Nova and some Mace. Her first assignment is to locate a cop accused of murder. Joe Morelli grew up in Stephanie's neighborhood. Possessed of legendary charm, he relieved Stephanie of her virginity when she was 16 (she later ran over him with a car). In her search, Stephanie catches her prey, loses him and grills a psychotic prizefighter, the employer of the man Morelli shot. She steals Morelli's car and then installs an alarm so he can't steal it back. Resourceful and tough, Stephanie has less difficulty finding her man than deciding what she wants to do with him once she's got him. While the link between the fighter and the cop isn't clear until too late in the plot, Evanovich's debut is a delightful romp and Stephanie flaunts a rough-edged appeal.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW
It was an ok book, i am more into reading horror novels and vampire books, but i decided to give this one a try
This book is so good that I stayed up until 2:am reading it, and I have to work in the morning! Great plot, great characters... a very enjoyable read.
Carolyn F. (Great, fun read - I will be getting the whole series.
My first Evanovich book....definately won't be my last.....very quick read....great story-line flow
This series of books will make you belly laugh out loud. The characters are wonderful and there is just a tiny bit of romance to spice it up. If you haven't read this, you are missing a great book.
I started reading this series from a referal from a friend - I LOVED it... Stephanie is always in some sort of spot and you laugh all the way through....
Simply a fun book to read. Really keeps you going. The character is the kind of person you'd love to sit and laugh with. A real Beatte Milder kind of a woman
Once you read one adventure of Stephanie Plum you will be hooked, go ahead and start collecting them all now so you dont go through withdraw waiting for the others!
Kim C. (A great series that's a combination of chick lit / cozy, hilarious mystery. Makes me laugh out loud and stay up late to finish.
My first book my Janet Evanovich and I am hooked! This book was such a quick, fun read!
Be carefull, if you haven't read a Stephanie Plum Novel, you will become addicted!
This is the "ONE" that started the hilarious Stephanie Plum series. If you haven't read them yet, you will be hooked. Stephanie is a Jersey girl who is a jail bond "person", she works with Ranger, the hunk. Other characters are her long time love, Stephanie's outrageous GrandMother and a mix of unusal people. You will love them all.
funny, funny, funny - love the suspense mixed with comedy and a little romance
Kate T. (Laugh out loud funny, action filled, and a little bit of romance. Who could ask for more?
SHANNON R. (Just started reading the Stephanie Plum series. Love this book. Will get more.
Pamela Z. (I LOVED this book, can't wait to start the others in the series. The story kept you interested. Stephanie Plum ..gotta love her.
Christy L. (Just starting this author with this series and what a great book! Funny and fast - keeps you involved! Can't wait to get through the other 11!
Hilarious. Fantastic. A darn good read. Cuss words abound and a mild sex scene here and there, but by far one of the best comedy series out there today.
I love this book. The Stephanie Plum series is great. I would recommend this book to anyone. It has some great laughs and provides a wonderful mystery.
This book made me laugh out loud>
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Stephanie Plum is so smart, so honest, and so funny that her narrative charm could drive a documentary on termites. But this tough gal from New Jersey, an unemployed discount lingerie buyer, has a much more interesting story to tell: She has to say that her Miata has been repossessed and that she's so poor at the moment that she just drank her last bottle of beer for breakfast. She has to say that her only chance out of her present rut is her repugnant cousin Vinnie and his bail-bond business. She has to say that she blackmailed Vinnie into giving her a bail-bond recovery job worth $10,000 (for a murder suspect), even though she doesn't own a gun and has never apprehended a person in her life. And she has to say that the guy she has to get, Joe Morelli, is the same creep who charmed away her teenage virginity behind the pastry case in the Trenton bakery where she worked after school.
Evanovich's books are addictive - I've read the whole series and am eagerly awaiting #12 due this month (June, 2006) - this is the first book of the Stephanie Plum series.
Shana reviewed on 5/31/2006...It was an okay read. I guess I was a little disappointed after hearing how many people love this series. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I didn't start it with such high expectations. It was a quick read, and I'll probably try the second book in the series.
First of the Stephanie Plum series. Full of action, and lots of twists and turns. I plan to read the whole series, just to see waht she gets into nest, and how she gets out of it.
Read the dynamite blockbuster that started it all! Funny & fast-paced. Grandma Mazur is the best! Grandma went to a funeral viewing wearing a pink and orange blouse, bright blue spandex shorts, white tennies, and stockings rolled just above her knee.
This was my first read on Janet Evanovich, I really enjoyed it! It is a easy read with lots of humor and action.
Theinter actiion between Stephanie and her family is wonderful. The friction between her and the cop she has known all her life, you just know it is a matter of time before they in up together. You know, that love hate thing!
I really liked my first Plum novel .I am now at number five in the series.
Not intense enough for my taste but a good read nontheless.
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Abbey R. (I absolutely loved this book. Several times I laughed out loud. Highly reccomended!
This is the first in a series of truly juicy books. Fun, light reading for a summer afternoon.
This is such a great series! Start with number one or if you started with a different number, you can always come back to a good read with this book. Stephanie Plum is a great character.
This was my first Evanovich book and it started out slow but after I got into the story I like the characteers and will continue with the series. Very good book
Janet Evanovich has long been recommended to me, I finally read a Stephanie Plum, and it was as fun as I was told. I read this in practially one sitting and am looking forward to reading more!
I had been wanting to read the Evanovich series for quite some time, and I'm looking forward to the next one. The story was very entertaining, an easy read, and as a fellow Jersey girl, the cultural connotations had me laughing out loud.
I love Stephanie Plum - her escapades are so unbelievable that they BECOME believable. I want to pal around with her and Lula - on a slow day...
Robin L. (I could not put this book down!! Its a thriller but comedic also - a must!!!
I couldn't really get into this book, but I know a lot of people love Stephanie Plum.
Summer R. (This is a fun read that gets you hooked into a great series!
Ellen L. (Very fun book. Really enjoyed it. I had actually read it before a few months ago. Enjoyed it again on the 2nd read.
Lynne W. (Fun, fast-paced read that hooks you into the series. Light reading with quirky characters, clever one-liners, and a human heroine.
FUNNY! I love this series! Evanovich has a wonderful skill with making the reader truly enjoy the read.
This was a very easy read, I read it in about 2 days with children running around. I am going to enjoy the series.
The first in the Stephanie Plum series, and it's a real hoot! I'm a Jersey girl (although not from Trenton, or "the burg" as Stephanie calls it), and I think Ms. Evanovich gets the kick butt tone just right (and the humor is dead on, too).
Great read!
This is a fun, quick read. It's #1 in the Stephanie Plum detective series. I liked enough to read the rest of the series.
Starting with the Plum novels is a great read and always a great mystery is just around the corner
The first in a series by Janet Evanovich, I was hooked from the beginning.
entertaining read - can't wait to read the rest of the stephanie plum series
Beth T. (The beginning of the Stephanie Plum series, a very funny novel.
This is my first book by Janet Evanovich and I absolutely loved it! Can hardly wait to read the rest of the series.
great characters, great story and plot. it kept me guessing the whole way through. very funny and suspenseful as well.
great characters, great story and plot. it kept me guessing the whole way through. very funny and suspenseful as well.
This book was very entertaining. It was lighthearted and fun to read. A forwarning though. It has some graphic sexual language.
Valerie S. (THis was the first of the series, and I enjoyed it. Onto the 2nd one!!!
Justine B. (This book got me hooked on all of Janet Evanovich books. Very Fast read.
very fun read! I have found a new obsession for Stephanie Plum!!!
Loved it! I look foward to reading the rest of the series.
Fun read...looking forward to the rest of the series!
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Hayley M. (So glad that I took everyone's advice and ventured outside my normal genres and read this book. I loved it. Funny and fast paced. It was awesome. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
This is the first book in the Stepahnie Plum series. It's a light mystery series. A VERY enjoyable read.
Karen W. (Entertaining, quick read. Would definitely recommend for anyone who likes a light mystery!
Definitely good to read this one before the others in the series.
Lisa F. (Excellent start to a great series, I think this one is still my favorite.. it got me hooked
Stephanie Plum is a hoot. Amateur bounty hunter, former lingerie buyer. Meet her kooky family in the story that started it all!! I LOVED this book!
I really enjoyed this first book in the Stephanie Plum series. I can't wait to read the next one.
Funny, witty, great characters, fast-paced. The female protagonist is a bounty hunter. There are lots more to read in this series.
First in the series of an adventurous woman who tries bounty hunting. A real hoot!
This is a great series of books!! I would recommend to anyone!!
If you like mysteries with a bit of humor you have to read this book. It's the first in a series that is up to number 11.
The Stephanie Plum Novels are a quick, fun summer read. I started this series and wasn't able to put them down until I had read them all! They are addictive!
the first in a series of books about a NJ bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum. She pulls you RIGHT in. it's a terrific read.
This is the first book in the Stephanie Plum series. She becomes a bounty hunter for her sleasy cousin Vinnie. She takes the case of finding her old lover. This book is more humor than mystery, but hooks you on wanting to read the rest of the series.
Lisa P. (Trenton native Stephanie Plum is out of work, out of money, and her car is in repo-hell. She starts working for her perverted cousin Vinnie as a bail bondsman. Funny with characters that will grow on you as you proceed through this series.
Stephanie Plum is a lot of fun. Try her out as a companion for an evening and you will chuckle all the way through the book as Stephanie bumbles through her new career as a bounty hunter. This book is the first in a series, but thankfully, each book is a complete story with no cliff hangers for the next book.
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 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.
This author is funny and I laughed all the way through all 10 of her's.
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