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ISBN-13: 9780671001797 - ISBN-10: 0671001795 Publication Date: 1996 Pages: 336 |
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Book Reviews of Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, Bk 2)
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Jane (
18 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is one of the best in the Stephanie Plum series. (I've only read through 5 so far, though!) If you want a mystery that is laugh-out-loud funny, this series delivers. My husband asked to read them after hearing me laugh so often. Now HE'S hooked! (And that's saying a lot!)
Karen B. (
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
I'm very happy that it took me so long to find Stephanie Plum. Now I can zoom through the next ten or so books since they've already been published! This one has the brash, rash Trenton, NJ bounty hunter tangling with undertakers and arms dealers with the help of Grandma Mazur and sexy Joe Morelli.
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
I love Stephanie! I think Lula, thr "Ho" turned file clerk who always wants to put a cap up someone's ass, is hilarious. I love the fact that you can almost taste the New Jersey smog. I love the daft granny! Sometimes books you can read in a day - just for a laugh are worth as much as pulitzer winners.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Just as good as the first. Can't wait to read the rest of them.
J H. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another good one by Evanovich. I enjoy how she keeps you on your toes and the sexual tension between Stephanie Plum and Joe Morelli. I also like how she intertwines the books yet you can still read them stand alone if you like.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the 2nd in the series with Stephanie Plum, the inept bounty hunter, her two love interests - Joe and Ranger - and her eccentric family, including the infamous Grandma Mazur. Great reading and a surefire belly laugh in several places.
Kristine W. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
GREAT!!! I am very excited I started reading this series. Bk1 was great and this one was even better. It has suspense, a little flirtation thrown in and a crazy grandmother! You couldn't ask for more!
Very excited to read Bk3 in the series!
Aerika J. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
The first book thrilled me and I wondered if the story would be consistently entertaining through book Two. Well, doubt no more. It just keeps getting better. I am loving these characters. Grandma Mazur is a prize. Even more fun than the first.
Amber M. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
great series. Looking forward to read the rest.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved the first book and thought none could be better, but I was wrong, this was fantastic!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another great read in the Stephanie Plum series -- I laughed out loud again several times. This author has such a great way of describing the characters that I feel I can see right into the neighborhood where everything is happening. I carried this one around with me everywhere I went as I wanted to know what was happening with Stephanie every chance I got. It was like following a twitter! I read this one also in record time and am moving right on to #3!
Jill D. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Two for the Dough is book two of the Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie is a bounty hunter for her cousin Vinnie. She teams up with Joe Morelli, a local vice cop to bring in Kenny Mancuso. Kenny shot his friend Moogy Bues in the knee and had the poor luck to do it in front of an off duty cop. Stephanie thinks this will be an easy job. Unfortunately, things turn complicated rather quickly. Caskets are missing, body parts start turning up and the more Stephanie learns about Kenny the more she wants to stay as far away from him as possible.
Two for the Dough is a quick, easy read and Stephanie is a fun character to ride along with. This case has her working closely with Joe Morelli. Stephanie is still uncertain what her feelings towards Joe are. The reader can tell that Joe and Stephanie are starting to care about each other. She is still attracted to him, but doesn't want to get involved with him for fear of getting hurt. She basically avoids dealing with these feelings and focuses on her job.
Stephanie is still new to the bounty hunter world and continually makes mistakes, but she is the type to learn from them. There are plenty of high-jinks and silly antics to keep the pages turning. Stephanie's jeep gets stolen and her Granny gives her a 1950s something Buick that is practically a character all on its own. Stephanie's Granny plays a significant role in this book as well and she sure is a hoot. Readers will either love her or hate her. I happened to love it.
Linda (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another great Plum mystery. I found myself laughing out loud. Joe or Ranger...hmmmm... Just how many cars can Stephanie destroy in one lifetime.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Stephanie Plum is at it again, trying to do her job as a bounty hunter and getting in over her head in typical Plum fashion. She has to depend on Ranger [her bounty-hunter hunk co-worker] and her friend, cop Joe Morelli, to help her catch her man. Throw in her off-the-wall Grandma Mazur and a mixture of other hilarious characters and you've got a book that will keep you laughing while you read to see how she catches her man this time. This is a great series, read all of them!!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Book 2 of the Stephanie Plum Books. As soon as I read the 1st one (One for the Money) I went & ordered the next two. They are great stories that I cannot put down.
A. J. C. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I didn't like this book as much as I liked the first one. I'm not sure why. It was funny, but the story didn't really grab me this time. I like Stephanie Plum and her crazy family, especially the hilarious Grandma Mazur, who was, without a doubt, the star in this book. A quick, entertaining read, quirky characters, I look forward to reading the rest of this Stephanie Plum series!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Solid little mystery novel. If anything, it's funnier than the first in the series, what with Grandma Mazur becoming a more important character. A nice way to while away an evening or two.
Teresa S. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another great Evanovich book....keeps you laughing!
Stacy W. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I just got started on the Stephanie Plum novels and this one was just as good as the first one. I laughed out loud on more than one occasion. Looking forward to reading the rest!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Keep goin' - this is the second of the Stephanie Plum series, and it is just as funny, if not funnier, than the first. A young woman tries tries her hand at being a bounty hunter, and gets the job done, though not in traditional "Dawg the Bounty Hunter" ways - and with a family to rival any we might have. Two handsome suiters vie for her attention, while she is just trying to make a living bringing the strangest of characters to justice. I loved it! It isn't a deep-thinker, but I read it when my daughter was in the hospital and I really needed a laugh.
ClaudieLou
Graham G. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Just finished reading this.
I thought that this book was better and funnier than One for the Money. After reading the first book, I was not sure I wanted to continue. Sure, the book was a quick, undemanding read, but I wasn't sure that was enough to engage me for a long series. Now I'm hooked!
While still completely inept as a bounty-hunter, Stephanie is getting better. Cop (and childhood fondler) Joe Morelli is back, as is Ranger (although his involvement is much less in this book than the first). Lula the hooker is back, this time as a filing-clerk, turned "assistant bounty-hunter", and her brief scene is quite hilarious. Stephanie's batty Grandma Mazur is more involved in this story too, and that's a great thing. All in all, we're getting to know the characters much better, and that's a really good thing in a series.
There is some quite graphic violence described, and just like the first book, Stephanie is dealing with a dangerous psychopath. But even the violence has its funny side. Like a hilarious scene with a severed finger; two pages with the phrase "give the finger" sprinkled liberally throughout, and you're just waiting for that snappy one-liner, but it doesn't come - and I think that was both quite deliberate, and quite laudable!
I'm looking forward to Three to Get Deadly
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
absolutely hilarious series! stephanie plum is quite a character...love her!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another great part of this series! Kept me hooked the whole time.
Jackie H. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
As usual, Evanovich has written a great book!
Stephanie Plum is a greatly entertaining character, as is Janet Evanovich a greatly entertaining author. This book was every bit as good as One For the Money, which kept me thoroughly captivated.
This is a great series if you enjoy light reading,humor and adventure. Stephanie Plum, a wanna-be bounty hunter, goes through more cars than cash-for-clunker dealer.
I cant very well vote on this one, as I got it for my boss, I dont Ready Janet, lol.
Marianne S. (Another good one. I am hooked officially! I love Grandma Mazur, she reminds me of Sophia from the Golden Girls, full of spunk and not afraid of too much, hope she plays a part for a while.
I am beginning to fall in love with this Stephenie Plum series. Loved it!
Simply Hilarious. Grandma Mazur is priceless. Favorite Plum book so far.
Funny, enjoyable book. Grandma Mazur alone makes the novel worth reading.
Stacey A. (I've come to the Stephanie Plum series a bit late in life. These books have been around for years but I only decided to give them a try a few months back. I really enjoy them! If you enjoy Sue Grafton, chances are that you will like this series as well. "Two for the Dough" is perfect for light, beach reading. Great comedic mystery.
Jamie W. (Good Book, easy to read. Lots of humor especially the grandma.
Great book. I have read all fourteen including the inbetweens. I have never been disappointed. Can't wait for fifteen.
Donna C. (
Valesca L. (Wonderful serie!!! A neighbor gave me all 12 books to read and I'm glad I started with the first, I'm hooked! Already I'm at the third! ;-)
Stephanie is just a very funny, likeable character, her family amuses me (mostly the granny!) and the interaction with Joe Morelli is just great to follow. ;-)
Louella G. (Wow - what a great read - I love books that suck you in and you just have to finish reading it. Love the whole plum series so far.
If you haven't read any of the Stephanie Plum novels - what have you been waiting for? She is one of the funniest, most appealing heroines to walk the mean streets in a long while. In this book Stephanie is on the trail of crazy Kenny Mancuso, aided by her tough bounty hunting pal, Ranger and her funeral hopping Grandma Mazur and knee deep in corpses.
Joni Z. (
Janis K. ("Two for the Dough" is book two in the Stephanie Plum series, and the sheen has not yet worn off the adventures of the world's luckiest inept bounty hunter.
Stephanie has the uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time and still have everything go wrong. The simplest assignments turn into life threatening situations when she's around and when paired with her pistol packing Grandma, it's mayhem.
She is suppose to track down Kenny Mancuso, who happens to be related to Joe Morelli, her love/hate acquaintance since childhood. Kenny has allegedly shot his pal Moogey in the kneecap, and failed to appear in court, so it's up to the bounty hunter to get her man before cousin Vinnie pulls the case.
Of course, nothing is as simple as it seems, and soon she's coffin hunting, visiting funeral parlors and just to make life interesting, body parts keep turning up in inconvenient and unexpected places.
This is her most dangerous case to date and this time Grandma Mazur's life is also in danger. It's up to Stephanie to track down a psychotic killer before he gets to her.
Funny and fast moving, this one is a quick, enjoyable read.
Jeanette S. (lots of fun sexual tension between stephanie and morelli in this one. grandma mazur gets a lot more time in this one....
Lori V. (Great Book! It is starting to heat up with Joe!!!!
Fun and funny mystery story with an unlikely New Jersey heroine. :)
Awesome book. Stephanie Plum is great and so is Grandma Mazur.
You simply cannot put the book down it is so good.
Heather F. (reader beware!!! You will laugh so hard you could pee your pants!
PATTIE H. (I just finished this second book in the series. I have the third on order and can't wait for it to arrive. Great suspense and humor all in one.
A great read, one of the funniest, most appealing heroines to come along.
Ceylan G. (Great sequel to One for the Money! I love Stephanie Plum, she's so witty!
I'm posting them as I read them and I'm reading the WHOLE SET!! Funny Funny stuff! Just the thing after a hard day!
Another Stephanie Plum mystery. I'm not sure this one is as good as the first one, but I was hooked!
Stephanie Plum is back, packing a whole lot of attitude, not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, killer flashlights and a .38 Smith & Wesson--on the trail of Kenny Mancuso, a boy from the working-class burg of Trenton, who's just shot his best friend. Mancuso's fresh out of the army and suspicisously wealthy. Then there's Joe Morelli, a vice cop that keeps getting involved in Stephanie's investigations.
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum debuted in Janet Evanovich's award-winning One For The Money. Here, she's back, packing a whole lot of attitude...not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, and a .38 Smith and Wesson. This time around, she's on the trail of Kenny Mancuso, a boy from the working class burg of Trenton, New Jersey, who has just shot his best friend.Fresh out of the Army and suspiciously wealthy, Mancuso's also distantly related to Joe Morelli, a vice cop with questionable ethics, a libido in permanent overdrive, and a habit of horning in on Stephanie's investigations. Aided by her tough bounty hunter pal, Ranger, and her funeral-happy Grandma Mazur, Stephanie's soon staggering knee-deep in corpses, trying to shake Morelli and stirring up a very nasty enemy. FUNNY!!!
Love the series,wonderful story,parts make me crack up!
Book 2 of Stephanie Plum. I can't wait to see what she does next.
Janet Evanovich has a way of bringing the characters to life. Almost feel like you know them well and they could be living next door.
Pamela T. (LOL funny!!! I couldn't stop laughing! I even read parts of this book outloud to my DH. He was impressed that it wasn't just a mushy romance. Stephanie's grandmother is a hoot. She made the whole book for me.
not much more i can say about the books but they should so make a movie on them. they are GREAT
Stephanie Plum is learning to be a bounty hunter. Fun to see her mistakes, as she grows. Will she ever get it and will she ever get that Morelli guy. Fun and exciting.
Carla H. (Hilarious - glad I finally decided to read this series. Evanovich has me laughing out loud and wanting to read funny sections to other people.
An entertaining read. Funny and sexy, with enough twists to keep you interested. A fast read - makes you want to rush right out and get the other books in the series.
Fast and funny like the other books in the series. Light reading.
So very funny - Grandma Mazur just cracks me up, and she's just a riot in this book set in her favorite place on earth - a funeral home!
Stephanie's new case was supposed to be simple. Kenny Mancuso had shot his friend, not fatally, and then skipped out on his bond. Should be real simple, right? Of course, first she has to find Kenny. Then his friend is murdered. Trying to track down any leads, she joins Grandma Mazur at a funeral home run by Spiro, another of Kenny's childhood friends. But Spiro has a case of his own. 24 caskets have been stolen, and he wants Stephanie to hunt them down. Is there a connection? With Ranger to advise and Joe Morelli to shadow, will Stephanie put all the pieces in place and catch Kenny before he turns on her?
Stephanie Plum is as sassy as ever. And Grandma Mazer is a hoot!
The Stephanie Plum books are so funny, and are quick, satifying reads. I'm on to number three...
Fantastic book - the Stephanie Plum series is wonderful. Funny and refreshing - you won't be dissapointed.
This is a fun series. Funny characters and enough action to keep you interested and wanting to read the next one.
Stephanie Plum is back. Aided by her tough bounty hunter pal, Ranger, and her-funeral-happy Grandma Mazur, Stephanie's soon staggering knee-deep in corpses and caskets.
Hilarious! This series is great, and such quick reads...
Melissa G. (
This time Stephanie is after Kenny Mancuso, a cousin of Joe Morelli's. It was good. Not quite as hilarious as the first, but definitely good. I like the character and her attitude. Grandma Mazur is getting more involved and lots of fun stuff happened. They spend so much time at funeral homes that Stephanie is NOT looking forward to ever going back to another one again! :)
I'm a new Evanovich reader, and others will have more thorough reviews, so I will just say that I enjoyed this book, the grandmother is hee-haw funny, but I'd put it at PG-13 at least for some ugly violence.
I love the character Stephanie Plum, she is so funny and great. Another well written book in the Plum series by Evanovich.
The whole series is great! Don't miss ANY of the books. You'll laugh outloud no matter how serious you take yourself.
Book two in the 12 book series of the Stephanie Plum , lady bounty hunter series. Fun and fast to read.
Stephanie Plum is brash, flawed, and funny. She probably gets it from her Grandma Mazur. I can't wait to read the next Plum novel.
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is afer someone who just killed his best friend
If you read the first one, "One for the Money", you've got to read this one and keep going! Stephanie and Grandma Mazur shake up the funeral home scene.
another great read! I love Stephanie. She is full of vim and vigor and carries a gun as well. No kidding, this series has been so much fun that I will probably re-read them all!
Good story, flows well, fits in well with the first one in the series.
Loved it. Stephanie Plum is a heroine for our day.
Jennie B. (A jolly romp -- terrific, fun, quick read. I can't wait to receive the next books in the series (they're on their way in the mail thanks to wonderful PBS members!).
I'm hooked on Janet Evanovich. You just have to love Stephanie and her hilarious Granma Mazur! And, Oh! I cant wait to read more about Joe Morelli too!
Kim C. (One of my favorite series. Hilarious and interesting - keeps you up late finishing it. :)
Marie N. (hysterically funny - I keep seeing Sandra Bullock as Stephanie Plum and wish they'd make this series into movies beofre she is too old for the role! Very funny stuff - read this on an airplane and watch teh other passengers wonder what you are laughing about!
SHANNON R. (Love this series. Like the dynamics of the characters.
Not a Stephanie Plum fan, but my Husband is so he reads her books.
second in the series and just as action packed as the first! I love Stephanie plum, and Ranger and Morelli!! Woo Hoo!
Excellent book---characters feel real, like you can be right there with them, it is funny, witty, and just a great book that you won't put down until you are finished!
Second book in the series. Lots more Grandma and Morelli.
For me, Janet Evanovich spins a web of interest that keeps me intangled until the last page of the book. Plus Ranger is SO hot!!
Christy L. (Another great book from Janet Evanovich - very funny and intense! She sure knows how to keep the reader involved from the very first page! Loved it!
Number 2 in the Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie Plum debuted in One For The Money. A bounty hunter packing a whole lot of attitude, a stun gun, defense spray and a .38 Smith & Wesson, none of which she seems to use very often, even when she should. There is a love/hate relationship with Joe Morelli, a vice cop with questionable ethics, a libido in permanent overdrive, and a habit of horning in on Stephanie's investigations. Great fun read!!!
Quick and entertaining read. Good for airplne ride or beach!
Sandra B. (Stephanie Plum is a Jersey girl with Bette Midler's mouth and Cher's fashion sense...who could resist this doll? This is a funny book....I love Grandma Mazur!
This has to be the funniest of these books but the whole series is great! Quick read!
Second book in the Stephanie Plum series - funny read with "unforgettable" characters.
Oh my! Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is at it again. This was another wacky and wild ride through the burbs of Trenton as Steph tries to find a killer, crack a case, and keep herself alive in the process.
Her delicious pair of hotties, Ranger and Morelli, make an appearance, along with the hilarious Grandma Mazur and ex-prostitute Lula.
Don't miss this book!
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the trail of Kenny Mancuso, a boy from the working-class burg of Trenton, New Jersey, who has just shot his best friend. Fresh out of the Army and suspiciously wealthy, Mancuso's also distantly related to Joe Morelli, a vice copy with questionable ethics, a libido in permanent overdrive, and a habit of horning in on Stephanie's investigations. Aided by her tough bounty hunter pal, Ranger, and her funeral-happy Grandma Mazur, Stephanie's soon staggering knee-deep in corpses, trying to shake Morelli...and stirring up a very nasty enemy.
Carla H. (funny and often times laugh out loud chic mystery. quick read.
Jenn D. (Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum debuted in Janet Evanovich's award-winning One for the Money. Here, she's back, packing a whole lot of attitude--not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, and a .38 Smith & Wesson. This time around, she's on the trail of Kenny Mancuso, a boy from the working-class burg of Trenton, New Jersey, who has just shot his best friend. Fresh out of the Army and suspiciously wealthy, Mancuso's also distantly related to Joe Morelli, a vice cop with questionable ethics, a libido in permanent overdrive, and a habit of horning in on Stephanie's investigations.
Aided by her tough bounty hunter pal, Ranger, and her funeral-happy Grandma Mazur, Stephanie's soon staggering knee-deep in corpses, trying to shake Morelli...and stirring up a very nasty enemy.
"Ooh-la-la! What a woman! One of the funniest, most applealing new heroines to stroll down the mean streats in a long while." ~Booklist
"[Stephanie Plum] is a Jersey girl with Bette Midler's mouth and Cher's fashion sense...Who could resist this doll?" ~The New York Time Book Review.
This is a Stephanie Plum novel, she is wity, sassy and I laughed out loud in many parts.
For Stephanie Plum fans. This is the second in the series.
Robin L. (I am LOVING this series!! Very easy read with lots of laughs. Some of the stunts she pulls reminds me of my friends and her grandmother is a real hoot!!!
Stephanie Plum at her usual mixed up self, stumbling through and eventually getting her man.
Stephanie gets more training as a bounty hunter and is helped by her wonderful grandmother Mazur. I really like these characters. Very good book
i can hardly wait to read the next one. i love stephanie plum.
Great fun read. Enjoyed it a lot. Working my way through the series so be watching for more!
Lynne W. (As always, Janet Evanovich mixes laughter and tears in her great Stephanie Plum series!
I nreally love this whole series. I read all the books in a matter of weeks - they are that addictive!
Loved it! I received books 1-6 (I think) for Christmas, so have no need to hold onto Two For the Dough any longer.
This is the book where Grandma Mazur comes to the forefront, where she and Stephanie Plum go around to different funerals. Some reviews I've read didn't like bringing Grandma into the main cast of characters, but I didn't mind it at all; she's cranky and funny. Stephanie is as funny and confused as ever!
Valerie S. (Stephanie Plum is back packing a whole lot of attitude not to mention stun huns desfense sprays and a .38 Smith & Wesson. she's on the trail of Kenny Mancuso a boy from the working class burg of Trenton New Jersey who has just shot his best friend.
Diane G. (Stephanie's second assignment and it is very interesting. Till the end I could not guess who was resposible for some things! Very good book!!
These are all great books!! Action at every turn and humor to go along with it!
I love this series! Wonderful read, I couldn't put it down... I read it until 2 in the morning just to finish it. Kept me laughing.
Great read, I was laughing and on the edge of my seat at the same time.
Loved it! Love the whole series. You won't be disappointed.
Stephanie is quickly learning what not to do in order to become bounty hunter extrodinar. With crazy Grandma in tow, They are out for the next paycheck. But they have to hang with the dead to find thier man.
What can I say about janet Evanovich, this series was so good that I could not put down a single book once I started reading it and I read the entire series in six weeks! Love Her!
All of her books are fabulous. I love the Stephanie Plum series.
A romantic, fun-loving story about a New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, a vice cop Joe Morelli, fellow bounty hunter Ranger, and her funeral-happy Grandma Mazur.
One of the many adventures of Stephanie Plum, a New Jersey bounty hunter (by default). Lots of excitement, laughter and even some highly charged moments. A terrific series of books!
Maura C. (
Lisa P. (Stephanie and Grandma Mazur are always such a hoot. Loved it!
Better then the first one, a light hearted mystery starring the irrepressible Stephanie Plum as a bounty hunter who also solves crimes.
Hayley M. (
Melissa S. (Bounty Hunter Stephanie Plum debuted in Janet Evanovich's award-winning One for the Money. Here, she's back, packing a whole lot of attitdue - not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, and a .38 Smith and Wesson. This time around, shes on the trail of Kenny ancuso, a boy from the working-class burg of Trenton, New Jersey, who has just shot his best friend.
This is the funniest series of mysterys!! Highly recommended!!
Karen W. (I love Stephanie Plum! Very good, light, fast-paced read.
Fun series... I'm up to number seven now and plan to keep reading them all!
Another great Stephanie Plum adventure. This time Grandma Mazur is along for the ride, and plenty of funerals. I laughed out loud reading this book!
This book was even better than the first in my opinion. Can't wait to get my hands on the third.
Great characters - fast moving plots... I love these books!
Once you start reading the Stephanie Plum books, you can't stop! Be sure to read this book in a place where you can laugh out loud!
The SECOND book in the series featuring Stephanie Plum who is a bounty hunter in Trenton, New Jersey.
The books in this series are great escape fluff books.
Cherie (Another good and funny one. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series. I'm hoping Stephanie will hook up with Joe Morelli soon, and according to the Plumography at the back of book 1, I think this happens around book 4, or maybe that's when he asks Stephanie to marry him. In any case, though I wouldn't consider this a romance, I like the little element of romance that is there, the burgeoning relationship between Stephanie and Joe.
Number 2 in the Stephanie Plum series. Fast read and some laugh-ou-loud moments!
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum debuted in Janet Evanovich's award-winning One For The Money. Now she's back, packing a whole lot of attitude -- not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, killer flashlights, and a .38 Smith & Wesson - on the trail of Kenny Mancuso, a boy from the working-class burg of Trenton, who has just shot his best friend. Mancuso's fresh out of the army and suspiciously wealthy. He's also distantly related to Joe Morelli, a vice cop with ethics that lean toward the gray zone, a libido in permanent overdrive, and a habit of horning in on Stephanie's investigations.
Aided by her tough bounty hunter pal, Ranger, and her funeral-happy Grandma Mazur, Stephanie's soon staggering knee-deep in corpses and caskets, trying to shake Morelli...and stirring up a very nasty enemy....
If you haven't discovered Stephanie Plum yet, it's not too late! Definitely the most humorous detective series you'll ever read!
Stephanie is back and I think I am falling in love with her. I think I will stay away though because her grandmother sounds like an accident waiting to happen. And besides that, Stephanie is an accident that has happened! This book and series is hilarious.
Stephanie is after a new bail jumper, Kenny Mancuso, a boy from Trenton's burg. He's fresh out of the army, suspiciously wealthy, and he's just shot his best friend. With her bounty hunter pal Ranger stepping in occasionally to advise her, Stephanie staggers knee-deep in corpses and caskets as she traipses through back streets, dark alleys, and funeral parlors. And nobody knows funeral parlors better than Stephanie's irrepressible Grandma Mazur, a lady whose favorite pastime is grabbing a front-row seat at a neighborhood wake. So Stephanie uses Grandma as a cover to follow leads, but loses control when Grandma warms to the action, packing a cool pistol. Much to the family's chagrin, Stephanie and Granny may soon have the elusive Kenny in their sights. Low on expertise but learning fast, high on resilience, and despite the help she gets from friends and relatives, Stephanie eventually must face the danger alone when embalmed body parts begin to arrive on her doorstep and she's targeted for a nasty death by the most loathsome adversary she's ever encountered. Another case like this and she'll be a real pro.
I enjoyed the book. Heroine is interesting, although I go for ones who win by being rough, rather than win accidently.
Bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum strikes again. Very enjoyable murder mystery. One of a series.
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