One for the Money

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Summary: More women heroines!!
Review: Wonderfully full bodied & funny! I am a big fan of mystery - especially the women writers/characters, and this book was refreshing and extremely well crafted for a first novel. Stephanie Plumb is gutsy, interesting, fresh and still human. I laughed out loud many, many times. The supporting characters are well defined, deep and humorous as well. In this first book it finds Stephanie experiencing enough financial difficulties to force her to seek employment with her less than savory cousin Vinny, as a bounty hunter. Even with no experience, she plunges ahead in her new found career choice. Buy this one today and you will be rushing out to buy the next one as soon as you've read a couple chapters

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Summary: Fun, fast paced, an abolute read!
Review: This book is so fast paced and yet the author includes the little everyday items of living. Makes you want to order pizza to eat while you're reading the book! Especially if Morelli was delivering. The book kept me guessing to the end. Stephanie is so gutsy and yet so trusting. She and Morelli have such chemistry! Her grandmother is one of the best characters in the book. I have read other books by Evanovich and have always found her characters to be believable and funny, like you really know these people. What an enjoyable read

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Summary: I wish I'd thought of creating Stephanie Plum!
Review: I'm a mystery author, and upon reading this book, I experienced three overwhelming emotions--jealousy, an urge to run out and buy her next book, and an overwhelming fear that she's not writing fast enough on the future ones..

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Summary: A fun read!
Review: Refreshing heroine and great repartee between Morelli and Stephanie. Visual and funny

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Summary: funny new protagonist
Review: laughed out loud in many sections, characters fun and I was interested in all of them, a little tough on battering but an enjoyable read. Looking forward to her next one being in pape

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Summary: The first mystery book I ever bought. Funnier than hell!
Review: I would rate "One for the Money" a 10, but only Tolkien ranks that high with me. Still, Stephanie Plum is a Garden State force to be reckoned with! Hilarious, fast-paced and nicely written, I found this a most enjoyable introduction to so- called 'crime fiction.' I'd pay full price for this book -- my highest praise!

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Summary: Now I see what all the fuss is about
Review: I've heard people rave about the Stephanie Plum series for several years. The other day at the library I decided to pick up One For the Money to see what the fuss was about. I found the book a light and quick read. It was witty, hilarious, angering, and just plain old fun to read. The characters are well defined and believable. This was my first Plum book but not my last. I already have Two for the Dough in que at the library.

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Summary: Skip One and start with Two...
Review: Don't get me wrong - I LOVE the series, and cannot wait for each new book. But, I recommend to my friends that they skip the first book and start with Two or Three. They'll meet the characters just fine without the first one.

In my opinion, the first book is too 'raw.' The sex and violence are too graphic. To me, it seemed that the author wasn't certain what sort of book she wanted to write. By the second or third in the series, she hit her stride and got more comfortable with her own characters and genre. But the first in the series just isn't comfortable in its own skin.

Enjoy the series, though! It's a hoot! I live in NJ and work in Trenton, and love the "local" references.

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Summary: One for the money review
Review: If you looked up the word "desperate" in the dictionary, you'd probably see a picture of Stephanie Plum, the unlikely heroine of this novel.

After being unceremoniously laid off her job, and suffering the indignity of having her car repossessed, she can't afford to be too choosy about her career options, but "bounty hunter" seems to be a stretch, even for her.

Worse yet, she's known her primary target since childhood, and he has the uncanny ability to mold her like silly putty at his convenience.

A difficult job becomes even more so when cars start blowing up, people start disappearing, and a sadistic lunatic adds Plum to his wish list.

Unlikely alliances and lucky breaks stud this quirky novel, making for a humorously unlikely crime story.

Amanda Richards, February 24, 2005

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Summary: Best Book Series!!!
Review: I love these books!!! I have never found a series of books that i liked so much!!! Cant put them down!!!! Wonderful Wonderful Stories!!!