Two for the Dough

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Summary: Two for the Dough
Review: I am from New Jersey and graduated from Trenton State College. I love the humor in the books. I listen to them on CD, and I love hearing the New Jersey accent as I haven't lived there in 20 years. Your speaker on the CD sounded more like a New Jersey resident in one book then the other books. I can't remember which one. I just finished Two for the Dough and told several people about some of the incidents in the book. It isn't often I find a good mystery, plenty of humor, and rarely blood or sex.

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Summary: Two for the Dough
Review: I laughed out loud! I loved this book and the charactors. Stephanie is a real "Jersey Girl" The Grandmother is a hoot! I started on Book 2 because I didn't have book one but I recommend starting with book one as the author builds on the charactors and story. This is the best reading I've done in a long time. Really funny and enjoyable!

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Summary: Two for Stephanie Plum!!
Review: As with the previous book, I found that the humor and the characters drove the story for me even more than the mystery. While the reader probably wouldn't care to socialize with most of those who populate this tale, it is undeniable that they are realistic. It's a complicated plot but Evanovich handles it very well and with considerable wry humor. She's also very good at delineating the scarier characters and assorted sociopaths who crop up. What I want to know is, why hasn't there been a movie made from this series?

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Summary: It's a tough job, but someone has to do it . . .
Review: Once again, _Two For The Dough_ finds New Jersey girl Stephanie Plum in over her head tracking fugitives from justice for her cousin Vinnie. Set only a few months after the first book in the series, Stephanie's still doing her best to settle into her new career. She's got a few new toys in her arsenal (namely pepper spray and a stun gun), but she's yet to master the use of her .38. She's still turning to Ranger (another, more experienced bounty hunter) for take-down pointers, but she's starting to think like a bounty hunter on her own.

This time around, Stephanie's in pursuit of Kenny Mancuso who's charged with shooting his former best friend in the knee. It turns out that Kenny, who just happens to be the cousin of Joe Morelli (the fugitive from the first book and a former romantic interest of Stephanie's) is a lot more dangerous than anyone had anticipated and Stephanie finds herself the recipient of some very disturbing packages. In the midst of looking for Mancuso, Stephanie comes in contact with one of his former school friends, Spiro Stiva, who's working at his step-father's mortuary. Spiro hires Stephanie on the side to find some caskets that have gone missing since all the stuff with Kenny started. One thing leads to another and everything hits the fan. If you're not a veteran of the genre, you'll have a seriously hard time figuring out the mystery before the pieces of the puzzle are revealed to you.

As with the previous book, I found that the humor and the characters drove the story for me even more than the mystery. Stephanie's family, her co-workers, and even Stephanie herself are some of the most finely written characters I've ever had the pleasure to read. Some of the situations they find themselves in will leave you laughing out loud and garnering strange looks from those around you. Ms. Evanovich is a master at her craft, drawing you into her world and refusing to let go. And what a wild, wacky and wonderful place her world is.

Run, don't walk, to the checkout and buy the whole series, I guarantee you won't regret it.