One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
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One for the Money
- A Stephanie Plum Novel, Book 1
- By: Janet Evanovich
- Narrated by: C. J. Critt
- Series: Stephanie Plum, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction
Publisher's Summary
You’ve lost your job as a department store lingerie buyer, your car’s been repossessed, and most of your furniture and small appliances have been sold off to pay last month’s rent. Now the rent is due again. And you live in New Jersey. What do you do?
If you’re Stephanie Plum, you become a bounty hunter. But not just a nickel-and-dime bounty hunter; you go after the big money. That means a cop gone bad. And not just any cop. She goes after Joe Morelli, a disgraced former vice cop who is also the man who took Stephanie’s virginity at age 16 and then wrote details on a bathroom wall. With pride and rent money on the line, Plum plunges headlong into her first case, one that pits her against ruthless adversaries - people who’d rather kill than lose.
The New York Times Book Review calls Stephanie Plum “a Jersey girl with Bette Middler’s mouth and Cher’s fashion sense.” In Stephanie Plum, Evanovich has created a resourceful and humorous character who stands apart from the pack of gritty female detectives.
Jersey girl: listen to more in the Stephanie Plum series.©1994 Janet Evanovich (P)1995 Recorded Books, LLC
Wayne
I love reading Janet Evanovich because her….
…mysteries are light and funny. I doubt I will ever give any of her Stephanie Plum mysteries 5 stars, but I do love the series. My preferred reading is by authors like Vince Flynn, Mark Greaney, Ben Coes, Brett Battles, Lee Child, Tom Wood, Karin Slaughter, etc.; books that are really intense thrillers. But there are times I want lighter fare but still good mysteries and that’s when writers like Janet Evanovich,, Rhys Bowen, and Chris Grabenstein are most enjoyable.
One for the Money was written over 20 years ago. It and the books that follow it in the series are the perfect light and fun fare. Originally CJ Critt was the wonderful narration voice of Stephanie Plum. More recently Lorelei King narrates. Both are superb.
Recommended!
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V. J. Heland
Horrible narrator detracts from book
Janet Evanovich is a publishing legend, but you’d never know it from this audiobook. C.J. Critt is the worst Audible narrator I’ve ever heard. Her deep breaths and pauses after every sentence distract from the story, and make you wonder if she has emphysema! Too bad she narrated the first 4 books in the Stephanie Plum series – the books deserve better!
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