One for the Money

A Stephanie Plum Novel, Book 1

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: C. J. Critt

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

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

Good story, great narration

Good story. Not as polished as her later stories but still interesting. Good intro to her main character.
At first I thought the narration was slow & pedantic but then realized the speed was set at .75. When increased, I found it quite good. By half way thru, I realized the narration was so good I could picture the different characters by their voices.
While parts of the story are graphic & rough, it kept my interest til the end.

Surprised, not my usual, but I really enjoyed it.

This book was a pleasant surprise for me. It was recommended by a friend so I bought it for my kindle, and I really enjoyed the story. I bought the audiobook as a refresher before reading Two for the Dough. C.J. Criitt performs this book well, and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys romantic comedy movies such as Knight and Day.

Great listen, but...

I just don’t care for the narrator. Would love to continue with the series, but think I’ll go for the Kindle version, so I can read it myself.

It was okay

The story was predictable but not bad. The narrator did a good job. Not to long so easy to finish.

Didn’t Enjoy The Narrator - Weak Writing

I found it very hard to consider the main character to be attractive and young listening to the narrator. She sounded like she was 20 years older than the 30 year old character. Her voice was very hard to listen too. I hung in there, but glad it’s over.

Predictable but fun to listen to.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Good humor and interesting plot. The narrator was pretty good at the voices and that made listening very enjoyable.

Fun for the money

Would you listen to One for the Money again? Why?

This book was funny and held my attention right up to the end.

What was one of the most memorable moments of One for the Money?

When grandma shot a loaded gun at the dinner table.

What does C. J. Critt bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Each character had a different voice.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Made me laugh.

very funny

If you could sum up One for the Money in three words, what would they be?

This story by Janet Evanovich is hysterical and well written. Thank you so much for the laughs. After a long day at work laughs are exactly what I needed.

What about C. J. Critt’s performance did you like?

the performance was great sometimes the pause is to long.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

quite entertaining

Entertaining. I'm a fan of the Jersey accent. I shall be continuing with the story. I hope Morelli makes several appearances

Talk about determination!

Stephanie Plum is courageously funny. Risk should be her middle name. Her grandma is a hoot! She's determined to make it, go Plum.