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

Plum is Shot Out of a Cannon

Fast paced and fun. Very 1990s - car phones, casual sexual harassment, family values. Some very dark content is glossed over, which also feels very 90s to me. Narrator was a great fit.

Not that interesting

It was okay - got better in the second half - but I don't think I'm going to go out of my way to read anything further in this series. Maybe Stephanie goes on to become quite a competent bounty hunter; but in this book, she basically stumbled her way into everything, and I'm not that interested in reading about incompetent women who are in constant need of rescuing. There are other detective/mystery series out there who do strong, capable female characters, I'll look for them.

The best audio book ever love janet evonovich

Where does One for the Money rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

the beginning of a great series i love the plum series

What did you like best about this story?

how funny the story line yet very serious, dangerous downright love all the characters story lines

Have you listened to any of C. J. Critt’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

i like c.j critt's but one loriel king took over i had to say she out does c.j.

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

both

Any additional comments?

just keep reading i have all the audio book one thru 24 and always buy the unabridged version

Awesome

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

I would recommend this book to my friends. It has a great story line and I love the comedy thrown in. I found myself laughing out loud on several occasions.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next.

Which scene was your favorite?

Favorite scene was when Stephanie put Morelli in the Freezer.

Any additional comments?

I have read all the Stephanie Plum books and have loved each one. I am in the process of going through them all again so I don't miss a thing.

Great story, bad narrator.

The voice did not fit the character of Stephanie what so ever.
The story, however was pretty clever and funny.

Good "easy" read

Obviously not the greatest book I have ever "read", but definitely enjoyable. Entertaining story. I'm one who has to "read" a book before i can see the movie, if there is one, and so that was behind my decision to buy. I will likely get the next in the series, after I tackle a few longer choices.

Just OK

I enjoyed the book. It wasn't anything great, but the writing was good enough not to annoy me or be sloppy. The characters were a little too distant from reality. Kind of like a funny buddy cop movie. No one ignores life threatening events for the sake of jokes. Same in this book. Too many situations where people were just "eh" about real things. Main woman character a little too cliche. Don't think I will listen to book 2.

Not my type of story

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No...too graphic. For a

Has One for the Money turned you off from other books in this genre?

No.

Any additional comments?

Just not my style. I'll look to other authors for this genre.

it's great 👍

love it.. l as m going to get all the books and listen to them

Apparently, living under rock! haha

How had I not heard of this series? and a movie? This was a great book! Can't wait to watch the movie now. The book was so funny, had me LOLing many times. Stephanie and her Mom and Grandma are great entertainment. The LOVE relationship was really fun to hear too! I hope it goes on into the series. Plan to continue with the audio books - they are done really well!

Also, the writing seemed more like a script for a film than a book which made for a fantastic read!