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

Why did I hold out so long

Would you consider the audio edition of One for the Money to be better than the print version?

I haven't read the print verision. I am going to have to get it for my kindle.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Grandma!! Kapow Kapow Kapow

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

I haven't listen to a book with her before. It took me a while to get use to her voice but I love it now! I had to give it a chance.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

From Jersey with Love??

i loved it ,yes

What did you like best about this story?

hummor,story line, and relatationship with joe and ranger.

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

very good as anyone else

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

yes, I did listen to it pretty much in one sitting

Pleasantly surprised.

was suggested by friends, didn't think it would be my taste. It captivated me and now I'm hooked.

Humor, Action, Sarcasm--Triple Threat!

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

This book kept me reeled in from the beginning. The Stephanie Plum character is charming, funny, and easy to love. I found myself relating to some of her irrational rants! I thought C.J. Critt did a wonderful job narrating! She adds emphasis at just the right moments and her pauses make a great effect. I see that some other critics have said they thought she sounded like an old lady smoker, but I never caught that vibe. I would certainly recommend this audiobook to my friends!

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the twists and turns and the sexual tension building between Stephanie and Joe Moreli.

Great book, great narrator

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

Funny and entertaining

Who was your favorite character and why?

Stephanie Plum

Which character – as performed by C. J. Critt – was your favorite?

All of them

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When she started out as a bounty hunter

Any additional comments?

My husband set me up with these books when I had eye surgery and was blind for about a month and was unable to read or watch TV CJ Critt and the way she read made me feel as if I were watching a movie and I listened. Thank you CJ for giving me a chance to feel as if the world around me was not lost. You keep me entertained durning a very hard time and I ended up listening to all of the first 4 of the Stephanie Plum seriers.

I LOVE this series!!

What did you love best about One for the Money?

I really like the main character - Stephanie! She is VERY believable as well as everybody in the book!!

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

No but I am looking forward to the rest of this series! I will also look for other books where CJ is doing the narration!

Pretty good!

I'd heard about this series from a lot of people but had never read it. I enjoyed the raunchy humor. Stephanie was very likeable. She makes a lot mistakes but keeps on going and she learns to do bettet. Narrator did a good job differenciating the large group of characters. I also liked her tempo when speaking.

Really fun listen!

I wasn’t sure at first if I would like this but I stuck with it and within a couple chapters I was hooked. Really fun story— clearly written in the 90s which caused extra giggles. Recommended for a fun, sassy read

Great story

Enjoyed the story and the performance. This was the first Janet Evanovich novel I've listened to or read. I'll be checking out the rest of the series.

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.