Two for the Dough

Stephanie Plum, Book 2

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: C. J. Critt

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is back, packing a whole lot of attitude. This time around, she's on the trail of Kenny Mancuso, a boy from the working-class burg of Trenton, New Jersey, who has just shot his best friend. Fresh out of the Army and suspiciously wealthy, Mancuso's also distantly related to Joe Morelli, a vice cop with questionable ethics, a libido in permanent overdrive, and a habit of horning in on Stephanie's investigations.

Jersey girl: listen to more in the Stephanie Plum series.

©1999 Janet Evanovich (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"The first must-read of the new year." ( Kirkus Reviews )

Great narrator and storyline

This was a fun listen! The narrator did a great job differentiating each character’s voice. The storyline was funny and engaging. I am looking forward to the next book in the series to help alleviate the boredom on our long cross country drive. :)

Great read!

Great story, glad to see Lula in the books, lots of twists and turns with an unexpected ending!

Entertaining

Light listen, fun and entertaining! I laughed out loud at several of the antics - gotta love that!

It's Evanovich! Need more be said? Hysterical!!

I've just discovered Janet Evanovich's writings. And Stephanie Plum. Cannot say enough about how much I love her books. If you want characters, read Evanovich. You won't find anything else like the one's she gives you. Plot twists, you won't see them coming. Laughs, be careful where you listen to these books. People will look at you strange when you suddenly burst out loud laughing hysterically and they have no idea why. This woman's writings is nothing short of genius.

Loved It!!

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

I found the story very enjoyable, great entertainment factor. Very High!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Two for the Dough?

Grandma Mazer is Great

Which scene was your favorite?

There are so many.

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

Yes!

I regret buying the approx 3 hour version of this

I will be pulling my review for the shorter reading of this book which obviously is The Abridged one. I did not know that this version existed, this one is much longer and not abridged, or I would have purchased it earlier and not wasted my money on the other one. I am new to Audible and will see if they will trade the other one for a different audiobook for me as advertised.

although The Abridged version was entertaining... This unabridged reading deals in a lot of gaps and add some more humor probably because it is not abridged.

Stephanie's grandma in this one shows us what she's made of. Stephanie gets a new car. someone Stephanie helped becomes the file Clerk at the bail bonds office and this person might actually stay longer than a day or two. Joe is back and his relationship with Stephanie is just as hot and cold as something can get and there's a couple of very funny scenes. looking forward to listening to the third book now which I have found in an unabridged form also read by C.J. Critt

love this series

I have enjoyed this book series so far and can't wait to start the next book.

I love Stephanie Plum

I really enjoyed this book. I read the first book and got this one for a cross country road trip. Not sure that driving and listening to this book was the best idea; unless you're good at laughing and driving. The story is great and the narration is perfect.

Plum to the rescue

Would you consider the audio edition of Two for the Dough to be better than the print version?

Haven't seen the print version so I can't comment on this

What did you like best about this story?

The author makes the character of Stephanie likable, funny and a great story to listen to.

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

C. J., brought the characters to life, she was able to nail the voices and really made it more enjoyable, not something that I could have done myself.

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

Yes it was a book I would have loved to listen to in one sitting, and certainly almost did, it took two!

Any additional comments?

A must listen to, get it and enjoy

rotten narrator

this narrator made everybody sound like they were complete morons. didn't give anybody a chance to put their own take on it. the first book was better - I think it might have been the same narrator. what happened? I really like this series and I struggled getting to the end with this narrator.