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Summary: Most Excelent
Review: This book was great. I have read all seven and I cant wait to buy #8
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Summary: Excellent reading!
Review: Targeted for mainly women, this book hits home for many. Hilarious, riveting, suspenseful, romantic and completely on a true to live scale. This is one of the best books I have read in a very long time! KUDOS to Janet.
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Summary: Not Really My Cup of Tea
Review: Stephanie Plum is out of work, her car has been reposessed, and she has no money. She resorts to eating dinner every, single night, at her parents home. Until of course she gets a job as a bounty hunter. All she needs to do is try and stay alive as she catches people who have jumped bail, and she'll collect $10,000. It sounds easier than it is. Her first job is to nail Joe Morelli. The person who nailed her when she was 16. You'd think it would be easy trying to nail someone whom you know (or knew), but with the sexual tension between the two of them, Stephanie may have bitten off more than she can chew. Way more.This was an interesting first mystery in the Stephanie Plum series. With all of the hoopla, I thought that this would be some sort of work of art, but I wasn't too impressed. My word of advice to potential readers: If you don't have a sense of humor, don't buy the book. The mystery takes somewhat of a backseat to the humor.
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Summary: A Wonderfully Zany Series
Review: I think I've read about 5 Stephanie Plum novels in the last two months! I love 'em. Stephanie gets layed-off and can't face 8 hours-hours-a-day at the button factory no matter how empty her refrigerator gets, so in desperation, she blackmails her totally gross cousin Vinnie, a bail-bondsman, into letting her work as a bounty hunter. When people don't show up for their court date, all she has to do is somehow persuade them to come down to the courthouse to reschedule, and she gets a percentage of the bond. Sounds easy, right? Stephanie reels from one crazy mishap to another, tapping into her extensive connections in the Jersy Burg where she grew up, and occasionally getting some assistance from her mysterious and very hot co-worker, Ranger, or the sexiest cop on wheels who long ago got her to play a game of choo-choo when she was nine and looked up her dress. But against all odds, through outrageous escapades, and despite numerous wild plans gone awry, Stephanie always manages somehow to land on her feet and get her man. And the writing is so funny, every book has me laughing out loud at some point. Evanovich's characters are colorful and full of life, and her depiction of Burg culture is priceless!
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Summary: Love at first sight
Review: God I love this series. Stephanie Plum bumbles her way through life, love and criminal apprehension. A must read, a mix of mystery chaos and fun. I'm still hooked on this series and I suspect I will be hooked for a long time to come. Not recommended for those without a sense of humor.
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Summary: One for the money you should buy!
Review: This is the first in the Stephanie Plum series and is fantastic. You are introduced to Stephanie a Trenton girl who is divorced (didn't pick a very good husband) who has gone through about every job imaginable. Now she has decided to become a bounty hunter, as she has a cousin who she can blackmail in the bail bond business where it seems there is some pretty good money picking up people. Lori Petty has a great NJ girl accent to be Stephanie, though I listened to one of the later ones first and Stephanie will always be the voice of Debi Mazer to me. What ensues is a fantastic chase through parts of Trenton and the surrounding area, car bombs, introductions to Ranger (one major bounty hunter who appears in all the Plum books) toxic waste and then there is Grandma Mazer. Ok she is one spunky old Lady. So what is her first assignment? Well she is to nail a former vice cop who is on the run - but not that fast this one also happens to be the irresistible macho pig who Stephanie has a past with! This story is fast paced and super fun to listen to. If you like Mysteries/Thrillers and women heroes than this is the story for you. This is a definite winner!
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Summary: This One's Worth The Money
Review: Stephanie Plum is my idol. After encountering some hard times with money, she gets a job as a bounty hunter, because she has connections (her sleazy cousin Vincent). She has no idea what she is doing. She's not good at what she does. But she does it regardless. Her first real case is to track down Joe Morelli - a local cop who also just happens to be the man who deflowered her in a bakery when they were teenagers. He's wanted for murder, and is now running from the law. Stephanie's job is to find him, cuff him, and bring him down to the station. Finding him is tough enough, but resisting his charms when she finally does is a whole other story. I read this first book of the series in about 2 days. It's one of those books you shouldn't read before going to bed, because you'll forget to GO to bed until you're finished with the book. I have read every book in the series since, and while they are all great, none of them compare to the first one. I work at a bookstore, and I have recommended this book to about a dozen customers, and they have all come back for the rest of the series. I haven't heard of one person who doesn't like it! There isn't even one character you will dislike, because they are all great, from Stephanie's crazy, occasionally gun-toting Grandma Mazur, to Lula, the wild prostitute she befriends. Heck - you'll even fall in love with her pet hamster. If you are looking for a light, easy read and a good chuckle or two, READ THIS BOOK NOW. Then pick up the other 7 in the series.
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Summary: A new fan!
Review: My husband just introduced me to this series. Being a Peace Officer myself, I could relate to some of Plum's struggles and emotions as a female bounty hunter. This is a great read, fast paced, funny,entertaining and leaves the reader wanting more. I'll read them all!
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Summary: janet evanovich is my hero
Review: Surprisingly enough, my aunt Cathy started me reading this series, and I have to say that after reading all seven of her books (I'm waiting for eight to come out in paper back), there hasn't been one that hasn't made me bust a gut laughing. Stephanie is hilariously inept, honest, and so real that I wouldn't be surprised to run into her walking down the street. And Grandma Mazur is the funniest supporting character in the series. Her antics never fail to make me laugh. These books were not what I expected from a mystery series, but they are refreshingly different, laugh-out-loud funny, and I am proud to say that they comprise the majority of my tiny college bookshelf.
Keep 'em coming, Janet!
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Summary: Fascinating
Review: Janet Evanovich has presented us with irreverent, fiesty, often funny and always believable Stephanie Plum in her "One for the Money" novel. The book is action packed and boosts multi dimensionable characters that are just like the people you know. The author's writing skill is showcased in this narrative and I am anxious to get her next novel. I have easily become a fan of Stephanie Plum and her creator Janet Evanovich.
Beverly J Scott author of Righteous Revenge
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