One for the Money (1994)

by Janet Evanovich

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Series: Stephanie Plum (1)

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Out-of-work Stephanie Plum blackmails her bail bondsman cousin into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Her first case involves tracking down a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one, a man who also happens to be her former lover.

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On the recommendation of a friend, I started this series.

Start with a likeable character who needs work after being laid off her job as a lingerie buyer. Give her a distant relative who is a bail bondsman in need of of apprehension agents. Send her after her first bail jumper, who happens to be her first sexual encounter in her high school days and is now a cop accused of murder. Add in a psycho boxer who wants to teach her refusing him is not an option. The mystery unfolds well when mixed with humorous antics as the reader follows the main character through solving it.

Stephanie Plum could not be a less likely bounty hunter, but somehow she manages. Her interactions with family and friends in the New Jersey township where she grew up are exactly what you might expect.

I will be following her progress in this new career field and chuckling throughout. (

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AMKitty | Sep 10, 2021 |

One of the better Stephanie Plum novels. This one sort of surprised me in the end. I'm also glad that Ranger became a little smoother in later novels, but I would like to know more about his "mysterious" past. (

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SomeSwimmer | Jul 22, 2021 |

out of work lingerie buyer becomes recovery agent for her cousin Vinnie

ritaer | Jul 10, 2021 |

I thought it was a weak story line and a waste of time (

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Jeff_Simms | Jun 9, 2021 |

I think I'd go with 3 1/2 stars. Loved the humor but there were a few places where I had to call BS, even taking lack of technology into consideration. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Evanovich, Janet	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Critt, C. J.	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Csáki, Judit	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
de Wit, J.J.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Drews, Kristiina	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Estevez, Herman	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
King, Lorelei	Reader	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kukulišová, Blažena	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Loubat-Delranc, Philippe	Traduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Massaron, Stefano	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
McLoughlin, James	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Moëll, Louise	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Pagès, Cristina	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Petty, Lori	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rawlinson, Regina	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tarkka, Hanna	(KÄÄnt.)	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Stephanie Plum (1)

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Stephanie Plum Books 1, 9-10: One For the Money | To the Nines | Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum Books 1-2: One for the Money [and] Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum Books 1-3: One for the Money | Two for the Dough | Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum Books 1-4: One for the Money | Two for the Dough | Three to Get Deadly | Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum Books 1-7 by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum Books 1-5 by Janet Evanovich

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One for the Money [2012 film] by Julie Anne Robinson

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Three Plums in One [Abridged Audiobook] by Janet Evanovich

One for the Money [Abridged Audiobook] by Janet Evanovich

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One for the Money by Janet Evanovich | Summary & Study Guide by BookRags

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One for the Money

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Vainko rahasta, Stephanie?

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Trenton, New Jersey, USA

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One for the Money (2012|IMDb)

One for the Money (2002|IMDb)

Awards and honors

IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century

Shamus Award Shortlist (Best First PI Novel|1995)

Anthony Award Nominee (Novel|1995)

Dilys Award (1995)

CWA Shortlist ( [1995]|Last Laugh Dagger|1995)

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This book is for my husband, Peter--with love

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There are some men who enter a woman's life and screw it up forever.

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Out-of-work Stephanie Plum blackmails her bail bondsman cousin into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Her first case involves tracking down a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one, a man who also happens to be her former lover.

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