One for the Money - Janet Evanovich

It's always exciting to hear about different authors, and so when someone recommended Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels, I first looked out for them in the library, read one, and was hooked. I can't remember which one I read first, but it meant I had to find the rest of the series, and start at number one. The first one is One for the Money. It's funny and a bit zany, and a wonderful start for a series with characters I've come to know and love. (I just bought number 13 with my Amazon vouchers courtesy of Dooyoo) The Author Janet Evanovich is an American writer, born in 1943, in New Jersey. She started her writing career ...  Read the complete review

I am always on the look out for new authors that I can read. I am fond of crime novels and thrillers. So, when my husband brought me a three book set by an author named Janet Evanovich, I was willing to give her a go. The set included book three, four, and five. I devoured them and raced out and bought books one and two. Book one is One for the Money. It's in this first book that you are introduced to the lead character., Stephanie Plum. Stephanie was a lingerie buyer for a department store. But she has recently lost her job. In danger of losing everything she has slowly been selling off her furniture and appliances to make ends meet. When her car is repossessed, she ...  Read the complete review

I've never been a big fan of crime novels. If I'm honest, I've hardly read any, but one series of books caught my eye on an inexpensive book site. It's the series of books about Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter extraordinaire. 'One For The Money' is a veritable banquet of action, laughs, and believable characters, and was addictive from the very first page. The basis of the book is that Stephanie Plum loses her job as a buyer for a down-market lingerie store thanks to cut-backs, and through desperation more than anything, goes to her cousin, Vinnie, for a job. Vinnie runs a bail-bond company, and as there's no secretarial ...  Read the complete review