
Written by Janet Evanovich
Book #1 in the Stephanie Plum series
Desperate for cash, Stephanie must catch a murder suspect to survive.
Stephanie Plum, out of work and out of options, dives into bounty hunting in Trenton, New Jersey. Her first target? Joe Morelli, a vice cop wanted for murder. With no experience and dangerous adversaries like Benito Ramirez, Stephanie must catch Morelli in a week to earn ten grand. Can she navigate this perilous new world and stay alive long enough to get her man?
The dynamite blockbuster from Janet Evanovich that started it all–now a major motion picture starring Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum!ONE FINE MESSWelcome to Trenton, New Jersey, home to wiseguys, average Joes, and Stephanie Plum, who sports a big attitude and even bigger money problems (since losing her job as a lingerie buyer for a department store). Stephanie needs cash–fast–but times are tough, and soon she’s forced to turn to the last resort of the truly desperate: family…ONE FALSE MOVEStephanie lands a gig at her sleazy cousin Vinnie’s bail bonding company. She’s got no experience. But that doesn’t matter. Neither does the fact that the bail jumper in question is local vice cop Joe Morelli. From the time he first looked up her dress to the time he first got into her pants, to the time Steph hit him with her father’s Buick, M-o-r-e-l-l-i has spelled t-r-o-u-b-l-e. And now the hot guy is in hot water–wanted for murder…ONE FOR THE MONEYAbject poverty is a great motivator for learning new skills, but being trained in the school of hard knocks by people like psycho prizefighter Benito Ramirez isn’t. Still, if Stephanie can nab Morelli in a week, she’ll make a cool ten grand. All she has to do is become an expert bounty hunter overnight–and keep herself from getting killed before she gets her man…
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