It's Stephanie Plum, New Jersey's
"fugitive apprehension" agent (aka bounty hunter),
introduced to the world by Janet Evanovich in the award-winning
novel One for the Money.
Now Stephanie's back, armed with
attitude -- not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, killer
flashlights, and her trusty .38, Stephanie is after a new bail
jumper, Kenny Mancuso, a boy from Trenton's burg. He's fresh out
of the army, suspiciously wealthy, and he's just shot his best
friend.
With her bounty hunter pal Ranger
stepping in occasionally to advise her, Stephanie staggers
kneedeep in corpses and caskets as she traipses through back
streets, dark alleys, and funeral parlors.
And nobody knows funeral parlors
better than Stephanie's irrepressible Grandma Mazur, a lady
whose favorite pastime is grabbing a front-row seat at a
neighborhood wake.
So Stephanie uses Grandma as a cover
to follow leads, but loses control when Grandma warms to the
action, packing a cool pistol. Much to the family's chagrin,
Stephanie and Granny may soon have the elusive Kenny in their
sights.
Fast-talking, slow-handed vice cop
Joe Morelli joins in the case, since the prey happens to be his
young cousin. And if the assignment calls for an automobile
stakeout for two with the woman who puts his libido in
overdrive, Morelli's not one to object.
Low on expertise but learning fast,
high on resilience, and despite the help she gets from friends
and relatives, Stephanie eventually must face the danger alone
when embalmed body parts begin to arrive on her doorstep and
she's targeted for a nasty death by the most loathsome adversary
she's ever encountered. Another case like this and she'll be a
real pro.
Two for the Dough is
irresistible fun and powerful suspense entertainment from an
acclaimed author who is already a national star.
