Two for the Dough

Two for the DoughIt's Stephanie Plum, New Jersey's "fugitive apprehension" agent (aka bounty hunter), introduced to the world by Janet Evanovich in the award winning and bestselling 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

It's Stephanie Plum, New Jersey's "fugitive apprehension" agent (aka bounty hunter), introduced to the world by Janet Evanovich in the award-winning and bestselling 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 01/10/1996
ISBN: 9780684196381
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.40w x 1.05d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/1995 pg. 150
Publishers Weekly 11/13/1995 pg. 50
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/1995 pg. 1528
New York Times 01/21/1996 pg. 31
Library Journal 01/01/1996 pg. 148
Library Journal 09/01/1995

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 25176 / Two for the Dough: A Stephanie Plum Novel
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12