From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dirty Thirty and “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), Janet Evanovich’s Two for the Dough is irresistibly fun and powerful suspense entertainment featuring beloved bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.
It's the return of Stephanie Plum, New Jersey’s “fugitive apprehension” agent (a.k.a. bounty hunter), introduced to us 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 knee-deep 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.
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"This was a very fun audiobook. The story line was not to overly complicated and the characters were very personable and easy to follow. The narrator was fun and did well with the differing accents and gender switches. This was part two of the series and I look forward to make my way through the rest of the books. No complaints about the performance of the app, everything performed as expected."
— Slow Motion (5 out of 5 stars)
“Stephanie Plum is a Jersey girl with Bette Midler’s mouth and Cher’s fashion sense…With her pepper spray, stun gun, up-to-here hair, and out-to-there attitude…who could resist this doll?”
— New York Times Book Review“If an epidemic of sore ribs sweeps across the country, the Centers for Disease Control will be able to trace it back to Janet Evanovich and Two for the Dough…Get the book; read; enjoy. And watch out for the ribs.”
— Washington Times“While Evanovich’s wry humor and quirky characters are reminiscent of Elmore Leonard, she puts a feminine spin on this inventive and fast-paced thriller, which places it in a class by itself.”
— San Diego Union Tribune“[In] Two for the Dough…a truly gritty, ethnic, very complex Trenton, New Jersey, comes across beautifully.”
— Boston Sunday Globe“Stephanie’s mouth is as smart as her wits…One for the Money was great fun; so’s Two for the Dough.”
— Orlando Sentinel“The sharp repartee and Stephanie’s slightly cynical but still fond relationship with her family and the burg hold a treasury of urban-style charms.”
— Publishers Weekly“A winning adventure.”
— Library Journal“Who could resist the USA original in Evanovich’s sassy…Stephanie Plum? The less-than-perfect lady stirs up action and plenty of amusement with her wit and colorful circle of family and friends. Two for the Dough [is] a delight from the laugh-out-loud heavy-armor beauty parlor scene to the family dinner table and back onto the mean streets.”
— Mystery Lovers Bookshop" Picked up right where the last one let foo. Great continuity from one book to the next. "
— Mike, 1/27/2023" Joe and Stephanie are fantastic together. I really enjoy this series. "
— Mel, 5/16/2011" This has been by far my favorite of the series! I literally laugh out loud reading JE's books, but this one was hilarious! "
— Sherlynn, 5/15/2011" Again - light, enjoyable...a nice easy week-end read. Still choose morelli. "
— Tracy, 5/11/2011" Stephanie is out on the bounty hunt again! Just the fact that this mystery involves twenty-four missing coffins should indicate that this is another fun, kooky hunt for her. Enjoyable! "
— Marissa, 5/8/2011" I enjoyed this one as much as the first one. Now I'm on to the third in the series. "
— Danette, 5/5/2011" Liked it better than number one! <br/> "
— Michele, 5/4/2011" I tried to like these books, really I did. I know so many people think they're great. But I found the stories creepy and I found myself only caring about Stephanie's love life. So I'm moving on from these books to something more my style. "
— Sarah, 4/26/2011" Pretty creepy in places but really enjoyed this book. "
— Laura, 4/26/2011Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, as well a dozen romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels, and more. She is the winner of the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award and multiple Romantic Times awards, including for lifetime achievement. She is also a long-standing member of Romance Writers of America.
Lorelei King is an award-winning narrator and an actress of stage, film, and television. She also works extensively in radio, including award-winning voiceover work. She has narrated more than eighty audiobooks, earning eleven AudioFile Earphones Awards and twice winning the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration.