One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich was an interesting and intriguing book. The author kept the plot moving and suspenseful. The book started out with Stephanie telling about her past and different relationships, especially with Joe Morelli.

Stephanie started working for her cousin, Vinnie. She wanted to locate suspects who had skipped out of town and bring them back. Her first assignment was to bring back Joseph Morelli, whom she had known for years, but she hadn't seen him that much.

She decided to stop at his apartment and see if he was home. When she arrived, she first noticed that his mail box was full, so she walked to his apartment and knocked on the door. She didn't receive an answer, so she walked around and peeked through a window to see if anyone was inside, but nobody was home. After she talked to a neighbor, she walked back to her car and thought about what to do next.

Within a few minutes, she noticed Mooch carrying a duffel bag and walking up to Joe's apartment. She saw him take a key and walk into Joe's apartment. Stephanie continued to watch the apartment, and then saw Mooch walk outside without the duffel bag, so she knew that Joe had to be inside, or Mooch just left it there. She decided to walk to his apartment and knocked on the door. She suddenly found him face to face with Joe Morelli. She told him she was looking for someone name Joe Juniak. He told her that she had the wrong apartment. She started to leave, and then Joe Morelli suddenly knew who she was. He called her name, Stephanie Plum.

They talked for a while, and then she told Joe that she was there to bring him in since he didn't show up in court. He told her he wasn't going to jail, and he picked up the duffel back and walked out the back door to his car, so he could leave. He took off, and Stephanie drove back to Vinnie's office.

When she arrived, she asked for some help to capture Joe Morelli, so Connie, the secretary, told her that Ranger was the best one to work with because he's had a lot of experience, and he was creative in his work.

Stephanie and Ranger went to a restaurant so they could talk about the case that Stephanie had, which was to bring Joe Morelli back in to court. Stephanie told Ranger everything she knew about the case, and then she asked him if he would help her. He wanted to start by getting her dressed appropriately as a tracker, but Stephanie told him that she didn't have any money except for just a little that she had been saving.

Stephanie first talked to Joe's mother about him and if she knew where he disappeared to, but that didn't help, so she continued her investigation. She talked to Benito Ramirez, but that didn't work out either. She wanted to leave, but he grabbed her and wouldn't let her. Benito called himself the champ, and he told her that nobody was going to tell him what to do. He told her that he gets what he wants.

Suddenly, there were gun shots, and Stephanie managed to escape, and became face to face with Joe Morelli. He happened to rescue Stephanie, who had been hurt in her escape from Benito. Joe walked Stephanie to her car, and then he left. This was the second time Stephanie confronted Joe Morelli, and he escaped.

What will happen to her next? Will she catch Joe Morelli and bring him in to court? You'll have to read the book to find out what happens.

This book was intriguing, and I wanted to keep reading it to find out if Stephanie could actually handle her job of bringing in guys who skipped out on their court appearances. If you enjoy reading suspenseful books, you'll enjoy this book.