Two for the Dough

By Janet Evanovich

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684196387
• ISBN13: 9780684196381
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Stephanie Plum is funny. I like her

I cannot get the next book fast enough

one of my favorite stephanie plum books

one of my favorite books in this series. it gives a little more than the first one and you’re starting to get to know the characters a little more and it leads you into the crazy world of stephanie

Stephanie Plum!

Funny, suspenseful, and just plain brilliant! A great comeback for the strangely good bounty hunter Stephanie Plum!

Even Better Than The First!

This is a very funny book! Two for the Dough, the second book in the Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie , bounty hunter gets a new case to find Kenny Mancuso who is accused of killing his best friend and jumping bail. Stephanie still is getting help from bounty hunter Ranger and cop Joe Morelli. Kenny is Joe's cousin and he is also looking for him . Grandma Mazur who is a trip helps Stephanie search the funeral homes for Kenny. Grandma Mazur is very funny and she loves going to funeral home's already. Stephanie also agrees to find missing coffins while she is in search of Kenny. This book was funnier then the first it will have you laughing out loud. The pages just seem to fly; it is very fast paced. I can't wait to read the next one, and I would recommend this series to everybody.

This book caused me pain!

Although this book has a great plot, fair play clues to who dun what, and quirky characters galore, it almost did me in. Unfortunately, I read it while recovering from major abdominal surgery and the fire escape saga, followed by the sick dog sequence had me laughing so hard that I literally had to have a shot of morphine...because I laughed until tears ran down my face, the nurse never questioned my pain. The author should print a warning!

Stephanie's Back and Better than Ever

Two for the Dough begins as Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter from hell, is hired to find neighborhood bad boy, Kenny Mancuso, who's accused of killing his best friend and jumping bail. With the help of her mentor, Ranger and vice cop, Joe Morelli, Stephanie's hot on the case, finding a lot more than she expected, including lost army coffins, gunrunners and murderers. This is a fast paced, funny, very witty novel with scenes that will have you laughing out loud. Ms Evanovich brings back her quirky, wacky supporting cast and we get to spend a lot more time with Plum family. The writing is wonderful, down to earth and the irreverent dialogue is unrivaled. In the end Stephanie gets her man, in more ways than one. All of the books in this series are a real treat. Do yourself a favor...start with One for the Money and read them all.

Funniest Mystery Ever!

I was just introduced to the Stephanie Plum mysteries, and I haven't enjoyed books so much in a long while. Unfortunately I usually read at night before going to sleep, and have found myself shoving the pillow in my mouth to keep from waking up my husband with my gales of laughter. Grandma Mazur is a hoot and should have her own series. I'll never look at a roast chicken the same way again.