Two for the Dough

A Stephanie Plum Novel

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: Lori Petty

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dirty Thirty and the “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.

Two keeps on rollin'

One was pretty great and two keeps the momentum going. I love these characters and love the twists in two. How fun! Can't wait to read three!

I like Lori Petty as a reader

I listened to the first book unabridged read by Critt...it was good but I like Lori Party's voice. Her accent makes Two for The Dough sound more "real".... to me...(my sons' father's paternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant and the family settled in New Jersey).
I am curious to know if there is an unabridged version of this book though since it appears Ms Petty read an abridged version of the first book. hmmmmm....
wish I had purchased the longer version though....maybe I can purchase it and compare before purchasing other books in this series

great read

Would you listen to Two for the Dough again? Why?

no, because i have already heard the story and am moving onto the next chapters of the series

What other book might you compare Two for the Dough to and why?

and stephanie plum books

Have you listened to any of Lori Petty’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no but i really like her

TOOOO funny to be a bedtime book

Sometimes the second book in a series is a letdown. In my case I had to warm to the first book and with this one I was on fire with laughter right off the bat.

Stephanie Plum breaks all the rules and is the least likely bounty hunter of all time. She is down-to-earth and gets herself into hilarious situations as she just plods ahead not really knowing what she is doing.

Do you remember Vicki Lawrence as "Mama" from the Carol Burnett show? In this book Stephanie enlists Grandma Mazur to help her search funeral homes for the allusive Kenny Mancusco and 26 missing caskets. I was rolling on the floor with laughter. This is NOT a bed time book. I pictured “Mama” with her white wig as crazy Grandma Mazur. This is a hilarious comedy in it’s purest form with the mystery on the side.

Detective Joe Morelli and Grandma Mazur are marvelous supporting characters with a lot of depth. I can hardly wait to read the next Stephanie adventure and I hope both of these characters are a part of it.

Fun Fun Fun

I Love Janet Evanovich. I never read this type of ?lighthearted fiction? until I was stuck on a long flight and I ended up laughing lots along the way. A good time and I have fun visualizing the scenes. Stephanie Plum is a great character- her life and her family is an enjoyable mess.