One for the Money
by Janet Evanovich
★ Top 25 book of 1994 · #11 on Best Books of 1994
Broke after losing her lingerie-buying job, Stephanie Plum takes work at her cousin Vinnie's bail bonding company in Trenton, New Jersey. Her first assignment is tracking down Joe Morelli, a vice cop wanted for murder.
Best for: Fans of humorous, sassy mysteries with a feisty heroine and a romantic rival
One for the Money is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 1994, out of 42 1994 books that cleared our data bar.
What One for the Money is about
Stephanie Plum has lost her job buying lingerie for a department store, and the bills are piling up fast. With few options left, she asks her family for help and lands a position at her cousin Vinnie's bail bonds office, even though he is hardly a model of respectability and she knows nothing about the trade. Her first assignment is to track down a local vice cop who skipped court, and the man in question is Joe Morelli, who is wanted for murder. Stephanie has history with him, too: she once hit him with her father's Buick. Set in Trenton, New Jersey, this 1994 novel mixes money worries, family pressure, and some prickly romantic tension into a sassy, quick-moving comic crime story.
One for the Money on the Best Books of 1994
One for the Money came out in 1994. Of the 42 books first published in 1994 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #11 on our Best Books of 1994 list.
Why it made the list: 370 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (26 ratings); 21 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1994 list
- Pale Blue Dot Carl Sagan, #9
- The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Deepak Chopra, #10
- A Father's Story Lionel Dahmer, #12
- Good Night Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, #13
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 282 want to read it, 21 are reading it now and 67 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4 out of 5 from 26 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 76 | 55% |
| Reader love | 64 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 74 | 20% |
Questions about One for the Money
When was One for the Money published?
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich was first published in 1994.
Was One for the Money one of the best books of 1994?
One for the Money is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 1994, out of 42 1994 books that cleared our data bar. 370 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (26 ratings); 21 are reading it right now.
Why is One for the Money on the Best Books of 1994 list?
370 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (26 ratings); 21 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1994
- Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney, #1
- Artificial Intelligence Stuart J. Russell, #2
- The Six Pillars of Self-esteem Nathaniel Branden, #3
- Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela, #4
- Mercury and Me Jim Hutton, #5
- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus John Gray, #6
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How we know
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