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One For The Money by Janet EvanovichMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Disclaimer: I received this book (and the DVD of the movie) as part of a Goodreads giveaway in the expectation that I would review it.
As the first book in the series, this holds together pretty well. Stephanie Plum makes some believable rookie mistakes (but unlike some other hardboiled mystery protagonists, does *not* have sex with the suspect) while also showing some flashes of qualities that would make her a decent bounty hunter once she's got some experience under her belt. As a solo book it's a teensy unstisfying, as there are some characters that are obviously setups for future volumes.
The movie is notably much "prettier" than the book, playing up the romantic comedy aspects. Updating it to 2011 does have the salutary effect of giving Stephanie a cell phone which cuts some tedious shenanigans with her landline in the book.
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