High Five (Stephanie Plum Novels #5) (Mass Market): Three to Get Deadly: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Hardcover):įour to Score: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum Novels #4) (Mass Market):

Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2) (Hardcover): One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1) (Mass Market): Stephanie Plum briefly describes herself in the first chapter of each book, typically mentioning her Italian-Hungarian descent, fast metabolism, light skin, brown curly hair, and blue eyes.This is book number 14 in the Stephanie Plum Novels series. While Stephanie finds her family stressful, they often give her tips or connections which assist in her job.

She revisits her parents who live several miles away in the Burg for meals, 'family time,' and pineapple upside-down cake. When the series begins, Stephanie Plum is single and living with her hamster, Rex, in an apartment building with predominantly elderly neighbors. Stephanie's financial situation is still rather perilous, partially due to her poor financial skills, and she often finds herself seeking alternative ways to earn money in order to pay her bills. Vinnie refuses to hire her, but she manages to convince him to give her a shot by threatening to blackmail him. She originally hopes to find a file clerk job at the Bail Bonds office but the position was taken, and the only position available is as an apprehension agent or Bounty hunter. This last straw prompts her to turn to her cousin Vinnie, owner of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds, for a job. After graduation, Stephanie married Dickie Orr, then promptly divorced him after discovering him in their new home, cheating on her with rival Joyce Barnhardt on their brand new dining room table.Īt the beginning of the first book, One for the Money, Stephanie has been laid off from her job as a lingerie buyer, she is being forced to sell off her appliances one by one in order to pay her rent, and her car is repossessed. Stephanie often finds former classmates and neighbors still living in the Burg, only a few streets away from their childhood home.

The Burg is often portrayed in the series as a close-knit community, from which people rarely leave. Stephanie grew up in the Chambersburg neighborhood known to locals as 'the Burg', and attended Douglass College, she graduated 'without distinction'.

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