Blog #5

The most important line in Janet Evanovich's novel, One for the Money, is the very first sentence in the book. It reads,"There are some men who enter a woman's life and screw it up forever. Joseph Morelli did this to me- not forever, but periodically." The rest of the plot thickens rapidly after this sentence. First, the author goes into depth about how Stephanie Plum and Joseph Morelli don't know much about each other, if anything at all. Stephanie's curosity takes the best of her when her parents and other parents warn her about Joseph Morelli, telling her never to go near him. They tell her brief moments and stories of girls getting taken advantage of when Morelli is alone with them. A little further into the book, Evanovich shows the experiences in which Plum gets taken advantage of twice, by Morelli. The plot thickens even more when Plum goes through many examples of how she is in major debt. She quit her old, low-paying job and went to her parents' house in her only car to reunite and share dinner. Once she's on the road, she spots an old friend from high school (one she is not very fond of), who is also her car dealer. He stops her to let her know she still needs to pay for her car funds, in which she says she will pay the next day, and also states she is in a rush to get to her parents' house. He lets her go, only to find her car is towed and out of her driveway the next morning. During dinner, Stephanie's mom offers a job from her cousin Vinnie, as a filing agent. She also borrows money from her parnets to get a temporary car, and heads to her cousin Vinnie's business the next day. As soon as she arrives, Vinnie's secretary starts her on the job. She realizes it's not that much different from her old job- money wise. She consults Vinnie as soon as he gets back into his office and asks for another job opportunity. He replies that he only has jobs as a bounty hunter, which he wuld not let Stephanie get herself into, as he highly doubts the job choice for her. She threatens to black mail him if she doesn't get the job, which has a $10,000 reward if she captures this man. His name is Joseph Morelli. Stephanie Plum begins her journey as a bounty hunter after speaking to many more experienced bounty hunters, and learns some tips and tricks while also gaining some equiptment to aid her along the way. She is determined to seek revenge on Morelli, because of what he did to her once innocent childhood memories. http://www.evanovich.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/01Chapter1.pdf