Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is still learning the ropes at her cousin Vinnie's bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso — a suspiciously wealthy, working-class Trenton boy who has just shot his best friend — the stakes are higher than ever. That Mancuso is distantly related to vice cop Joe Morelli — who is trying to beat Stephanie to the punch — only makes the hunt more thrilling…
Taking pointers from her bounty-hunter pal, Ranger, and using her pistol-packing Grandpa Mazur as a decoy, Stephanie is soon closing in on her mark. But Morelli and his libido are worthy foes. And a more sinister kind of enemy has made his first move… and his next move might be Stephanie's last.