Janet Evanovich's previous title "One for the Money" won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award and the Dilys Award; "Two for the Dough" won the CWA Last Laugh Award and "Three to Get Deadly" was awarded the CWA Silver Dagger for 1997.

'highly entertaining' The Mail on Sunday -- The Mail on Sunday 20020324 'Janet Evanovich has created another crazy crime caper that leaves you open-mouthed with either shock or laughter.' What's On (Kent) -- What's On (Kent) 20020531 'Almost every chapter has a laugh-out-loud moment! Funny, sexy, scary -- how can we wait till next year?' Booklist -- Booklist 20020531 'Expect a laugh per page!a clever cast of good-hearted hoods and nutty family members to rival The Sopranos! Bottomline: Plum Pick' People Magazine -- People Magazine 20020531 'Laughter, thrills, its all here.' -- Nottingham Evening Post 20020720 'Janet Evanovich is like the Milton Berle of mystery writers... Frolicsome, farcical and... great fun to read' -- Washington Post Book World 20020720 'Evanovich's great gift is an ability to create situations zany enough to provoke bursts of laughter but so grounded in the realities of working-class life that they are totally believable' -- Philadelphia Inquirer 20020720 'Hanging out with Stephanie Plum is like taking 6-year-old twins shopping -- the harder they try to behave themselves, the more chaos they leave in their wake' -- New York Times Book Review 20020720 'Janet Evanovich's madcap comic mystery is pure, classic farce -- Jersey Girl style' New York Times Book Review -- New York Times Book Review 20020720 'Another outing for irrepressible, unforgettable bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, this time on the trail of a murderous senior citizen. Fast and very funny' Woman & Home -- Woman & Home 20020401 'There are many excellent women crime writers and many interesting female characters, but Evanovich has cornered the market in funny.' What's On (Larkfield, Kent) -- What's On (Larkfield, Kent) 20020531

Janet Evanovich now lives in New Hampshire but, like Stephanie Plum, grew up in New Jersey. ONE FOR THE MONEY won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award and the Dilys Award, TWO FOR THE DOUGH won the CWA Last Laugh Award and THREE TO GET DEADLY was awarded the CWA Silver Dagger for 1997.