Stephanie Plum has lost her job, her car, her marriage and is about to lose her apartment if she doesn’t raise some cash quick.  What’s a girl to do?  Bond enforcement, of course.  No experience necessary, especially since her sleazy cousin Vinnie owns the bail bonds company and can easily be blackmailed.  Plum’s first case is to bring in former boyfriend (it ended very badly) and current police detective Joe Morelli.  Morelli is wanted for murder and is going to be hard to find.  Plum will need help from expert bond enforcement agent Ranger, a hooker named Lula, and her Grandma Mazur, who is always on top of the latest Burg gossip.