One for the Money | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Stephanie Plum - This character is a resident of Trenton, New Jersey - specifically a neighborhood known as The Burg. She is a 30-year-old divorcee who was married all of five minutes and has yet to find someone who is both strong and yet tolerant of her newly acquired job as a bounty hunter.

Joseph Morelli - This character is the attractive neighborhood bad boy turned vice cop.

Grandma Mazur - Obsessed with funerals, this character takes any opportunity to go to a viewing at the funeral home, where trouble always ensues.