One for the Money: International Edition characters

Appears from the start

A newly unemployed lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey. With her savings gone and her possessions being repossessed, she pressures her cousin Vinnie into giving her work apprehending people who have skipped bail. She begins with determination but no training, equipment, or realistic sense of the danger.

Appears from the start

A Trenton vice cop who has failed to appear in court on a murder charge, making him the subject of a large bond and Stephanie's first major target. He and Stephanie have known each other since childhood, and their brief teenage encounter left her with a lasting grievance against him.

First appears in chapter 2

An experienced bounty hunter who works cases for Vinnie's agency. Controlled, resourceful, and well equipped, he gives Stephanie basic instruction in surveillance, weapons, and apprehension while allowing her to make her own choices about the Morelli case.

Appears from the start

Stephanie's cousin and the owner of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. She uses embarrassing family knowledge to force him to hire her, and he assigns her the fugitives whose capture will keep his bonds from being forfeited.

Appears from the start

The office manager at Vinnie's bail-bond agency. Practical and well informed about the local court system, she supplies Stephanie with files, deadlines, and blunt guidance about the people she is trying to capture.

First appears in chapter 4

A successful heavyweight boxer whose public celebrity is protected by his intimidating reputation and his manager. His threatening interest in Stephanie soon makes the danger surrounding the Morelli investigation personal.

First appears in chapter 4

Ramirez's manager and the owner of the gym where he trains. He promotes the boxer aggressively and works to contain incidents that might damage Ramirez's career.

First appears in chapter 5

A sex worker Stephanie meets while searching the streets around Morelli's case. Sharp and observant, Lula knows the neighborhood and initially treats Stephanie as an intrusive amateur.

Appears from the start

Stephanie's outspoken grandmother, who lives with Stephanie's parents and takes an avid interest in crime, funerals, and her granddaughter's unconventional new job.

Appears from the start

Stephanie's mother, who worries about her daughter's finances, safety, and unmarried state. She responds to each new crisis with food, family pressure, and hopes that Stephanie will choose a more conventional life.

First appears in chapter 3

A Trenton police officer related to Stephanie through marriage. He offers limited help and inside context, though professional rules and Morelli's status as a wanted colleague constrain what he can share.

First appears in chapter 3

A more experienced recovery agent who briefly takes over the valuable Morelli assignment. His fate demonstrates that the people circling the case are willing to use serious violence.