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Book SynopsisJanet Evanovich takes readers on a global hunt to track down missing masterpieces in this action-packed and steamy sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller The Recovery Agent.Gabriela Rose, recovery agent extraordinaire, can find just about anything. Too bad she can''t seem to lose her gorgeous-but-infuriating ex-husband Rafer Jones. And now he needs her help. His cousin, Harley, is in trouble . . . big trouble.As the president of a too-big-to-fail bank, he invested an astronomical amount of money in insuring some of the world''s most priceless artifacts at the urging of his board. It seemed like a low-risk, high-reward business move, so he jumped in with both feet. But recently, these insured pieces started going missing and worse, there''s no paper trail of Harley being directed to make these risky investments. Unless the artwork can be recovered soon, it looks like Harley is going to be heading to jail as the fall guy for an ingenious c

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Book SynopsisNumber One New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a blockbuster new series that blends wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humour, proving once again why she’s 'the most popular mystery writer alive' (New York Times). Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she’s hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets of any kind. She’s reliable, cool under pressure, and well trained in weapons of all types. But Gabriela’s latest job isn’t for some bamboozled billionaire, it’s for her own family, whose home is going to be wiped off the map if they can’t come up with a lot of money fast. Inspired by an old family legend, Gabriela sets off for the jungles of Peru in pursuit of the Ring of Solomon and the lost treasure of Cortez. But this particul

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Book SynopsisStephanie''s out of the frying pan and into the firing line...Finger Lickin'' Fifteen is the spiciest, sauciest, most rib-sticking Stephanie Plum adventure yet. Janet Evanovich''s hilarious fifteenth novel in the series is not to be missed by fans of Harlan Coben and Sue Grafton.Praise for Evanovich: ''Sharp dialogue, a little slapstick and a little romance'' (The Sunday Times); ''Utterly delightful'' (Cosmopolitan); ''Romantic and gripping'' (Good Housekeeping). Stephanie Plum''s tempting mentor Ranger has come to her for help. Someone is trying to destroy his security company from the inside, and he wants her to investigate.On top of that, Stephanie''s colleague has just seen two men decapitate a celebrity chef and the unexpected repercussions are more than Stephanie can stomach. But with a million-dollar reward offered for the killers, she may soon be biting off more than she can chew.What

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Book SynopsisRaves for Janet Evanovich''s novels: ''Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form...utterly delightful'' (Cosmopolitan); ''A laugh-out-loud page turner'' (Heat); ''Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour'' (Daily Mail) Catching the bad guys has never felt so good.FBI Special Agent Kate O''Hare and semi-retired, expert conman Nick Fox are going after Carter Grove, the head of a mercenary security agency. Problem is, if you''re planning on crossing Carter Grove, you''d better also be planning your funeral.Confronting Grove''s elite assassins, Fox and O''Hare mount a daring heist that results in a deadly chase from Washington, D.C., to Shanghai, China. Luckily it''ll take more than death threats, trained henchmen and sleepless nights to outsmart the unlikely duo...Trade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: Pithy, witty and fast-paced * Sunday Times *Making trouble and winning hearts * USA Today *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *Will delight [Evanovich's] legion of fans - and with good reason * Daily Mail *Romantic and gripping, this novel is an absolute tonic * Good Housekeeping *Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction * GQ *

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Book SynopsisDANGEROUS MINDS is a thrilling, adrenaline-fuelled adventure featuring unlikely sleuths Knight & Moon from Janet Evanovich, author of the New York Times bestseller CURIOUS MINDS, which introduced Knight and Moon, and beloved author of the No. 1 bestsellers in the Stephanie Plum series. A must-read for fans of Sue Grafton and J D Robb.Buddhist monk Wayan Bagus has lost his island of solitude and wants it back. The Pacific island had a mountain, beaches, a rainforest, and a volcano. And now it''s gone. Poof! Vanished without a trace.Boyishly charming Emerson Knight likes nothing better than solving an unsolvable mystery. Finding a missing island is better than Christmas morning in the Knight household. When clues start leading to a dark and sinister secret, Emerson will need to assemble a crack team for help. Since a crack team isn''t available, he enlists his cousin Vernon and Riley Moon. Riley Moon has a Harvard business degree and can shoot the eyes ouTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction * GQ *'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' * Heat *'Romantic and gripping...an absolute tonic' * Good Housekeeping *

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Book SynopsisStephanie Plum''s fast becoming the most unpopular woman in New Jersey. Even her own mother can''t love her for taking on the job of tracking down Uncle Mo, everybody''s favourite candy store owner. Cursed with a disastrous new hair colour and an increasing sense that it''s time to get a new job, the world''s favourite bounty hunter sets off on her latest adventure, with a little ''help'' for her new sidekick, hooker turned file clerk Lula, who''s just itching to get a felon in the back of her racy redfirebird ...

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Book SynopsisJanet Evanovich lives in New Hampshire. She has won many awards for the Stephanie Plum series, including the CWA John Creasey and the CWA Silver Dagger.

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorStephanie Plum returns to hunt down a master cyber-criminal operating out of Trenton in the 28th book in the wildly popular series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. When Stephanie Plum is woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of footsteps in her apartment, she wishes she didn’t keep her gun in the cookie jar in her kitchen.  And when she finds out the intruder is fellow apprehension agent Diesel, six feet of hard muscle and bad attitude whom she hasn’t seen in more than two years, she still thinks the gun might come in handy.  Turns out Diesel and Stephanie are on the trail of the same fugitive: Oswald Wednesday, an international computer hacker as brilliant as he is ruthless.  Stephanie may not be the most technologically savvy sleuth, but she more than makes up for that with her dogged deter

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Book SynopsisA cold-blooded killer has Stephanie in his sights...Where there''s smoke, there''s fire, and this couldn''t be truer than in Smokin'' Seventeen, the seventeenth wacky adventure in Janet Evanovich''s bestselling Stephanie Plum series. The perfect read for fans of Sue Grafton and JD Robb. Raves for Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Razor sharp'' (Sunday Express); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today); ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times). Stephanie is running out of time. The bond office where she works has been burned down. Dead bodies have been showing up on the construction site. No one knows why, or who''s responsible - but it''s clear Stephanie''s name is on the killer''s list.And to make a bad situation worse, cop and boyfriend Joe Morelli''s grandmother has put the ''eye'' on Stephanie. Now she has a pimple the size of Mount Vesuvius and her hormones areTrade Review'Evanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction...' * GQ Magazine *'Packed with her familiar wicked ear for dialogue...Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour' * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisKenny Mancuso shot his childhood buddy Moogey Bues and then jumped bail. Now bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the case to track Kenny down. Then someone finished Moogey off, Kenny can''t be found, twenty-four coffins are missing, and there''s some ex-army heavy artillery roaming the streets. And Joe Morelli - the cop with more than a professional interest in her every move - is tailing Stephanie. With a healthy disregard for the law, and an unhealthy dependence on marshmallow hot chocolate, Stephanie''s a match for anyone - even Morelli. That is, until her eccentric grandmother goes AWOL and little pieces of corpses start to disappear . . .

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Book SynopsisSometimes marriage can be a killer...Usually hot on the heels of various miscreants, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum finds herself with a suspicious stalker in Twelve Sharp, the wildest novel yet in Janet Evanovich''s Stephanie Plum series. Not to be missed by fans of Lee Child and JD Robb.Praise for Evanovich: ''Evanovich is a clever writer with a strong streak of laugh out loud sardonic humour'' (Melbourne Weekly); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today); ''As smart and sassy as high gloss wet paint'' (Time Out).Just when it seems Stephanie Plum''s life may be calming down, a new threat turns up: the wife of her mentor Ranger. Only it seems this wife isn''t everything she says, and with Plum''s usual protector in danger, Stephanie might actually have to look after Ranger for once.Problem is Stephanie''s on-again-off-again boyfriend, and Trenton cop, Joe Morelli already isn''t too please

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times-bestselling Stephanie Plum mystery from megaselling Janet Evanovich

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Book SynopsisIt''s dangerous to owe money to a mobster...Stephanie Plum inherits a ''lucky'' bottle from her uncle pip in Sizzling Sixteen, but is it good luck or bad luck? Janet Evanovich''s hilarious and thrilling Stephanie Plum series is not to be missed by fans of JD Robb and Lee Child.Raves for Evanovich''s bestselling series: ''A laugh a minute against a background of dastardly crime with a ditzy heroine and two - yes TWO - of the hottest heroes ever created'' (Woman''s Weekly); ''A laugh-out-loud page-turner'' (Heat). Stephanie Plum''s no-good cousin and boss, Vinnie, has been kidnapped over gambling debts - and if there''s no Vinnie, that means she''s out of a job. But until the bond office closes, she''s got bounty hunting to do: not least for an elderly bigamist and a drug dealer with a six-foot pet alligator.Can they find Vinnie in time? Will Stephanie ever get engaged to her hot cop boyfriend Morelli? An

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Book SynopsisNumber One New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a blockbuster new series that blends wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humour, proving once again why she’s 'the most popular mystery writer alive' (New York Times). Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she’s hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets of any kind. She’s reliable, cool under pressure, and well trained in weapons of all types. But Gabriela’s latest job isn’t for some bamboozled billionaire, it’s for her own family, whose home is going to be wiped off the map if they can’t come up with a lot of money fast. Inspired by an old family legend, Gabriela sets off for the jungles of Peru in pursuit of the Ring of Solomon and the lost treasure of Cortez. But this pa

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Book SynopsisA notorious mob boss may take Stephanie out if she doesn''t take him down first...Stephanie Plum must up her game in Takedown Twenty, the hilarious twentieth adventure in the fiery Stephanie Plum series by bestselling author Janet Evanovich. The perfect read for fans of Harlan Coben and Lee Child. Praise for Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Making trouble and winning hearts'' (USA Today); ''Sharp dialogue, a little slapstick and a little romance'' (The Sunday Times); ''Highly enjoyable... who can resist?'' (Chicago Tribune). Someone is killing old women and leaving them in dumpsters, and Stephanie''s risking the wrath of the local police by investigating behind their backs.And to top that, her latest bounty is the town''s much-beloved vicious mobster, ''Uncle Sunny'' Sunucchi.Stephanie doesn''t mind (that much) that the local Godfather is her boyfriend Morelli''s actual godfather - but since tTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich:Pithy, witty and fast-paced * Sunday Times *Making trouble and winning hearts * USA Today *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *Will delight [Evanovich's] legion of fans - and with good reason * Daily Mail *Romantic and gripping, this novel is an absolute tonic * Good Housekeeping *Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction * GQ *

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Book SynopsisReasons to read Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Hilarious'' (Mail on Sunday); ''Hooray for Janet Evanovich, who continues to enliven the literary crime scene'' (Sunday Telegraph); ''For sheer uncomplicated fun, Stephanie Plum is hard to beat'' (Express on Sunday)Catching bad guys is what Special Agent Kate O''Hare does. Working side-by-side with them... not so much.When the FBI teamed her up with master criminal Nick Fox, they gave her no choice.Now the ex-Navy Seal has a world-class conman as a partner, and keeping track of him is a full-time job.Especially when Fox is caught on camera stealing a priceless work of art, taking him right from being the FBI''s most covert operative, back to the top of America''s most-wanted.Only Kate suspects all is not what it seems. Nick Fox is no common thief, and snatch and grab just isn''t his style. Someone is setting him up, and it''s down to Kate to figure out why - beforTrade ReviewPraise for Janet's novels:'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' - Sunday TimesMaking trouble and winning hearts - USA TodayA laugh-out-loud page-turner - HeatAs smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint - Time Out

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Book SynopsisReasons to read Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Hilarious'' (Mail on Sunday); ''The funniest, sassiest crime writer going'' (Good Book Guide); ''A laugh-out-loud page turner'' (Heat)Never trust a charmer...Lizzy Tucker is happy to work quietly at Dazzle''s Bakery, preparing delicious treats for the locals. But her partner Diesel is all about the hunt. Right now he''s tracking down a famous pirate''s treasure, hidden somewhere along the coast of New England. This bounty contains much, much more than gold and jewels: it''s also the hiding place of the powerful Stone of Avarice. Lizzy and Diesel aren''t the only ones searching for the Stone. Some greed-driven seekers are willing to kill for it, or even make a deal with the devil. And one of those dangerous seekers looks a lot like Diesel''s deceptively charming cousin, Wulf - who also happens to desire Lizzy herself...Trade ReviewPraise for WICKED APPETITE:'We're huge fans of Janet Evanovich... one of the most enjoyable reads of the year' * Bella *'A well thought out and totally tickling mystery' * Now *Praise for Janet Evanovich:'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' * GQ *'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' * Heat *'Romantic and gripping...an absolute tonic' * Good Housekeeping *

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Book SynopsisJanet Evanovich''s novels are: ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today); ''Razor-sharp'' (Sunday Express) He''s on the run. She''s an FBI agent. But putting Nick Fox in gaol is the last thing on Kate O''Hare''s mind...Nicolas Fox is a charming con man and master thief. Kate O''Hare is the FBI agent on his trail. At least that''s what everyone thinks. In reality, they''re secretly working together to bring down super-criminals. Criminals like brutal casino magnate Evan Trace.Evan Trace is running a money-laundering operation through his casino. Some of his best customers are mobsters, dictators, and global terrorists. Nick and Kate are going deep undercover as high-stakes gamblers, wagering millions of dollars - and their lives - in an attempt to topple Trace''s empire.The scam will take Fox and O''Hare from the Las Vegas strip, to the sun-soaked beaTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: Pithy, witty and fast-paced - Sunday TimesAmong the great joys of contemporary crime fiction - GQA laugh-out-loud page-turner - HeatRomantic and gripping...an absolute tonic - Good HousekeepingMaking trouble and winning hearts - USA Today

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Book SynopsisHow far will Stephanie Plum go to protect the one person who means the most to her? The stakes have never been higher than they are in this latest adventure from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. THIS ISN''T JUST ANOTHER CASE. THIS IS FAMILY.Grandma Mazur, Stephanie Plum''s favourite family member and occasional partner in crime, has decided to get married again - this time to local gangster Jimmy Rosolli. If Stephanie has her doubts about this marriage, she doesn''t have to worry for long, because the groom drops dead of a heart attack 45 minutes after saying I do. A sad day for Grandma Mazur turns into something far more dangerous when Jimmy''s former business partners are convinced that his new widow is keeping the keys to a financial windfall all to herself. But the one thing these wise guys didn''t count on was the widow''s bounty hunter granddaughter, who''ll do anything to sTrade ReviewJanet Evanovich's total lifetime sales at Headline amass to 3 million copies, including over 400,000 eBooks. - HeatPithy, witty and fast-paced - The Sunday TimesAs smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint - Time OutRomantic and gripping... An absolute tonic - Good Housekeeping

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Book SynopsisSomeone wants to put Stephanie six foot under...Leaving her career as a bounty hunter behind won''t be so easy for Stephanie Plum, as disaster follows wherever she goes. Eleven On Top is the hilarious and fast-paced adventure in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and JD Robb.Praise for the Stephanie Plum series: ''Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form... utterly delightful'' (Cosmopolitan); ''Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour'' (Daily Mail); ''Chutzpah and sheer comic inventiveness'' (Washington Post). She''s had enough. Stephanie Plum has finally quit bounty hunting and is in the market for a new job. Preferably one which doesn''t involve being shot at, blown up or kidnapped.The trouble is, she can''t stop wondering about the missing men who all disappeared, without a trace, on the same day. And her super-hot mentor Ranger Trade Review'Undeniably funny' * Scotsman *'Zany, witty and a touch insane' * Townsville Bulletin, Australia *'Evanovich keeps the hectic story moving by introducing a procession of increasingly outlandish characters' * Telegraph *'Undeniably funny' * Scotsman *

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Book SynopsisStephanie''s got a one-way ticket to trouble...Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum''s life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home in Explosive Eighteen. No. 1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich''s Stephanie Plum series is not to be missed by fans of Lee Child and JD Robb. Raves for Evanovich''s bestselling series: ''Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form... utterly delightful'' (Cosmopolitan); ''Evanovich''s series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary fiction'' (GQ Magazine); ''Hot and sassy'' (The Boston Herald).After a holiday from hell, Stephanie''s heading back to New Jersey and life as a bounty hunter feeling worse than before. And that''s before she finds out the man in the seat next to her was brutally murdered on their layover, and she may hold the key to his death.With both the fake FBI and the real FBI on her tail, not to mention sometimes-boyfriend Morelli and more-than-a-mentor Ranger, Stephanie''s beginning to wonder if she might need a holiday from it all...What readers are saying about Explosive Eighteen:''Explosive it is! Another marvellous outing in the series of Stephanie''s mildly madcap adventures'' ''The plot is as ingenious and hilarious as ever, and the combination of humour and action is potent stuff, irresistible!''''Fun, likeable characters and a crazy plot! Perfect Plum''Trade Review'Evanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction...' * GQ Magazine *'Packed with her familiar wicked ear for dialogue...Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour' * Daily Mail *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form...utterly delightful * Cosmopolitan *As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint * Time Out *

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Book SynopsisWho guards the guardian angel?New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the trail of a con-man in Notorious Nineteenth, the nineteenth sizzling adventure in the hilarious Stephanie Plum series by bestselling author Janet Evanovich. The perfect series for fans of Sue Grafton and Harlan Coben. Praise for Evanovich: ''Evanovich is a clever writer with a strong streak of laugh out loud sardonic humour'' (Melbourne Weekly); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today); ''As smart and sassy as high gloss wet paint'' (Time Out).Tracking down a multi-million-dollar fraudster who somehow walked out of hospital after major surgery should be easy, right? But Stephanie''s got more pressing work: her unbearably handsome mentor Ranger has been getting death threats from a fellow ex-Special Forces operative. Suddenly, she''s meant to be the one looking out for him.But between her attracTrade Review'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' -- Heat 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' -- The Sunday Times

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Book SynopsisSometimes fame can be fatal...Personal vendettas. Hidden treasure. A monkey named Carl. Stephanie Plum is as fearless as ever in the fourteenth hilarious novel in Janet Evanovich''s bestselling Stephanie Plum series. Fearless Fourteen is not to be missed by fans of Harlan Coben and JD Robb. Raves for Evanovich''s bestselling series: ''A laugh a minute against a background of dastardly crime with a ditzy heroine and two - yes TWO - of the hottest heroes ever created'' (Woman''s Weekly); ''A laugh-out-loud page-turner'' (Heat). Stephanie''s desperate enough for a bit of extra cash that she''s agreed to help run security for Brenda, the most successful - and most unpleasant - country star of her day. But that means working with Ranger, her too-hot mentor, AKA trouble in a Navy Seals cap.She''s also meant to be babysitting a teenage boy, and dealing with the fact that her boyfriend Morelli''s house may or may not Trade ReviewA Jersey girl with Bette Midler's mouth and Cher's fashion sense...with her brazen style and dazzling wardrobe, who could resist this doll? - New York Times Book ReviewEvanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction... All the easy class and wit that you expect to find in the best American TV comedy, but too rarely find in modern fiction. - GQ

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Book SynopsisIt''s a race against time when a child goes missing...The world of Stephanie Plum has never been wilder than in Hard Eight, the eighth fast-paced mystery in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. The perfect read for fans of Lee Child and JD Robb.Raves for the Stephanie Plum series: ''Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour'' (Daily Mail); ''Utterly delightful'' (Cosmopolitan); ''As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint'' (Time Out). Stephanie can''t say no when a neighbour begs her to find a missing family member - not even when local mob man Eddie Abruzzi becomes linked to the disappearance, and threatens to end Stephanie''s search by ending her life.Stephanie is going to need help and someone to watch her back. Since she''s on the off with cop Joe Morelli, that leaves her mentor and tormentor, Ranger. And that could be the most dangerous thing of all...<Trade ReviewA Jersey girl with Bette Midler's mouth and Cher's fashion sense...with her brazen style and dazzling wardrobe, who could resist this doll? - New York Times Book ReviewEvanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction... All the easy class and wit that you expect to find in the best American TV comedy, but too rarely find in modern fiction. - GQ

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Book SynopsisA killer is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts...Stephanie Plum has a lot on her plate as she goes undercover in an ice-cream factory in Turbo Twenty-Three, the laugh-out-loud adventure by No. 1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich. The Stephanie Plum series is perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Lee Child. Raves for the Stephanie Plum series: ''Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour'' (Daily Mail); ''Utterly delightful'' (Cosmopolitan); ''As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint'' (Time Out). Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has been on countless crime scenes, but this is definitely a first. Her fleeing target has left behind a truck loaded with ice cream and a dead body - frozen solid and covered in chocolate.As fate would have it, Stephanie''s mentor Ranger needs her to go undercover at the ice cream factory to find out who''s killing employees. It''s goingTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: 'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' * GQ *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *Making trouble and winning hearts * USA Today *Romantic and gripping... An absolute tonic * Good Housekeeping *

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Book SynopsisSmall guy. Big trouble.Death threats, highly trained assassins and highly untrained assassins are all in a day''s work for Stephanie Plum in Top Secret Twenty-One. Janet Evanovich''s hilarious bestselling series is perfect reading for fans of Sue Grafton and JD Robb. Praise for Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''A laugh-out-loud page turner'' (Heat); ''Sharp dialogue, a little slapstick and a little romance'' (The Sunday Times); ''Highly enjoyable... who can resist?'' (Chicago Tribune). Stephanie Plum has just one job lined up - tracking down Jimmy Poletti: car-dealer and all-round scumbag. Problem is he''s on the run, and silencing his former colleagues, one bullet at a time. Plum is going to need bait to bring him in. Bait like Poletti''s ex-bookkeeper, Randy Briggs: a ninety-two-centimeter-tall magnet for bored housewives and rocket-propelled grenades.To make things worse, there''s a one-eyed Trade Review'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' * GQ *'Slapstick, steam and suspense' * People *'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' * Heat *'Romantic and gripping...an absolute tonic' * Good Housekeeping *'Evanovich's characters are eccentric and exaggerated, the violence often surreal and the plot dizzily speedy: but she produces as many laughs as anyone writing crime today' * The Times *'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisTHE PURSUIT by Janet Evanovich is an action-packed adventure featuring FBI agent Kate O''Hare and her secret partner, fugitive Nicolas Fox. Janet Evanovich''s novels are: ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today)Diamonds, castles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers: a typical Nick Fox date.International conman and expert thief Nick Fox has been kidnapped from right under his FBI handler''s nose. Fortunately for him, he''s been taken by a gang of thieves who want his expertise. Unfortunately for the thieves, his FBI handler is Kate O''Hare, and there''s more than a professional connection between her and Nick.A diamond vault is the first target, but soon Nick and Kate have both joined the gang and are chasing around the Paris sewers in an attempt to prevent a biological weapon being unleashed. All that stands between them and a global terror event are Kate''s forTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction * GQ *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *This suspense series continues to mix the humor from [Janet] Evanovich and [Lee] Goldberg's books with the intricate cons seen in the best episodes of Mission: Impossible. The banter and thrills are nonstop, and readers will be anxious to see what happens next * Library Journal *Even if you can't always tell the good guys from the bad guys, there's no doubt who'll come out on top when the Fox is in the hen house * Kirkus Reviews *Romantic and gripping...an absolute tonic * Good Housekeeping *

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Book SynopsisThe No. 1 New York Times BestsellerA thrilling and fast-paced mystery in the much-loved Stephanie Plum series from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. Raves for Evanovich''s novels: ''Romantic and gripping'' (Good Housekeeping); ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times); ''A laugh-out-loud page-turner'' (Heat).There''s nothing like a good deli, and the Red River Deli in Trenton is one of the best. World-famous for its pastrami, coleslaw, and for its disappearing managers. Over the last month, three have vanished from the face of the earth, and the only clue in each case is one shoe that''s been left behind. The police are baffled. Lula is convinced that it''s a case of alien abduction. Whatever it is, they''d better figure out what''s going on before they lose their new manager, Ms. Stephanie Plum.Celebrate Stephanie Plum''s silver anniversary as she faces tTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: 'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' * Heat *'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * The Sunday Times *'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' * GQ *As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint * Time Out *'Romantic and gripping... An absolute tonic' * Good Housekeeping *'Making trouble and winning hearts' * USA Today *

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Book SynopsisThe hunt is on - but this time Stephanie''s the prey...Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the chase of her life in To The Nines, the ninth hilarious crime adventure in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. The perfect read for fans of JD Robb and Sue Grafton.Praise for Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''A laugh-out-loud page turner'' (Heat); ''Sharp dialogue, a little slapstick and a little romance'' (The Sunday Times); ''Highly enjoyable... who can resist?'' (Chicago Tribune). Stephanie Plum has a visa absconder to find or her whole bonds office is in jeopardy. The train for the missing fugitive leads from the New Jersey Turnpike, to the Las Vegas strip, to a group of killers who are giving new meaning to the word ''hunter''...Stephanie could use some back up on this case, but her incredibly hot mentor, Ranger, has been ''asked'' never to come back to Vegas. And when it comes to her cop boyfrieTrade ReviewHer characteristic comic bounce remains delightfully undisturbed * The Sunday Times *Evanovich's sharpest, funniest, sexiest entry in the series since the early days * Who Weekly *Will delight her legion of fans * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisStephanie''s digging up a whole heap of bad news...New secrets, old flames and hidden agendas send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most outrageous adventure yet in Lean Mean Thirteen. Janet Evanovich''s Stephanie Plum series is not to be missed by fans of Sue Grafton and Lee Child. Raves for Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Highly enjoyable... who can resist? (Chicago Tribune); ''Romantic and gripping'' (Good Housekeeping); ''Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour'' (Daily Mail). Stephanie Plum is used to dealing with crimes in the neighbourhood, but she''s not used to being accused of committing the crimes. Her no-good ex-husband, Dickie, has gone missing the day after Stephanie was seen having an argument with him, threatening bodily harm. Now Stephanie is suspect number one.Stephanie is going to have to find Dickie, and fast, to clear her name. Hot cop Joe MorTrade ReviewA Jersey girl with Bette Midler's mouth and Cher's fashion sense...with her brazen style and dazzling wardrobe, who could resist this doll? - New York Times Book ReviewEvanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction... All the easy class and wit that you expect to find in the best American TV comedy, but too rarely find in modern fiction. - GQ

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Book SynopsisA Stephanie Plum between-the-numbers novel... When bounty hunter Stephanie Plum meets the mysterious Diesel, sparks will fly. Plum Spooky by No. 1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich must not be missed by fans of Sue Grafton and Lee Child.Raves for Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Hot and sassy'' (The Boston Herald); ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times); ''Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour'' (Daily Mail). Evanovich fans, rejoice! Stephanie Plum is in town, along with her sidekick Lula, her Grandma Mazur, and an ever-widening cast of freaks, criminals, deranged felons, and lunatics looking for love.And just when Stephanie thinks her life can''t get any more complicated, in walks the mysterious Diesel. A man who seems to show up at the most inconvenient moments. This time, he''s the instigator for Stephanie''s new adventure, which involves camping in

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Book SynopsisReasons to read Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Hilarious'' (Mail on Sunday); ''The funniest, sassiest crime writer going'' (Good Book Guide); ''A laugh-out-loud page turner'' (Heat)Chaos. Curses. And a possible apocalypse. Lizzy Tucker leads a quiet life in Salem, Massachusetts, whipping up the sell-out treats of Dazzle''s Bakery. Until the day two handsome, charming men, Wulf and Diesel, appear on her doorstep, both after one thing: her. Lizzy is the key to finding the Seven Stones of Power, representing the Seven Deadly Sins. Wulf wants them to open the door to Hell. Diesel wants to stop him.The Seven Deadly Sins cover pretty much anything that''s wicked. Diesel thinks they also pretty much cover everything that''s fun. And Lizzy thinks Diesel and the Seven Deadly Sins cover everything her mother warned her about.Trade Review'I absolutely loved this book. . .I just could not put it down' * Goodreads *'We're huge fans of Janet Evanovich... one of the most enjoyable reads of the year' * Bella *'As usual Evanovich has you laughing out loud throughout. An excellent read' * Best *

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Book SynopsisRaves for Janet Evanovich''s novels: ''Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form...utterly delightful'' (Cosmopolitan); ''A laugh-out-loud page turner'' (Heat); ''Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour'' (Daily Mail) An impossible pairing. An unstoppable team.Conman and expert thief Nick Fox is responsible for some of the most daring heists of recent years. Now he''s responsible for driving FBI Special Agent, Kate O''Hare crazy as they work together to take down some of the world''s most untouchable felons.Nick and Kate''s first assignment: to track down one of the most notorious embezzlers in the world - along with the $500 million he stole on his way out of the country. It''s going to include hardships like travelling to an island paradise, living on a yacht, and dinner theatre. And if Nick is turning out to look a lot like the man of Kate''s dreams... well, that can only be expected when you''Trade Review'Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks' -- USA Today 'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' -- Heat 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' -- The Sunday Times

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Book SynopsisA New York Times bestsellerCURIOUS MINDS by No. 1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich and screenwriter Phoef Sutton is a must-read thriller for fans of the Stephanie Plum mysteries including ONE FOR THE MONEY and TRICKY TWENTY-TWO.They couldn''t be less compatible, but they make a great team...Emerson Knight is introverted, eccentric, and has little-to-no sense of social etiquette. Good thing he''s also brilliant, rich and (some people might say) handsome. Riley Moon has just graduated from Harvard. Her assertive (some people might say aggressive) spitfire attitude has helped land a dream job at Blane-Grunwald bank. At least, Riley Moon thinks it''s her dream job until she is given her first assignment: babysitting Emerson Knight.An inquiry about missing Knight money leads to a missing man, missing gold and a life-and-death race across the country. Through the streets of Washington D.C., and down into the undergrouTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' * GQ *'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' * Heat *'Romantic and gripping...an absolute tonic' * Good Housekeeping *

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Book SynopsisHeadless bodies have started appearing across town in Trenton, New Jersey... Mutilated corpses litter the streets of New Jersey in Hardcore Twenty-Four, the thrilling twenty-fourth adventure in the laugh-out-loud Stephanie Plum series by No. 1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich. The perfect read for fans of Harlan Coben and Sue Grafton.Raves for Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Razor sharp'' (Sunday Express); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today); ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times). At first, it''s just corpses from a funeral home and the morgue that have had the heads removed. Then a homeless man is murdered and dumped behind a church. Stephanie Plum knows that she''s the only one with a prayer of catching this killer.If that''s not enough, Diesel''s back in town. The six-foot-tall, blond-haired hunk accepts no limits - that includes locked doors, closed windTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: 'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' * GQ *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *Romantic and gripping... An absolute tonic * Good Housekeeping *As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint * Time Out *Pithy, witty and fast-paced * The Sunday Times *Making trouble and winning hearts * USA Today *

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestseller!FBI Agent Kate O''Hare plays by the rules, but con man Nicholas Fox makes them up as he goes along. Ordered to work together to tackle out-of-bounds cases ordinary FBI agents can''t touch, they make a brilliant team, as long as the simmering tension between them is kept under control...Kate and Nick are investigating the suspicious disappearance of Silicon Valley billionaire Richard Wylde. Known as the Big Kahuna, he''s famous for creating an artificial intelligence software some people might kill for. Kate thinks those people might include Wylde''s model wife and his shady business partner, who seem more interested in gaining control of his company than in finding the Kahuna himself. The only lead is Wylde''s drop-out son, who''s living the dream in Hawaii. To get close to him, Kate and Nick will have to go undercover in the surfer community. It looks like a dream assignatiTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: Pithy, witty and fast-paced * Sunday Times *Even if you can't always tell the good guys from the bad guys, there's no doubt who'll come out on top when the Fox is in the hen house * Kirkus Reviews *Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction * GQ *Romantic and gripping... an absolute tonic * Good Housekeeping *Making trouble and winning hearts * USA today *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *

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Book SynopsisFBI agent Kate O''Hare and charming con man Nicholas Fox race against time to uncover a buried train filled with Nazi gold in this thrilling adventure in the romantic and gripping (Good Housekeeping) Fox and O''Hare series from the No.1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.Straight as an arrow special agent Kate O''Hare and international con man Nick Fox have brought down some of the biggest criminals out there. But now they face their most dangerous foe yet-a vast, shadowy international organization known only as the Brotherhood.Directly descended from the Vatican Bank priests who served Hitler during World War II, the Brotherhood is on a frantic search for a lost train loaded with $30 billion in Nazi gold, untouched for over seventy-five years somewhere in the mountains of Eastern Europe.Kate and Nick know that there is only one man who can find the fortune and bring down the Brotherhood-the same man who taught Nick everythTrade ReviewAmong the great joys of contemporary crime fiction - GQMaking trouble and winning hearts - USA TodayA laugh-out-loud page-turner - HeatChutzpah and sheer comic inventiveness . . . The Evanovich books [are] good fun' - Washington Post

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Book SynopsisIn this thrilling adventure from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich, FBI agent Kate O''Hare and charming con man Nicholas Fox race against time to uncover a buried train filled with Nazi gold.Kate and Nick have brought down some of the biggest criminals in the world. Now they face their most dangerous foe yet-a shadowy organization known as the Brotherhood. Directly descended from the Vatican Bank priests who served Hitler during World War II, the Brotherhood is searching for a lost train loaded with $30 billion in Nazi gold, untouched for over seventy-five years in the mountains of Eastern Europe. Only one man can find the fortune and bring down the Brotherhood-the man who taught Nick everything he knows, his father, Quentin. And as the stakes get higher, they turn to Kate''s own father, Jake, who shares his daughter''s grit and, unfortunately, her stubbornness.From a remote monastery in the Swiss Alps to the desert

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Book SynopsisThe twenty-seventh entry in Janet Evanovich''s No.1 New York Times bestselling series isn''t just the biggest case of Stephanie Plum''s career. It''s the adventure of a lifetime.**The No. 1 New York Times bestseller!**When Stephanie''s beloved Grandma Mazur''s new husband died on their wedding night, the only thing he left her was a beat-up old easy chair... and the keys to a life-changing fortune.But as Stephanie and Grandma Mazur search for Jimmy Rosolli''s treasure, they discover that they''re not the only ones on the hunt. Two dangerous enemies from the past stand in their way-along with a new adversary who''s even more formidable: Gabriela Rose, a dark-eyed beauty from Little Havana with a taste for designer clothes. She''s also a soldier of fortune, a gourmet cook, an expert in firearms and mixed martial arts-and someone who''s about to give Stephanie a real run for her money.

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Book SynopsisThe killer is a little too close to home...Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must make a devil''s bargain to get the help she needs in Seven Up, the seventh laugh out loud adventure in the Stephanie Plum series. The perfect read for fans of Sue Grafton and Harlan Coben.Raves for Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Razor sharp'' (Sunday Express); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today); ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times). What Stephanie Plum loves about being a bounty hunter: it annoys her mother and she can wear jeans to work.What Stephanie Plum hates about being a bounty hunter: she has to bring in her grandmother''s geriatric, mobster boyfriend who has been leaving dead bodies in his shed...if she can find him.On top of that, she''s got a missing misfit to find, the dog is eating everything in sight and master bounty hunter Ranger wants one night with Plum froTrade ReviewA Jersey girl with Bette Midler's mouth and Cher's fashion sense...with her brazen style and dazzling wardrobe, who could resist this doll? - New York Times Book ReviewEvanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction... All the easy class and wit that you expect to find in the best American TV comedy, but too rarely find in modern fiction. - GQ

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Book SynopsisThe latest Stephanie Plum novel from #1 New York Times bestseller and ';the most popular mystery writer alive' (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich.She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancs and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone. While Stephanie stalls for time, she buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down an unusually varied assortment of fugitives from justice. There's Eugene Fleck, a seemingly sweet online influencer who might also be YouTube star Robin Hoodie, masked hero to the homeless, who hijacks delivery trucks and distributes their contents to the needy. She's also on the trail of Bruno Jug, a wealthy and connected man in the wholesale produce business who is rumored to traffic young girls alongside lettuce and tomatoes. Most terrifying of all is Zorana laundromat manager by day and self-p

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Book SynopsisThe irresistible new Stephanie Plum mystery from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. AN INSTANT NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Stephanie Plum, Trenton''s most underappreciated bounty hunter, is on the trail of a stolen cache of dirty diamonds.Stephanie''s new assignment seems simple enough. A local jeweller wants her to locate his former security guard, who he is convinced has stolen a fortune in diamonds. Stephanie is also looking for another man arrested for robbing the same jewellery store on the same day.With her boyfriend Morelli away on police business, Stephanie is taking care of Morelli''s giant orange dog, who will devour anything, including the upholstery in Stephanie''s car. Morelli''s absence means the inscrutable, irresistible security expert Ranger is front and centre in Stephanie''s life when things go sideways. And he seems determined to stay there.An overnight stakeout with

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Book SynopsisAlexandra 'Barney' Barnaby and race driver Sam Hooker are back in a new bestseller from the creator of Stephanie Plum.Trade ReviewPraise for ‘Motor Mouth’: ‘Evanovich does funny as well as thrills and spills, so it’s smiles all the way to the chequered flag.’ Marie Claire ‘Alex Barnaby more than adequately fills [Stephanie Plum’s] shoes… the light-hearted narrative zips blithely along, full of jokes and comic asides, but backed up by a convincingly detailed backdrop.’ Observer ‘Fast, furious and sexy.’ Mirror Reviews for ‘Metro Girl’: ‘Always a delight… very enjoyable… the humour is irresistible. One can only look forward to the next Metro Girl adventure in the – fairly certain – knowledge that it will be as good as this one.’ The Times ‘Good fun.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘This latest won’t disappoint… the jokes are great and the dialogue is as tight and honed as a South Beach sunbather’s buns… sizzles along.’ Marie Claire ‘This book has fast-lane fun written all over it… ‘Metro Girl’ is so full of innuendo and sexy sunshine, you’ll forget it’s cold and miserable outside.’ Cosmopolitan

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