Books by Janet Evanovich

Book SynopsisPersonal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yet.The Crime: Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollars. Dom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money, and did the time. His family couldn''t be more proud. He always was the smart one.The Cousin: Joe Morelli. Morelli is Dom''s cousin. He''s also a cop. Less than a week after Dom''s release from prison, Morelli has shadowy figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement. Meanwhile, Dom has gone missingThe Catastrophe: Moonman. Morelli hires Walter Mooner Dunphy, stoner and inventor turned crime fighter, to protect his house. Morelli is low on cash. Mooner will work for potatoes.The Cupcake: Stephanie Plum. Stephanie and Morelli have a long-standing relationship that involves sex, affection, and driving each other nuts. She''s a bond enforcemen

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Book SynopsisRecipe for disaster: Celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle comes to Trenton to participate in a barbecue cook-off and loses his head literally.Throw in some spice: Bail bonds office worker Lula is witness to the crime, and the only one she''ll talk to is Trenton cop, Joe Morelli.Pump up the heat: Chipotle''s sponsor is offering a million-dollar reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the capture of the killers.Stir the pot: Lula recruits bounty hunter Stephanie Plum to help her find the killers and collect the moolah.Add a secret ingredient: Stephanie''s Grandma Mazur. Enough said.Bring to a boil: Can Stephanie hunt down two killers, a traitor, five skips, keep her grandmother out of the sauce, solve Ranger''s problems and not jump his bones?Warning: Janet Evanovich''s Finger Lickin'' Fifteen is habanero hot. So good you''ll want seconds.

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Book Synopsis The smash-hit #1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich takes you on the ride of your life in the next Stephanie Plum adventure, Seven Up!Semiretired mob guy Eddie DeCooch is caught trafficking contraband cigarettes through Trenton, New Jersey. When DeCooch fails to show for a court appearance, bond enforcement agent Stephanie Plum is assigned the task of finding him and dragging his decrepit ass back to jail. Not such an easy job, it turns out, since DeCooch has learned a lot of tricks over the years and isn''t afraid to use his gun. He''s already shot Loretta Ricci, an innocent old lady, and left her for worm food in his shed. He wouldn''t mind shooting Stephanie next.Likeable losers (and Steph''s former high school classmates) Walter MoonMan Dunphy and Dougie The Dealer Kruper have inadvertently become involved with DeCooch. They''ve gotten sucked into an operation that is much more than simple cigarette smuggling and holds risks far greater than anyone

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Book SynopsisThe #1 bestselling phenomenon continues in the eighth Stephanie Plum novel. The stakes get higher, the crimes get nastier, the chases get faster, and the men get hotter.This time Stephanie, Morelli, Ranger. Lula, Valerie, and Grandma Mazur are strapped in for the ride of their lives. Stephanie is hired to find a missing child. But things aren''t always as they seem and Stephanie must determine if she''s working for the right side of the law. Plus, there''s the Morelli question: can a Jersey girl keep her head on straight when more than just bullets are aimed for her heart? And with the Plum and Morelli relationship looking rocky, is it time for Ranger to move in for the kill? Janet Evanovich''s latest thriller proves that Hard Eight will never be enough.

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times#1 Wall Street Journal#1 Los Angeles Times#1 Entertainment Weekly#1 Publishers WeeklyStephanie Plum is thinking her career as a fugitive apprehension agent has run its course. She''s been shot at, spat at, cussed at, fire-bombed, mooned, and attacked by dogs. Time for a change, Stephanie thinks. Time to find the kind of job her mother can tell her friends about without making the sign of the cross. So Stephanie Plum quits. Resigns. No looking back. No changing her mind. She wants something safe and normal. As it turns out, jobs that are safe and normal for most people aren''t necessarily safe and normal for Stephanie Plum. Trouble follows her, and the kind of trouble she had at the bail bonds office can''t compare to the kind of trouble she finds herself facing now. Her past has come back to haunt her. She''s stalked by a maniac returned from the grave for the sole purpose of putting

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Book SynopsisWhere there’s smoke there’s fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.  Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie’s name is on the killer’s list. Short on time to find the murderer, Stephanie is also under pressure from family and friends to choose between her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Trenton cop Joe Morelli, and the bad boy in her life, security expert Ranger. Stephanie’s mom wants her to dump them both for a former high school football star who’s just returned to town. Stephanie’s sidekick, Lula, suggests a red-hot boudoir “bake-off.” And Joe’s old-world grandmother gives Stephanie “the eye,” which may mean that it’s time to get out of town.With a cold-blooded kil

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Book SynopsisBounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home, in this dynamite novel by Janet Evanovich.   Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she’s knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she’s flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane after the L.A. layover. Now he’s dead—and a ragtag collection of thugs and psychos, not to mention the FBI, are all looking for a photograph he was supposed to be carrying.   Only one person has seen the missing photo: Stephanie Plum. Now she’s the target. An FBI sketch artist helps Stephanie re-create the person in the photo, but Stephanie’s descriptive skills are lacking. Until she can improve them, she’ll need to watch her back.   Over at t

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Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don’t just vanish into thin air. Never anger old people. And don’t do what Tiki tells you to do. “The most popular mystery writer alive.”—The New York TimesAfter a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it’s on Stephanie to track him down. Unfortunately, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness, or his money-hungry wife. Rumors are stirring that he must have had help with the daring escape . . . or that maybe he never made it out of his room alive. Since the hospital staff’s lips seem to be tighter than the security, and it’s hard for Stephanie to blend in to assisted living, Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur goes in undercover. But when a second felon goes missing from the same hospital, Stephanie is forced into working side by side with Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, in order to crack the case. The real problem is, no Cubbin also means no way to pay the rent. Desperate for money—or maybe just desperate—Stephanie accepts a secondary job guarding her secretive and mouthwatering mentor Ranger from a deadly Special Forces adversary. While Stephanie is notorious for finding trouble, she may have found a little more than she bargained for this time around. Then again—a little food poisoning, some threatening notes, and a bridesmaid’s dress with an excess of taffeta never killed anyone . . . or did they? If Stephanie Plum wants to bring in a paycheck, she’ll have to remember: No guts, no glory.

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Book Synopsis#1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels are: “irresistible” (Houston Chronicle), “stunning” (Booklist), “outrageous” (Publishers Weekly), “brilliantly evocative” (The Denver Post), and “making trouble and winning hearts” (USA Today).   New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don’t just vanish into thin air. Never anger old people. And don’t do what Tiki tells you to do.   After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it’s on Stephanie

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Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPowerhouse author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels are “as entertaining as ever” (Entertainment Weekly), “brilliantly evocative” (The Denver Post), and “making trouble and winning hearts” (USA Today).   Stephanie Plum has her sights set on catching a notorious mob boss. If she doesn’t take him down, he may take her out.   New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum knows better than to mess with family. But when powerful mobster Salvatore “Uncle Sunny” Sunucchi goes on the lam in Trenton, it’s up to Stephanie to find him. Uncle Sunny is charged with murder for running over a guy (twice), and nobody wants to turn him in—not his poker buddies, not his bimbo girlfriend, not his two right-hand men, Shorty and Moe. Even Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, has skin in the game, because&mda

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Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Don’t miss Janet Evanovich’s short story “Pros and Cons” in the back of the book.Catch a professional assassin: top priority. Find a failure-to-appear and collect big bucks: top score. How she’ll pull it all off: top secret.   Trenton, New Jersey’s favorite used-car dealer, Jimmy Poletti, was caught selling a lot more than used cars out of his dealerships. Now he’s out on bail and has missed his date in court, and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is looking to bring him in. Leads are quickly turning into dead ends, and all too frequently into dead bodies. Even Joe Morelli, the city’s hottest cop, is struggling to find a clue to the suspected killer’s whereabouts. These are desperate times, and they call for desperate measures. So Stephanie is going to have to do something she really doesn’t want to do: protect former hospital security guard and general p

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Book SynopsisThis isn''t just another case. This is family.How far will Stephanie Plum go to protect the one person who means the most to her? The stakes have never been higher in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Janet Evanovich.Grandma Mazur has decided to get married again - this time to a local gangster named 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 save her.

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Book SynopsisA stoner, an Instagram model, a Czech oligarch, and a missing unicorn. Nick Fox and Kate O'Hare have their work cut out for them in their weirdest, wildest adventure yet in this New York Times bestseller by Janet and Peter Evanovich.Straight arrow FBI Agent Kate O'Hare always plays by the rules.  Charming Con Man Nicholas Fox makes them up as he goes along.  She thinks he's nothing but a scoundrel.  He thinks she just needs to lighten up.  They're working together to tackle the out-of-bounds cases ordinary FBI agents can't touch.  And, their relationship?  Well, there hasn't been so much explosive chemistry since Nitro was introduced to Glycerin.Next on the docket: The mysterious disappearance of the Silicon Valley billionaire, known as the Big Kahuna.  Kate's been assigned to find him but no one seems particularly keen on helping.  His twenty-six year old adult actress wife-turned Instagram model wife and his s

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Lizzy and Diesel are back in a wicked adventure from Janet Evanovich and Emmy Award–winning co-author Phoef Sutton.  Before he was murdered and mummified nearly a century ago, notorious bootlegger Collier “Peg Leg” Dazzle discovered and re-hid a famous pirate’s treasure somewhere along the coast of New England. A vast collection of gold and silver coins and precious gems, the bounty also contains the Stone of Avarice—the very item reluctant treasure seeker Lizzy Tucker and her partner, Diesel, have been enlisted to find. While Lizzy would just like to live a quiet, semi-normal life, Diesel is all about the hunt. And this hunt is going to require a genuine treasure map and a ship worthy of sailing the seven seas . . . or at least getting them from Salem Harbor to Maine.   Greed is eternal and insatiable, and Lizzy and Diesel aren’t the only ones searching for the lost pirate

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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 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 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 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 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 SynopsisTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERStephanie Plum breaks the rules, flirts with disaster, and shows who''s boss in the latest smash hit from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.Monday mornings aren''t supposed to be fun, but they should be predictable. However, on this particular Monday, Stephanie Plum knows that something is amiss when she turns up for work at Vinnie''s Bail Bonds to find that longtime office manager Connie Rosolli, who is as reliable as the tides in Atlantic City, hasn''t shown up. Stephanie''s worst fears are confirmed when she gets a call from Connie''s abductor. He says he will only release her in exchange for a mysterious coin that a recently murdered man left as collateral for his bail. Unfortunately, this coin, which should be in the office - just like Connie -is nowhere to be found. The quest to discover the coin, learn its value, and save Connie will require the help of Stephanie'

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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 SynopsisStephanie Plum''s life is ready to explode in the pulse-pounding new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich! She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no plan. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone. Stalling for time, Stephanie buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down fugitives from justice. There''s Eugene Fleck, a seemingly sweet online influencer who might also be YouTube star Robin Hoody, masked hero to the homeless. There''s Bruno Jug, a wealthy and connected man who is rumored to traffic young girls alongside wholesale lettuce and tomatoes. Most terrifying of all is Zoran - a laundromat manager by day and self-proclaimed vampire by night with a taste for the blood of pretty girls. When he shows up on Stephanie''s doorstep, it''s not for the meatloaf dinner. Stephanie has to use every trick in the book to reel in these men. But she can''t decide what to do about Ranger and Morelli - and she''s keeping a secret from them that is the biggest bombshell of all. Now or never, she''s got to make the decision of a lifetime.Praise for Janet Evanovich''[With] quick wit, sly clue-dropping, and a well-utilized supporting cast . . . this is fast-paced and laugh-filled fun'' Publishers Weekly''An uproarious, crazy, laugh-a-minute caper with Trenton, New Jersey''s most likable and notorious crime buster'' Booklist''Janet Evanovich is the crown princess of detective fiction'' BookPage''Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction'' GQ

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Book SynopsisTwo Between-the-Numbers novels from #1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich-twice the Plum!PLUM Spooky Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum usually finds a way to get her man. But this time, she's set to join forces with Diesel-whose special skills include tracking men and pleasing women-to get the job done. Together, they will hunt down the notorious Martin Munch through the Pine Barrens and come face to face with the legendary Jersey Devil, prowling above the treetops in the dark of night, and find a way to survive cranberry bogs, sand in their underwear, too many monkeys to count. . .and, of course, each other.VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS'Tis the season, sure, but nothing's looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't gotten a tree, nor any presents. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment. . .and there's a stranger in her kitchen. Which isn't so unusual-Stephanie is always greeting felons, creeps,

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