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Janet Evanovich (née Schneider; April 22, 1943) is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The novels in this series have been on The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists. Evanovich has had her last seventeen Plums debut at #1 on the NY Times Best Sellers list and eleven of them have hit #1 on USA Today Best-Selling Books list. She has over two hundred million books in print worldwide, and her books have been translated into over 40 languages. Early years Evanovich is a second-generation American born in South River, New Jersey, to a machinist and a housewife. After attending South River High School, she became the first in her family to attend college when she enrolled at Douglass College, part of Rutgers University, to study art. When Evanovich had children, she chose to become a housewife like her mother. In her thirties, she began writing novels. To learn the art of writing dialog, Evanovich took lessons in improv acting. For ten years, she attempted to write the Great American Novel, finishing three manuscripts that she was unable to sell. After someone suggested she try writing romance novels, Evanovich read several romances and discovered that she enjoyed the genre. She wrote two romances and submitted them for publishing. Still unable to find a publisher, Evanovich stopped writing and signed with a temporary employment agency. Several months after beginning work for them, she received an offer to buy her second romance manuscript for $2,000, which she considered an "astounding sum". Romance novels That novel, Hero at Large, was published in 1987 in the Second Chance Love category line under the pseudonym Steffie Hall. The following year she began writing for Bantam Loveswept under her own name. For the next five years she continued to write category romances for Loveswept. Her work within the romance novel genre helped her learn to create likable characters and attractive leading men. In this time, Evanovich also became known for the humor that filled her novels. She believes that "it's very important to take a comic approach. If we can laugh at something, we can face it." After finishing her twelfth romance, however, Evanovich realized that she was more interested in writing the action sequences in her novels than the sex scenes. Her editors were not interested in her change of heart, so Evanovich took the next eighteen months to formulate a plan for what she actually wanted to write. Stephanie Plum Series She quickly decided that she wanted to write romantic adventure novels. She wanted to include humor, romance and adventure in her work and this fit into her style of mystery novel. Unlike the style of romance novels, her books would be told in first person narrative. Her new type of writing should contain heroes and heroines, as well as "a sense of family and community". In that vein, she intended her new style of writing to be based on the TV sitcom model. Like Seinfeld, her new books would have a central character that the rest of the cast of characters revolve around. Inspired by the Robert De Niro movie Midnight Run, Evanovich decided that her heroine would be a bounty hunter. This occupation provided more freedom for Evanovich as a writer, as bounty hunters do not have a set work schedule and are not forced to wear a uniform. The profession is also "romanticised to some extent". To become acquainted with the demands of the career, Evanovich spent a great deal of time shadowing bond enforcement agents. She also researched more about the city of Trenton, where she wanted her books to be set. In 1994, her initial romantic adventure, One for the Money, was published to good reviews. This was the first of a light-hearted series of mysteries starring barely competent bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. One for the Money was named a New York Times notable book, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1994 and a USA Today Best Bet. Evanovich has continued to write romantic adventures starring Plum. The sixth book in the series, Hot Six, was the first of her novels to reach number one on the New York Times Best Seller List. Her subsequent Plum novels have each debuted at number one. All About Romance has described her as the "rare breed of romance author who has left the genre and yet not alienated her many romance fans". The Plum novels have taken many attributes from Evanovich's own life. Evanovich shares many commonalities with Plum. Both are from New Jersey, both devour Cheetos, both had owned a hamster, and both have shared "similar embarrassing experiences". The character Grandma Mazur is loosely based on Evanovich's Grandma Fanny and Aunt Lena. Evanovich claims the spirited elderly lady is "who I want to be when I grow up". Shortly before One for the Money was released, Evanovich sold the movie rights to Columbia TriStar for $1 million. Lions Gate Entertainment released One for the Money on January 27, 2012. The film stars Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum, Sherri Shepherd from The View as Lula, Debbie Reynolds as Grandma Mazur, Jason O'Mara as Joe Morelli, and Daniel Sunjata as Ranger. It was directed by Julie Anne Robinson. Knight & Moon Series In 2016 Evanovich released the first book, Curious Minds, in her new Knight & Moon mystery series. Co-authored with Phoef Sutton, the book introduces two new characters, Emerson Knight and Riley Moon. Emerson Knight is a rich, eccentric introvert with little-to-no sense of social etiquette. He is also brilliant and handsome. Riley Moon is a recent Harvard Law and Harvard Business graduate. Her aggressive Texas spitfire attitude helped her land her dream job as a junior analyst at Blane-Grunwald where Emerson is a client. Together this unlikely duo finds themselves thrust into solving the most difficult of mysteries. Dangerous Minds, the second book in the series, was written by Evanovich and released in June 2017. Wicked Series In 2010 Evanovich published Wicked Appetite, spinning off the character Diesel from the between the numbers Plum books. The heroine of Wicked Appetite is sweet cupcake baker Lizzie Tucker, who, unlike Stephanie Plum, can cook. The "Wicked" series is set in Salem, Massachusetts. In the series, Diesel & Lizzie search for the seven stones of power, each representing a different deadly sin. Lizzie & Diesel are "Unmentionables", humans with additional powers. Their rivals for the stones are Diesel's dark cousin, Gerwulf "Wulf" Grimoire, introduced in Plum Spooky and his medieval-esque minion Hatchet. Lizzie's animal companions are one-eyed Cat 7143 and Carl the Monkey, from Fearless Fourteen and Plum Spooky. Her friends include Glo, a "Questionable," a.... Discover the Stephanie Evanovich popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Stephanie Evanovich books.
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Bobbie Faye - Halb so wild
Toni McGee Causey, Isabell Bauer & Anke WitteFrech, witzig und romantisch! Bobbie Fayes Cousine Francesca taucht überraschend bei ihr auf und bittet sie um ihre Unterstützung. Francescas Mutter ist verschwunden und hat ihrem ...
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Murder Most Fancy
Kellie McCourtShe's not responsible for the corpse this time. Okay, maybe just a little bit. Our favourite socialite and felon are back in a madcap new sleuthing adventure ... for readers of Jan...
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The Big Kahuna
Janet Evanovich & Peter EvanovichA 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...
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Dirty Thirty
Janet Evanovich#1 New York Times bestselling author and “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stole...
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Furchtlos in High Heels
Gemma HallidayMaddie und die attraktiven UntotenSchuhdesignerin Maddie Springer weiß, wie sich eine Schwangerschaft mit Morgenübelkeit aushalten lässt: Auf der Couch mit Süßigkeiten und Moonligh...
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Poursuite au bout du monde
Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg & Elisabeth LucQuand la très brillante agent du FBI Kate O'Hare a appris qu'elle allait faire équipe avec Nicolas Fox, voleur de renommée internationale et arnaqueur professionnel, elle a failli ...
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Kein Friede seiner Asche
Carolyn Haines & Dietmar SchmidtSpannend und humorvoll ein neuer Fall für Sarah Booth DelaneyLawrence Ambrose war einst ein bekannter Schriftsteller. Nun plant er ein Comeback und zwar mit einem Buch über Zinnia...
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Turbo Twenty-Three
Janet Evanovich#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the heart of Trenton, N.J., a killer is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts. Larry Virgil skipped out on his latest court d...
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Fortune and Glory
Janet EvanovichFrom “the most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), the twentyseventh thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series isn’t just the biggest case of Step...
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The Bounty
Janet Evanovich & Steve HamiltonFBI agent Kate O’Hare and charming criminal Nick Fox race against time to uncover a buried train filled with Nazi gold in this thrilling adventure from #1 New York Times bestsellin...
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Explosive Eighteen
Janet EvanovichBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg's The Heist.Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits...
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Murder at the Miramar
Dane McCaslinWith the dreaded Family Reunion looming over her head – and a broken heart to boot – Augusta Josephine Burnette takes matters in hand and leaves her hometown for a job in a seaside...
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Going Rogue
Janet EvanovichStephanie Plum breaks the rules, flirts with disaster, and shows who’s boss in this whipsmart and fastpaced thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling “crown princess of detective...
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Game On
Janet EvanovichStephanie Plum returns to hunt down a new kind of criminal operating out of Trenton in the twentyeighth book in the wildly popular series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ja...
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Over His Dead Body
Laurie BrownDiscover Laurie Brown's latest gripping tale of bodies, burial grounds and romantic suspense!Ever since Caroline Tucker moved back home from Hollywood to the bright lights of Haven...
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Tricky Twenty-Two
Janet Evanovich#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Something big is brewing in Trenton, N.J., and it could blow at any minute. Stephanie Plum might not be the world’s greatest bounty hunter, but...
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Twisted Twenty-Six
Janet EvanovichThis 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 Yo...
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Takedown Twenty
Janet Evanovich#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPowerhouse author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels are “as entertaining as ever” (Entertainment Weekly), “brilliantly evocative” (The Denver Post...
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Gefahr auf High Heels
Gemma Halliday & Stefanie ZellerMaddie und ihr Traum in Weiß ... und BlutrotMaddie Springer, Schuhdesignerin und Hobby Detektivin, kann es kaum erwarten: Ihre Hochzeit mit Detective Jack Ramirez steht kurz bevor ...
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Heiress On Fire
Kellie McCourtAfter accidentally blowing up her husband, can Indigo get back on her fourinch heels? In this madcap debut, One for the Money meets Crazy Rich Asians with a little Miss Fisher's Mu...
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Verflixt und unsichtbar
Jana HimmelLaura kommt durchgefroren (und nackt natürlich) von der Beschattung des Richters zurück. Auf der Gartenmauer gegenüber ihrer Haustür sitzt ein Teenager, der anzüglich in ihre Richt...
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Bobbie Faye - Alles wird gut
Toni McGee Causey & Katrin ReichardtBobbie Faye ist endlich glücklich verlobt mit dem attraktiven FBIAgenten Trevor Cormier. Doch dann wird Trevor zu einem geheimen Einsatz gerufen. Und kurz darauf entkommt ein gefäh...
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Look Alive Twenty-Five
Janet EvanovichStephanie Plum faces the toughest puzzle of her career in the twentyfifth entry in Janet Evanovich's #1 New York Timesbestselling series. There's nothing like a good deli, and the ...
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Three To Get Deadly
Janet EvanovichStephanie Plum, the beloved bounty hunter with attitude returns in this irresistible adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Janet Evanovich!Stephanie is having a bad ...
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Notorious Nineteen
Janet Evanovich#1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels are: “irresistible” (Houston Chronicle), “stunning” (Booklist), “outrageous” (Publishers Weekly), “brilliantly evocati...
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Unselig sind die Friedfertigen
Carolyn Haines & Dietmar SchmidtSarah Booth Delaney und ein neuer Fall, der es in sich hatDie junge Quentin McGee wurde brutal in einem Baumwollfeld ermordet. Die Liste der Verdächtigen ist lang, denn kurz vor ih...
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Hardcore Twenty-Four
Janet EvanovichJanet Evanovich’s #1 New York Times bestselling sensation Stephanie Plum returns in her twentyforth thriller as mutilated corpses litter the streets of New Jers...
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Two for the Dough
Janet EvanovichIt's Stephanie Plum, New Jersey's "fugitive apprehension" agent (aka bounty hunter), introduced to the world by Janet Evanovich in the awardwinning novel One for the Money. Now St...
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Bobbie Faye - Schlimmer geht immer
Toni McGee Causey & Isabell BauerFrech, witzig und romantisch! Bobbie Faye hat schon bessere Tage erlebt. Erst wird ihr Wohnwagen überflutet, dann ihr Bruder von Kriminellen gekidnappt. Die Entführer verlangen ein...
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One for the Money
Janet EvanovichWatch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie's opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and...
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The Recovery Agent
Janet Evanovich#1 New York Times bestselling author and “thriller master” (Mystery and Suspense Magazine) Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a “tense, suspenseful, funny, and wise” (Lee C...
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The Hemingway Thief
Shaun Harris“[A] stellar debut…. Filled with charming popculture references, this deft caper novel is by turns laughoutloud funny and poignant.” Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW Novelist Henry...
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Top Secret Twenty-One
Janet Evanovich#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 failuretoappear a...
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Sounds Like a Plan
Dwayne Alexander Smith & Pamela Samuels YoungReluctantly joining forces after discovering they’ve both been hired on the same missing person case, two rival Black private investigators find their mutual dislike evolve into an...
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Stephanie Plum One, Two, Three
Janet EvanovichThree complete novels: One for the Money, Two for the Dough, and Three to Get Deadly, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Janet Evanovich!Here’s where it all beganthe th...
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Bargain Hunting
Rhonda PolleroA stylish new caper in the acclaimed series starring the deliciously addictive, designer bargainhunting paralegal Finley Anderson Tanner!Getting framed has never been a good look. ...