Janet Evanovich Books In Order – Complete List

Reading the Janet Evanovich books in order makes for such a pleasant trip to the world of the quirky, wacky, and funny Stephanie Plum, the only one of her kind. The New York Times bestselling author also wrote several additional series, mostly light mysteries, a few chick-lit novels, and several pre-Plum romance novels.

Here are the Janet Evanovich books in order for her funny mystery series and her romance novels series.

Latest Janet Evanovich Books

Stephanie Plum Series in Order of Publication

1. One for the Money (#1), 1994
2. Two for the Dough (#2), 1996
3. Three to Get Deadly (#3), 1997
4. Four to Score (#4), 1998
5. High Five (#5), 1999
6. Hot Six (#6), 2000
7. Seven Up (#7), 2001
8. Hard Eight (#8), 2002
9. Visions of Sugar Plums (#8.5), 2002
10. To The Nines (#9), 2003
11. Ten Big Ones (#10), 2004
12. Eleven On Top (#11), 2005
13. Twelve Sharp (#12), 2006
14. Plum Lovin’ (#12.5), 2007
15. Lean Mean Thirteen ( #13), 2007
16. Plum Lucky (#13.5), 2008
17. Fearless Fourteen (#14), 2008
18. Plum Spooky (#14.5), 2009
19. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen (#15), 2009
20. Sizzling Sixteen (#16), 2009
21. Smokin’ Seventeen (#17), 2011
22. Explosive Eighteen (#18), 2011
23. Notorious Nineteen (#19), 2012
24. Takedown Twenty (#20), 2013
25. Top Secret Twenty-One (#21), 2014
26. Tricky Twenty-Two (#22), 2015
27. Turbo Twenty-Three (#23), 2016
28. Hardcore Twenty-Four (#24), 2017
29. Look Alive Twenty-Five (#25), 2018
30. Twisted Twenty-Six (#26), 2019
31. Fortune and Glory (#27), 2020
32. Game On ( #28), 2021
33. Going Rogue (#29), 2022
34. Dirty Thirty (#30), 2023
35. Now or Never (#31), 2024

Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers Books in Publication Order

1. Visions of Sugar Plums (#8.5), 2002
2. Plum Lovin’ (#12.5), 2007
3. Plum Lucky (#13.5), 2008
4. Plum Spooky (#14.5), 2009

The Recovery Agent Books in Publication Order

1. The Recovery Agent, 2022
2. The King’s Ransom, 2025

Wicked / Lizzie & Diesel Books in Publication Order

1. Wicked Appetite, 2010
2. Wicked Business, 2012
3. Wicked Charms, 2015 (co-authored with Phoef Sutton)

Fox & O’Hare Books in Publication Order

co-authored with Lee Goldberg

1. The Shell Game (#0.25), 2014 (prequel)
2. Pros and Cons (#0.5), 2013
3. The Caper (#0.6), 2014 (free short story, prequel)
4. The Heist (#1), 2013
5. The Chase (#2), 2014
6. The Job (#3), 2014
7. The Scam (#4), 2015
8. The Pursuit (#5), 2016
9. The Big Kahuna (#6), 2019 (with Peter Evanovich)
10. The Bounty (#7), 2021 (with Steve Hamilton)

Knight and Moon Books in Publication Order

1. Curious Minds, 2016 (with Phoef Sutton)
2. Dangerous Minds, 2017

Romance Books

Alexandra Barnaby and Sam Hooker Books in Publication Order

1. Metro Girl, 2004
2. Motor Mouth, 2006

Barnaby and Hooker Graphic Novels in Order of Publication

1. Troublemaker, 2009
2. Troublemaker 2, 2010

Culhane Family Books in Publication Order

co-authored with Dorien Kelly

1. Love in a Nutshell, 2012
2. The Husband List, 2012

Elsie Hawkins Books in Publication Order

1. Back to the Bedroom, 1989
2. Smitten, 1990
3. Wife for Hire, 1990
4. The Rocky Road to Romance,1991

The Full Books in Publication Order

co-authored with Charlotte Hughes

1. Full House, 1981
2. Full Tilt, 2002
3. Full Speed, 2003
4. Full Blast, 2004
5. Full Bloom, 2005
6. Full Scoop, 2006

Standalone Pre-Plum Romance Novels in Publication Order

• Hero at Large, 1987
• Thanksgiving, 1988
• The Grand Finale, 1988
• Manhunt, 1988
• Foul Play, 1989
• Love Overboard / Ivan Takes A Wife, 1989
• Naughty Neighbor, 1992
• Hot Stuff, 2004 (with Leanne Banks) (a Cate Madigan novel)

Non-Fiction Books

• How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author, 2006 (with Ina Yalof)

Janet Evanovich Biography – About the Author

New York Times Bestselling author Janet Evanovich was born in 1943 in South River, New Jersey. She attended the South River High School, after which she went to the Douglas College to study art, majoring in fine arts.

While painting was something she did, it never really felt part of her true nature. And soon enough, in her thirties, she started writing.

Knowing that secretarial work was not for her, and armed with the money ($2000) she got from her first writing gig, she decided to quit her temp job and focus full-time on writing romance novels.

About 5 years and twelve romance novels later, Janet Evanovich decided it was high time to change the themes of her books, moving from steamy, sex-laden romance novels to action-packed mysteries. This switch sent her on a two-year journey of learning the ways of the police, as well as shooting.

At the end of the two years of soul searching and training, she was ready, and Stephanie Plum was born.

Because the romance genre was still part of her heart, she could not completely escape it, so the books in the series became romantic suspense novels revolving around the rookie bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, who is trying to find her stumbling way in the world of the hardened bond enforcement agents.

Janet Evanovich lives with her husband, Pete, in Florida. Her family, including her husband, son, and daughter, work for her company, Evanovich Inc, is somehow involved in the author’s work.

Her debut novel, Hero at Large, was published under her pen name Steffie Hall in 1987. In the next five years she wrote romance novels for Bantam Loveswept publishing house.

The first book in the Stephanie Plum series, titled One For The Money, was published in 1994. Upon receiving overall positive reviews and lots of kudos and praise, Janet Evanovich decided to continue the series, much to the delight of her fans. The Stephanie Plum series was born when the author was 51. In her first Stephanie Plum novel, Stephanie’s first task is to find Joe Morelli, a local cop and her former bed buddy. These fun novel focus on Stephanie, who lost her job and asked her cousin Vinnie for help in finding a new job, and in her adventures in bounty hunting with her sexy colleague Diesel.

In 2012 One For The Money was made into a movie with Katherine Heigl as Stephanie, the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. So far, author Janet Evanovich has over 75 million books sold worldwide in several languages, with over 45 books written to date.

While working on the Stephanie Plum series, in 2010, the author also started a second one called the Wicked series (also called Lizzy & Diesel series), while in 2013 she started her third one called Fox and O’Hare series. Finally, in 2016 a new Janet Evanovich series was born with the title Knight and Moon. The series currently has two books. All of her series are crime mysteries involving police and evil villains.

In addition to these series of books, the author has also written a romantic series, the Full series featuring newspaper editor Jamie Swift, as well as several standalone novels. Many of her books were co-authored with other writers, including Charlotte Hughes, Leanne Banks, Phoef Sutton, and Lee Goldberg.

In 2004 she started the Cate Madigan series with Hot Stuff, but so far the author has only released the first book.

A new Stephanie Plum novel was published later the same year with the title Hardcore Twenty-Four, which takes Stephanie to even more troubles than before.

Look Alive Twenty-Five brings our main character to new dangers, some of which might just involve an alien abduction or two. But what does a shoe have to do with all the abductions, anyway?

We once again meet Grandma Mazur, Lulu with her extravagant clothes, not to mention Morelli, Ranger, and Diesel, since Stephanie Plusm, after all these books, still can’t decide whom to choose. Well, she is, technically, with Morelli, but the temptation is strong…

Also, you’ll see Stephanie’s struggles to find her targets and bring them back to the police. And when she’s dealing with at least 3 cases of her own, one involving a snake as a house pet, things are becoming more and more complicated.

All the Stephanie Plum books come out around Thanksgiving, in November, so some readers started to call her series the Thanksgiving Series. Since Stephanie always gets herself into the silliest of troubles, and the series is light-hearted and can be read by the entire family, it might as well be a series to read over Thanksgiving.

If you’ve picked up one of the latest Stephanie Plum books, it’s worth going back and reading the previous Janet Evanovich books in chronological order, especially for the popular series. Otherwise, I fear the comical issues with Morelli, Diesel, and Ranger won’t make all that much sense.

The new Recovery Agent novel is the first in the same-titled series, and it follows the adventures of a lost-and-found sassy worker who can match Stephanie’s abilities quite well. The second book, The King’s Ransom, will be released in June 2025.

Janet Evanovich Awards

Over the years, New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich has received several awards and nominations for her novels.

• One for the Money – winner of the Dilys Awards Best Book in 1995
• Three to Get Deadly – nomination for the Dagger Awards Best Novel in 1997
• Three to Get Deadly – winner of the Dilys Awards Best Book in 1998
• High Five – nomination for the Anthony Awards Best Novel in 2000
• Hot Six – nomination for the Dilys Awards Best Book in 2001