Janet Evanovich

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Paperback - Headline (2002)

First British Edition Headline (2001)

Seven Up
In her most explosive adventure yet, bombshell bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is dropped into a smorgasbord of murder, kidnapping and extortion – a magnificent buffet of mud wrestling, motorcycles, fast cars, fast food and fast men.
Stephanie Plum thinks she’s going after an easy FTA: a senior citizen charged with smuggling contra cigarettes. But when she and Lula show up at his house, they get more than they bargained for – a corpse in the woodshed and an old man who’s learned a lot of tricks during his years in the mob, and isn’t afraid use his gun. Then there’s his involvement with Walter `MoonMan’ Dunphy and Dougie `The Dealer’ Kruper (Stephanie’s former high-school classmates). They’ve been sucked into an operation which is much more than simple smuggling, one that holds risks far greater than anyone could have imagined. And when they disappear, Stephanie goes into high-octane search mode.
But Stephanie’s mind is on other matters as well, because she has two proposals to consider: vice cop doe Morelli is proposing marriage, and fellow bounty hunter Ranger is proposing a single perfect night...
All in all, a typical dilemma in the world of Plum.
‘Not recommended for reading in public unless you have no inhibitions about laughing out loud in front of strangers’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Packed with her familiar wicked ear for dialogue, the latest Evanovich will delight her legion of fans’ Daily Mail
‘...as fizzy as its namesake, and as button-poppingly amusing as the six previous installments of Stephanie’s adventures’ Evening Standard
‘Punchy, saucy and stacks of fun, I’m hooked’ Daily Mirror
‘As usual, Evanovich has you laughing out loud throughout. Are excellent read on its own, but I recommend you read all seven books.’ Best

First British Edition Headline (2000)

Paperback - Headline (2001)

Hot Six
Big-haired bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is back and, boy, is she on good form. Fellow bounty-hunter Ranger is on the run and the other man in her fife, vice cop Joe Morelli, is after him. But as if that wasn't enough - Grandma Mazur moves in, and then all hell really breaks loose. Hot Six is much, much more than a whodunnit, and is not to be missed.

First British Edition Macmillan (1999)

High Five
See Review by Val McDermid - Gold Dagger winner & creator of Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan & Tony Hill
See Review by Jay Russell - one of the greatest talents the horror industry has produced for some time… (Black Tears)
Stephanie Plum has a whole lot of trouble on her doorstep.
Her Uncle Fred disappears and Grandma Mazur is convinced he's been abducted by aliens. The disappearance turns serious when Stephanie finds a photo of dismembered body parts in Fred's desk.
Meanwhile, Stephanie's cousin Vinnie asks her to bring in the vertically challenged Randy Briggs who's jumped bail and, instead of coming quietly, has taken up residence in Stephanie's apartment in protest. A mysterious man called Bunchy is trailing Stephanie at every opportunity in the hope of tracking down Fred. Benito Ramirez is back from jail quoting scripture and vowing to introduce Stephanie to God, face to face. And to cap it all Stephanie has nothing to wear to the Mafia wedding.
The big-haired bounty hunter from Trenton, New Jersey, is back having developed an outstanding talent for flattening expensive black cars. Joe Morelli, the irresistible cop, is still around giving her the odd sleepless night, but now he faces tough competition from the enigmatic Ranger.
A criminally original novel, this Introductory Bounty Hunter's Survival Manual is stone brilliant entertainment.

Praise for Janet Evanovich
'The funniest crime novels around' GQ
'Janet Evanovich's name raises expectations of a laugh-aloud story, featuring Stephanie Plum, the sassiest bounty-hunter in New Jersey' Sunday Telegraph

First British Edition Macmillan (1998)

Four to Score
It's been a while since Stephanie Plum jumped the fast train out of a New Jersey pantie store to collar runaways for her cousin Vinnie, bail-bond merchant. But the problem with being a bounty hunter is it's all on-the-job training. And Stephanie is still learning all the ways you can get yourself killed.
Take the case of Marine Norwicki ...
Marine was up on a charge for stealing her boyfriend's car. Vinnie had posted the bail and Marine had dutifully failed to turn up at court. It looked like a simple disappearance until Marine's boyfriend begins receiving coded notes that hint at buried treasure.
In fact the notes are so indecipherable that Stephanie has to call on the help of Sally Sweet, giant drag queen and code-breaker extraordinaire. And Steph's knight errant, cop Joe Morelli, is also proving useful - although he can't decide what he wants most: Marine's bounty or Stephanie's body.
Meanwhile a friend loses a finger, a mother is scalped, an apartment is firebombed and a store clerk is murdered. And out in the street, the crazy treasure hunt game goes on ...
'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' GQ
'One of the rising stars of American crime fiction' Daily Telegraph
'A classic screwball comedy that is also a genuinely taut thriller' Frances Fyfield, Daily Mail
'Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form… utterly delightful' Cosmopolitan

Paperback - Penguin (1997)

First British Edition Hamish Hamilton (1997)

Three to Get Deadly
How did Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter, became the most unpopular woman in Trenton, New Jersey? By taking on the job of tracking down Uncle Mo, a candy store owner universally recognised as one of the most harmless men in town.
Stephanie Plum, the infamous New Jersey bounty hunter is back with new friends in tow and a disastrous hair-do. Lula, a big, blonde ('230 pound, black, kick-ass Shirley Temple'), former hooker turned file clerk wants to team up with Stephanie and bust some serious criminals. However, it turns out the only case available is Uncle Mo, a popular all over town sweet-seller who has jumped bail. Is Mo what he seems? Or is he really a gun-toting vigilante? Hot on the trail, Stephanie and Lula fight their way through a maze of dead drug dealers, hounds from hell and crooked lawyers. Is it time for Stephanie to find a new job? Is this the end?
Laced with fruity language (Lula hasn't had a language makeover yet), wise-cracks and appearances from old favourites, Ranger, Grandma Mazur and of course Joseph Morelli, Three to Get Deadly is a cocktail of humour and intrigue in Janet Evanovich's usual brilliant style.
'A Jersey girl with Bette Midler's mouth and Cher's fashion sense ... With her brazen style and dazzling wardrobe, who could resist this doll!' - The New York Times Book Review
'Plum is an original - disorganized, feisty and funny, with a wonderful line in self-deprecation' - The Times