Janet Evanovich has published 89 novels and 5 other books, beginning with Hero at Large (1987). The 4 series include Stephanie Plum (43 books, starting with One for the Money), Full (6 books, starting with Full House) and Barnaby and Hooker (4 books, starting with Metro Girl). The best-known is One for the Money (1994). The latest is Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo (2026).
Updated September 2026
Stephanie Plum books in order (43)Series page
Reading order: 1 One for the Money (1994) · 2 Two for the Dough (1996) · 3 Three to Get Deadly (1997) · 4 Four to Score (1998) · 5 High Five (1999) · 6 Hot Six (2000) · 7 Seven Up (2001) · 8 Hard Eight (2002) · 9 To the Nines (2003) · 10 Ten Big Ones (A Stephanie Plum Novel) (2004) · … all 43 below
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One for the Money (Aug 1994)
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Two for the Dough (Jan 1996)
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Three to Get Deadly (Feb 1997)
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Four to Score (1998)
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High Five (Jul 1999)
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Hot Six (Jun 2000)
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Seven Up (2001)
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Hard Eight (Jun 2002)
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To the Nines (Jul 2003)
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Ten Big Ones (A Stephanie Plum Novel) (2004)
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Eleven on Top (Jun 2005)
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Twelve Sharp (Jun 2006)
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Lean Mean Thirteen (Jun 2007)
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Fearless Fourteen (Jun 2008)
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Finger Lickin' Fifteen (2009)
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Sizzling Sixteen (2010)
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Smokin' Seventeen (2011)
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Explosive Eighteen (2011)
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Notorious Nineteen (2012)
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Takedown Twenty (2013)
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Top Secret Twenty-One (2014)
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Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum Series #22) (2015)
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Turbo Twenty-three (2016)
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Hardcore Twenty-four (2017)
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Look Alive Twenty-Five (2018)
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Twisted Twenty-Six (2019)
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Fortune & Glory Tantalizing Twenty-Seven (2020)
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Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight (2021)
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Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (2022)
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Dirty Thirty (2023)
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Now or Never: Thirty-One On the Run (2024)
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Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo (2026)
Three Plums in One (2001)
Visions of Sugar Plums (2003)
More Plums in One (2007)
Plum Lovin' (Jan 2007)
Plum Lucky (Jan 2008)
Between the Plums (2009)
Plum Spooky (2009)
Smokin' Seventeen Large Print (a Stephanie Plum Novel) (2011)
Double Plum (2017)
Fortune and Glory (2020)
Game On (2021)
Full books in order (6)Series page
Reading order: 1 Full House (2002) · 2 Full Tilt (2009) · 3 Full Speed (2003) · 4 Full Blast (2004) · 5 Full Bloom (Full) (2005) · 6 Full Scoop (Janet Evanovich's Full Series) (2006)
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Full House (2002)
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Full Tilt (2009)
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Full Speed (2003)
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Full Blast (2004)
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Full Bloom (Full) (2005)
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Full Scoop (Janet Evanovich's Full Series) (2006)
Barnaby and Hooker books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Metro Girl (2004) · 2 Motor Mouth (2006) · 3 Trouble Maker (Barnaby and Hooker #3) (2010) · 4 Troublemaker 2 (2010)
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Metro Girl (2004)
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Motor Mouth (2006)
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Trouble Maker (Barnaby and Hooker #3) (2010)
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Troublemaker 2 (2010)
Wicked books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Wicked Appetite (2010) · 2 Wicked Business (2012) · 3 Wicked Charms (2015)
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Wicked Appetite (2010)
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Wicked Business (2012)
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Wicked Charms (2015)
Where to start with Janet Evanovich
Start here
One for the Money
Janet Evanovich's most-read book and the first of the 43 Stephanie Plum books.
Newest
Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo
Published 2026.
Standalone novels in order
Hero at Large (1987)
Manhunt (1988)
Back to the Bedroom (1989)
Love Overboard (1989)
Wife for Hire (1990)
Naughty Neighbor (1992)
Three to Get Deadly/Four to Score (Stephanie Plum Series 3-4) (2002)
The Rocky Road to Romance (2004)
How I Write (2006)
Smitten (2006)
Thanksgiving (2006)
Hot Stuff (2007)
No Chance (A Cannon and Pickett Novel) (2007)
Foul Play (2008)
The Grand Finale (2008)
Troublemaker Book 2 (2010)
Love in a Nutshell (2011)
The Husband List (2012)
The Job (2014)
The Scam (2015)
Curious Minds (Knight and Moon) (2016)
Dangerous Minds (2017)
Twice the Plum (2017)
The Big Kahuna (2019)
Fearless Fourteen & Finger Lickin' Fifteen (2020)
Hard Eight & To The Nines (2020)
Ten Big Ones & Eleven On Top (2020)
Twelve Sharp & Lean Mean Thirteen (2020)
Bounty (2021)
The Recovery Agent (2021)
Going Rogue (2022)
King's Ransom (2024)
Now or Never (2024)
Other books in order
A Trilogy of Janet Evanovich (2002)
Back to the Bedroom Cassette (2005)
The Full Box (2006)
Janet Evanovich Collection (2014)
Wicked Lizzy and Diesel Trilogy Wicked Appetite; Wicked Business; Wicked Charms (2016)
Film and TV adaptations
- One for the Money (2012)Film · from One for the Money
About Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich 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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Janet Evanovich FAQ
- How many books has Janet Evanovich written?
- Janet Evanovich has published 89 novels and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Janet Evanovich's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Stephanie Plum with One for the Money, Full with Full House and Barnaby and Hooker with Metro Girl. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Janet Evanovich's latest book?
- Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo (2026).
- What is Janet Evanovich's most famous book?
- One for the Money (1994) is Janet Evanovich's most widely read book.
- Are Janet Evanovich's books connected?
- 56 books belong to 4 series (Stephanie Plum, Full, Barnaby and Hooker and Wicked); the other 38 books stand alone.
- Which Janet Evanovich books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including One for the Money (film, 2012).
Authors like Janet Evanovich
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.