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The official site of Janet Evanovich
Find out all you ever wanted to know about Evanovich on her website.

Find out more about Evanovich by visiting any of these links below:

If you like bounty hunters:

If what you enjoyed about the Stephanie Plum was catching bad guys for a living you might want to try one of these:

The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison
Call Number: FICTION HARRISON
ISBN: 9780061567315
Publication Date: 2008-06-24
It's a tough life for witch Rachel Morgan, sexy, independent bounty hunter, prowling the darkest shadows of downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night. She can handle the leather-clad vamps and even tangle with a cunning demon or two. But a serial killer who feeds on the experts in the most dangerous kind of black magic is definitely pressing the limits. Confronting an ancient, implacable evil is more than just child's play
and this time, Rachel will be lucky to escape with her very soul.
Warrior by Marie Brennan
Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
ISBN: 9780316027052
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Mirage, a bounty hunter, lives by her wits and lethal fighting skills. She always gets her mark. But her new mission will take her into the shadowy world of witches, where her strength may not be a match against powerful magic. Miryo is a witch who has just failed her initiation test. She now knows that there is someone in the world who looks like her, who is her: Mirage. To control her powers and become a full witch, Miryo has only one choice: to hunt the hunter and destroy her
A Good Excuse to Be Bad by Miranda Parker
Call Number: eAudiobook
ISBN: 9780758259509
Publication Date: 2011-07-01
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Last updated: March 2016. tm

Meet: Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich is a well known and popular American author who started off writing romance novels but is best known for her Stephanie Plum the bounty hunter series.

Her books are often romantic and quirky in nature. She creates lovable characters that are often involved unexpected adventures that often leave readers laughing out loud and begging for more.

If you like quirky female main characters:

If you are looking for a female main character that oftens uses her not-so-best sense to solve problems you might want to check these out:

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Call Number: FICTION KINSELLA
ISBN: 0385335482
Publication Date: 2001-02-06
Becky has a boring job and a spending habit that she cannot afford. Watch her as she schemes her way into making more money.
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Call Number: FICTION FIELDING
ISBN: 0141000198
Publication Date: 2001-04-01
Bridget Jones takes readers on a tour of a hilarious year-in-the-life of a confused thirty-something singleton who would have all the answers if she could just lose seven pounds, stop smoking, and attain inner poise.
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
Call Number: FICTION LUTZ
ISBN: 9781416532392
Publication Date: 2007-03-13
Isabel "Izzy" Spellman is a 28-year-old private eye working for her eccentric family's investigation firm. Looking to get out of the family business, she agrees to take one more job--a 15-year-old missing persons case. But things get complicated when someone close to Izzy also goes missing.
Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
Call Number: MYSTERY CABOT
ISBN: 9780060525118
Publication Date: 2005-12-27
Former pop star Heather Wells has left behind hordes of screaming fans to settle into a new life, but when strange things start happening at her college, she finds herself once again in the spotlight, this time as a detective.
Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts
Call Number: FICTION COONTS
ISBN: 9780765325433
Publication Date: 2010-05-11
A young woman plunges from a Las Vegas sightseeing helicopter, landing in the pirates' lagoon in front of the Treasure Island Hotel in the middle of the 8:30 p.m. pirate show. Every writes her off as another Vegas victim, except Lucky O'Toole. As head of Customer Relations at Babylon megacasino and resort, she's got a lot on her plate, but she can't resist getting involved in this one.

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Call Number: MYSTERY DISILVERIO
ISBN: 9780312641504
Publication Date: 2010-10-12
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Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak
Call Number: MYSTERY KOZAK
ISBN: 0385510187
Publication Date: 2004-01-20
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Call Number: PBRACK FICTION
ISBN: 9780451411525
Publication Date: 2004-09-07
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Bobbie Faye's Very (Very, Very, Very) Bad Day by Toni McGee Causey
Call Number: FICTION CAUSEY
ISBN: 0312354487
Publication Date: 2007-05-01
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The Accidental Werewolf by Dakota Cassidy
ISBN: 0425219305
Publication Date: 2008-02-05
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Call Number: FICTION HAMILTON
ISBN: 051513449X
Publication Date: 2002-09-24
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Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
ISBN: 9780451463807
Publication Date: 2010-10-05
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Call Number: PBRACK ROMANCE
ISBN: 9780061988431
Publication Date: 2011-03-29
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Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
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