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Janet Evanovich Books in Order

Janet Evanovich has written 79 books, published between 1981 and 2026. The first book is Full House (1981) and the newest is Split Second (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
79
Published
1981–2026
Confirmed
78 of 79 titles
Pages on record
20,157 in 66 of 79 books
Reading time
336–504 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 20,157 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 66 of 79 titles with a page count on record.

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Stephanie Plum, a bail bond agent turned bounty hunter, is the recurring lead of Janet Evanovich's longest series. Evanovich writes humorous mystery and romance, and the catalogue holds 79 books from Full House (1981) to Split Second in 2026. Other recurring lines include Kate O'Hare & Nicolas Fox, Lizzy & Diesel, Knight and Moon, Alexandra Barnaby and the Culhane Family.

How many Janet Evanovich books are there?

Janet Evanovich has 79 books, released between 1981 and 2026. They include 11 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Janet Evanovich Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 79 Janet Evanovich books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Full House by Janet Evanovich, book 1 of the Full/Max Holt series (1981)
  2. Cover of Hero at Large (As: Steffie Hall) by Janet Evanovich, book 1 of the Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels series (1987)
  3. Cover of Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich, book 2 of the Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels series (1988)
  4. Cover of The Grand Finale by Janet Evanovich, book 3 of the Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels series (1988)
  5. Cover of Back to the Bedroom by Janet Evanovich, book 1 of the Elsie Hawkins series (1989)
  6. Cover of Foul Play (As: Steffie Hall) by Janet Evanovich, book 5 of the Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels series (1989)
  7. Cover of Love Overboard / Ivan Takes a Wife by Janet Evanovich, book 6 of the Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels series (1989)
  8. Cover of Smitten by Janet Evanovich, book 2 of the Elsie Hawkins series (1990)
  9. Cover of Wife for Hire by Janet Evanovich, book 3 of the Elsie Hawkins series (1990)
  10. Cover of The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich, book 4 of the Elsie Hawkins series (1991)
  11. Cover of Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich, book 7 of the Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels series (1992)
  12. Cover of One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, book 1 of the Stephanie Plum series (1994)
  13. Cover of Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich, book 3 of the Stephanie Plum series (1997)
  14. Cover of Four to Score by Janet Evanovich, book 4 of the Stephanie Plum series (1998)
  15. Cover of High Five by Janet Evanovich, book 5 of the Stephanie Plum series (1999)
  16. Cover of Hot Six by Janet Evanovich, book 6 of the Stephanie Plum series (2000)
  17. Cover of Seven Up by Janet Evanovich, book 7 of the Stephanie Plum series (2001)
  18. Cover of Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich, book 1 of the Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers/Holiday Novels series
  19. Cover of Full Tilt by Janet Evanovich, book 2 of the Full/Max Holt series (2002)
  20. Cover of Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich, book 8 of the Stephanie Plum series (2002)
  21. Cover of Full Speed by Janet Evanovich, book 3 of the Full/Max Holt series (2003)
  22. Cover of To the Nines by Janet Evanovich, book 9 of the Stephanie Plum series (2003)
  23. Cover of Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich, book 1 of the Alexandra Barnaby series (2004)
  24. Cover of Full Blast by Janet Evanovich, book 4 of the Full/Max Holt series (2004)
  1. 1
    Full HouseFull/Max Holt #11981 · 345 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1981345
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  2. 2
    Hero at Large (As: Steffie Hall)Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels #11987 · confirmed 4/4
    1987–
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  3. 3
    ThanksgivingJanet Evanovich Standalone Novels #21988 · 180 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1988180
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  4. 4
    The Grand FinaleJanet Evanovich Standalone Novels #31988 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1988352
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  5. 5
    ManhuntJanet Evanovich Standalone Novels #41988 · 248 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1988248
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  6. 6
    Back to the BedroomElsie Hawkins #11989 · confirmed 4/4
    1989–
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  7. 7
    Foul Play (As: Steffie Hall)Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels #51989 · 226 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1989226
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  8. 8
    Love Overboard / Ivan Takes a WifeJanet Evanovich Standalone Novels #61989 · 266 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1989266
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  9. 9
    SmittenElsie Hawkins #21990 · 250 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1990250
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  10. 10
    Wife for HireElsie Hawkins #31990 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1990256
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  11. 11
    The Rocky Road to RomanceElsie Hawkins #41991 · 266 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1991266
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  12. 12
    Naughty NeighborJanet Evanovich Standalone Novels #71992 · 229 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1992229
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  13. 13
    One for the MoneyStephanie Plum #11994 · 334 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1994334
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  14. 14
    Two for the DoughStephanie Plum #21996 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1996336
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  15. 15
    Three to Get DeadlyStephanie Plum #31997 · 396 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1997396
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  16. 16
    Four to ScoreStephanie Plum #41998 · 313 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1998313
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  17. 17
    High FiveStephanie Plum #51999 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1999336
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  18. 18
    Hot SixStephanie Plum #62000 · 294 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2000294
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  19. 19
    Seven UpStephanie Plum #72001 · 357 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2001357
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  20. 20
    Visions of Sugar PlumsStephanie Plum Between the Numbers/Holiday Novels #12002 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002192
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  21. 21
    Full TiltFull/Max Holt #22002 · 342 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002342
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  22. 22
    Hard EightStephanie Plum #82002 · 341 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002341
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  23. 23
    Full SpeedFull/Max Holt #32003 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003352
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  24. 24
    To the NinesStephanie Plum #92003 · 372 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003372
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  25. 25
    Metro GirlAlexandra Barnaby #12004 · 374 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004374
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  26. 26
    Full BlastFull/Max Holt #42004 · 344 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004344
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  27. 27
    Ten Big OnesStephanie Plum #102004 · 340 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004340
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  28. 28
    Full BloomFull/Max Holt #52005 · 344 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005344
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  29. 29
    Eleven on TopStephanie Plum #112005 · confirmed 4/4
    2005–
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  30. 30
    How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling AuthorJanet Evanovich Non-Fiction #12006 · 240 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006240
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Janet Evanovich series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Janet Evanovich books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Kate O'Hare & Nicolas Fox in order

10 books
  1. 1. The Caper
  2. 2. Pros and Cons
  3. 3. The Heist
  4. 4. The Chase
  5. 5. The Shell Game
  6. 6. The Job
  7. 7. The Scam
  8. 8. The Pursuit
  9. 9. The Big Kahuna
  10. 10. The Bounty

Janet Evanovich Standalone Novels

7 books

7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Full/Max Holt in order

6 books
  1. 1. Full House
  2. 2. Full Tilt
  3. 3. Full Speed
  4. 4. Full Blast
  5. 5. Full Bloom
  6. 6. Full Scoop

Elsie Hawkins in order

4 books
  1. 1. Back to the Bedroom
  2. 2. Smitten
  3. 3. Wife for Hire
  4. 4. The Rocky Road to Romance

Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers/Holiday Novels in order

4 books
  1. 1. Visions of Sugar Plums
  2. 2. Plum Lovin'
  3. 3. Plum Lucky
  4. 4. Plum Spooky

Alexandra Barnaby in order

4 books
  1. 1. Metro Girl
  2. 2. Motor Mouth
  3. 3. Troublemaker
  4. 4. Troublemaker 2

Culhane Family in order

2 books
  1. 1. Love in a Nutshell
  2. 2. The Husband List

Knight and Moon in order

2 books
  1. 1. Curious Minds
  2. 2. Dangerous Minds

Janet Evanovich Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Hot/Cate Madigan in order

1 book
  1. 1. Hot Stuff

Standalone books

1 book

1 Janet Evanovich title here is not listed as part of any series.

Janet Evanovich Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Janet Evanovich books run from Full House (1981) to Split Second (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Janet Evanovich in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Janet Evanovich books in order?

You only need to read Janet Evanovich books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Janet Evanovich books in?

Read Janet Evanovich one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Stephanie Plum starts with One for the Money (1994), Lizzy & Diesel starts with Wicked Appetite (2009) and Gabriella Rose starts with The Recovery Agent (2022). The earliest catalogued title overall is Full House (1981).

What is the newest Janet Evanovich book?

Split Second (2026) is the newest Janet Evanovich book released so far.

Is there a new Janet Evanovich book coming?

No next Janet Evanovich book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Janet Evanovich has won

Wikidata records 3 awards and 1 nomination for Janet Evanovich. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Printable Janet Evanovich Books in Order Checklist

A printable checklist of all 79 books in publication order is on the Janet Evanovich reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.

Janet Evanovich at a glance

Still publishing
Janet Evanovich published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Janet Evanovich books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
20,157 pages across the 66 of 79 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Janet Evanovich books, 26 of 79, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
76 of the 79 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 78 in at least three.

What the Janet Evanovich books are about

72 of the 79 Janet Evanovich books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: stephanie plum (fictitious character) is tagged on 25 of 72. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Mystery authors

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