Stephanie Plum is a fictional character and the protagonist in a series of novels written by Janet Evanovich. She is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and — although a female bounty hunter — is the opposite of Domino Harvey. She is described by the author as “incredibly average and yet heroic if necessary.”
Evanovich claims the inspiration for Stephanie’s character came after watching Midnight Run starring Charles Grodin and Robert De Niro, adding, “If Mickey Spillane wrote Archie and Veronica, Stephanie would be Betty.” As the series has progressed, Stephanie has become more stable and responsible, and a better bounty hunter. “But truthfully,” Evanovich says, “Stephanie has stayed the same more than she’s changed.”
Stephanie Plum is is a failed lingerie buyer, newly turned bond agent. Her first job is to find Morrelli, a policeman/murder suspect on the run and her childhood sweetheart. Real menace enters the story when Stephanie attracts the psychopathic attentions of boxer Benito Ramirez.
Cop Joe Morelli made a habit of screwing up Stephanie Plum’s life. When he left her hand-cuffed naked to the curtain rod of her shower, she swore it was the last time she’d have anything to do with him. Except now Morelli is back, suggesting a partnership, as their cases over-lap.
Bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum has to track down Mo, the local candy store owner who has jumped bail. Nobody will believe that Mo has done anything wrong, but Stephanie – with the help of big blonde Lula and good cop/bad cop Joe Morelli – soon discovers that Mo has more than candy in his basement.
Stephanie Plum’s charge is on the run. As a bounty hunter she is responsible for her charge and making sure she attends court. As things start to go wrong Stephanie becomes aware that the girl is hiding a treasure and that people will kill to get it.
Stephanie Plum’s uncle has disappeared and Grandma thinks he has been abducted by aliens. Things turn serious when Stephanie finds a photo of dismembered body parts in his desk. Meanwhile, she has to bring in bail-jumping, vertically-challenged Randy Briggs.
Sexual temptation, homicidal maniacs, car crashes and doughnut addiction are all in a day’s work for Stephanie Plum. Now there’s another male in her life. He’s big, he’s orange, and he howls when he’s left alone. But nothing could prepare her for the disaster she faces when Grandma Mazur moves in.
The smash hit No. 1 bestselling author takes you on the ride of your life in the seventh Stephanie Plum adventure. Stephanie thinks she’s going after an easy FTA: a senior citizen charged with smuggling contraband cigarettes. But when she and Lula show up at his house, they get more than they bargained for –(…)
Stephanie Plum, the bombshell bounty hunter from New Jersey, already has problems. Her relationship with Joe Morelli is so complicated it’s now over. Plus, her attractive, if terrifying, mentor and tormentor Ranger has decided he’s ready to collect his reward. But Steph can always count on her family to add to her troubles. When her(…)
In this story, Stephanie Plum has bigger problems than the usual thugs, thieves and hoodlums – this time, there’s someone in her apartment who just won’t leave. We – and Stephanie – meet a character as mysterious as Ranger and as sexy as Morelli.
Take a trip down the Jersey Turnpike to the irresistible world of Stephanie Plum – where America’s favourite bounty hunter gets into more trouble than ever. This time, Stephanie, Lula, and Grandma have a Vegas-sized problem on their hands. The pursuit of a skip brings Stephanie to Las Vegas, and three mob guys want to(…)
Take an exit off the Jersey Turnpike to the irresistible world of Stephanie Plum, America’s favorite bounty hunter, where she gets into more trouble than ever. This time, she faces a notorious gang in Trenton who wants her dead. Morelli warns that she’s in too deep, and Stephanie more than agrees. But the gang won’t(…)
Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s favorite bondswoman, is having a career crisis, which gives Janet Evanovich plenty of opportunities to showcase her series heroine in a variety of alternative vocations, from dry cleaner to factory worker. Most of them don’t last a full working day, which is good for the reader, since it plunges Stephanie back into(…)
America’s favorite bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, is back in her twelfth bestseller and sure to win more fans than ever before. Trenton, New Jersey’s premier troublemaker is once again struggling with her tangled love life, her chaotic family, and her gift for destroying every car she drives. Not to mention her attempts to bring in(…)
Mysterious men have a way of showing up in Stephanie Plum’s apartment. When the shadowy Diesel appears, he has a task for Stephanie – and he’s not taking no for an answer. Annie Hart is a “relationship expert” who is wanted for armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Stephanie needs to find her,(…)
New secrets, old flames, and hidden agendas are about to send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most outrageous adventure yet! MISTAKE #1 Dickie Orr Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on her with her archnemesis, Joyce Barnhardt. Another fifteen minutes after that, Stephanie filed for divorce,(…)
Looking to get lucky? Stephanie Plum is back between-the-numbers and she’s looking to get lucky in an Atlantic City hotel room, in a Winnebago, and with a brown-eyed stud who has stolen her heart. Stephanie Plum has a way of attracting danger, lunatics, oddballs, bad luck . . . and mystery men. And no one(…)
YOU’RE INVITED! WHO:America’s Favorite Bounty Hunter, Stephanie Plum, along with her sidekicks, Connie, Lula, and Grandma Mazur.Not to mention vice captain Joe Morelli, Super Bounty Hunter, Ranger, and Bob the Dog. WHAT: The next outrageous Stephanie Plum adventure. WHEN: June 18, 2008 WHERE: Trenton, New Jersey and the surrounding environs (the Jersey shore, Atlantic City,(…)
Evanovich fans rejoice! Stephanie Plum is back in town, along with her sidekick Lula, her Grandma Mazur, and an ever-widening cast of freaks, criminals, deranged felons, and lunatics looking for love. And just when Stephanie thinks her life can’t get any more complicated, in walks the mysterious Diesel. A man who seems to show up(…)
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 EVENT: The next Stephanie Plum novel, in which complications arise, loyalties are tested, cliffhangers are resolved, and donuts are eaten. WHERE: Wherever books are sold WHAT TO BRING: Sunglasses, insect repellant, a flotation device, suntan lotion, cheez-doodles, extra-large towel, fire extinguisher, baseball bat, lip balm, monkey leash, sixty(…)
It’s summertime in Jersey And all across the land It’s time for Summer Reading And working on your tan. But no vacation can start Or go off without a hitch Unless you’ve packed your bag With the latest Evanovich. Yes, it’s time for Stephanie and gang To get up to their old antics With Grandma,(…)
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum. The bail bonds office has burned to the ground, and bodies are turning up in the empty construction lot. To make matters worse, Stephanie is working out of a motor home she shares with a dancing bear,(…)
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home, in this dynamite novel by Janet Evanovich. Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 from Hawaii to Newark, she’s knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, she’s flying back to(…)
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don’t just vanish into thin air. Never anger old people. And don’t do what Tiki tells you to do. After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put(…)