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BOOK BUZZ: For more than 15 years, Janet Evanovich has kept us laughing at the misadventures of bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. Assisted by her ex-hooker friend Lula and eccentric Grandma Mazur, and juggling relationships with Morelli the cop and the mysterious Ranger, Stephanie chases some of New Jersey's most inept criminals. One for the Money kicks off a series that features some of fiction's most outrageous characters in outlandish situations.

Here are some read-alike suggestions for novels and series similar to Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. Check out our blogs and Staff Picks lists for more book, music and movie recommendations.

Stork Andrews, Donna
Zany characters and disastrous events inhabit this wacky bird-themed series starring a blacksmith/amateur sleuth who lives in rural Caerphilly, Virginia.
Following Bergreen, Karen
While stalking Polly Linley Dawson around Manhattan, Alice Teakle, the ultimate neurotic and charming heroine, stumbles on the object of her attention dead on the floor of a boutique and is quickly accused of her murder.
Sofie Carrington, Toni
When Sofie calls off her wedding and needs to find work fast, she joins her Greek-American uncle's detective agency in the working-class neighborhood of Astoria, Queens.
Myron Coben, Harlan
A hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent with a Harvard law degree, Myron Bolitar and his friends — a former female wrestler and an ass-kicking martial arts snob — juggle clients, mobsters and aging parents along with their criminal investigations.
Wanna Coonts, Deborah
With a mother who runs a bordello, a boyfriend who's a female impersonator and a job as a problem solver for her father's luxurious Babylon Resort and Casino, Lucky O'Toole is quintessential Vegas.
Ruby Estep, Maggie
Free spirit and amateur detective Ruby Murphy is a Coney Island drifter with oddball friends who stays one step ahead of chaos.
Mississippi Haines, Carolyn
Southern belle-turned-private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney has a very special partner: Jitty, the ghost of her great-great-grandmother's nanny.
Lomax Karp, Marshall
Grumpy Mike Lomax and goofy Terry Biggs are hip Hollywood homicide detectives in this popular half mystery, half screwball comedy series.
Blackbird Martin, Nancy
The blue-blooded Blackbird sisters — Nora, Libby and Emma — uncover the scandalous secrets of the Philadelphia high society crowd.
Spellmans Lutz, Lisa
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, private investigator Isabel "Izzy" Spellman works for her dysfunctional family's firm, Spellman Investigations.
Whistlin Patton, Lisa
In her debut novel Patton paints a hilarious portrait of life in Vermont as seen through the eyes of a Southern belle. This charming fish-out-of-water tale of one woman who learns to stand up for herself in sandals and snow boots is sure to please fans of Janet Evanovich.
Tucker Smiley, Patricia
A feisty L.A. business consultant is trying to get her business off the ground but her clients' mishaps force her to become an unwitting sleuth.
Bubbles Strohmeyer, Sarah
Spunky hairdresser-turned-sleuth Bubbles Yablonsky uses her sassy smarts to solve crimes.
Highly Yancey, Richard
When his mother dies and leaves him quite a bit of money, night security officer Theodore Ruzak opens a detective agency with no license and no clients.