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If You Like Janet Evanovich, You Might Enjoy . . .
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.
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Andrews, Donna -
Zany characters and disastrous events inhabit this wacky bird-themed series starring a blacksmith/amateur sleuth who lives in rural Caerphilly, Virginia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Estep, Maggie -
Free spirit and amateur detective Ruby Murphy is a Coney Island drifter with oddball friends who stays one step ahead of chaos.
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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.
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Karp, Marshall -
Grumpy Mike Lomax and goofy Terry Biggs are hip Hollywood homicide detectives in this popular half mystery, half screwball comedy series.
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Martin, Nancy -
The blue-blooded Blackbird sisters — Nora, Libby and Emma — uncover the scandalous secrets of the Philadelphia high society crowd.
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Lutz, Lisa -
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, private investigator Isabel "Izzy" Spellman works for her dysfunctional family's firm, Spellman Investigations.
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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.
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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.
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Strohmeyer, Sarah -
Spunky hairdresser-turned-sleuth Bubbles Yablonsky uses her sassy smarts to solve crimes.
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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.
