Janet Evanovich
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| Pseudonym: | Steffie Hall, Janet Evanovich |
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| Born: | April 22, 1943 South River, New Jersey USA  |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Writing period: | 1987 - Present |
| Genres: | Romance, Suspense, Detective |
| Debut works: | Hero at large |
| Website: | [1] |
Janet Evanovich, born April 22, 1943 in South River, New Jersey (USA), is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The twelve novels in this series consistently top the New York Times Best Seller list.
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[edit] Biography
Janet Evanovich was born and raised in New Jersey. After studying at Douglass College, part of Rutgers University, Evanovich began writing, sending many manuscripts to several editors and receiving as many refusals in return.
Essentially giving up on her writing dream, Evanovich returned to her former career as a secretary. While working in her new job, she received from an editor interested in Second Chance at Love, a light-hearted romance novel. She sold that book and eleven similar ones, all of which were no more than modest successes and were quickly out of print.
Gathering the lessons she had learned from her previous publications, Evanovich branched into a different genre, penning a series of light-hearted mysteries starring barely-competent bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. These novels have been very successful, earning spots on the New York Times BestSeller List.
Evanovich is known for her strong female characters, including Plum and the lovable "Grandma Mazur."
Once Evanovich had gained mainstream success, she edited and slightly rewrote her earlier romance novels, all of which have been re-released under her real name.
Evanovich currently lives in New Hampshire with her husband, Pete. Their son, Peter, manages his mother's financial affairs, while their daughter, Alex, has created her mother's website.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Single Romance Novels
(originally written under the name Steffie Hall)
- Hero at Large (1987)
- Foul Play (1989)
- The Grand Finale (1988)
- Thanksgiving (1988)
- Manhunt (1988)
- Ivan Takes a Wife (1988) = Love Overboard (2005)
- Naughty Neighbor (1992)
- Hot Stuff (With Leanne Banks) (2007)
[edit] Elsie Hawkins Series
- Back to the Bedroom (1989)
- Smitten (1990)
- Wife for Hire (1990)
- Rocky Road to Romance (1991)
[edit] Stephanie Plum Series
- One For the Money (1994)
- Two For the Dough (1996)
- Three to Get Deadly (1997)
- Four to Score (1998)
- High Five (1999)
- Hot Six (2000)
- Seven Up (2001)
- Hard Eight (2002)
- Visions of Sugar Plums (2003)
- To the Nines (2003)
- Ten Big Ones (2004)
- Eleven on Top (2005)
- Twelve Sharp (2006)
- Plum Lovin' (2007)
- Lean Mean Thirteen (2007)
- The Last Peep (A Stephanie Plum Short story included in Mary Higgins Clark presents The Plot Thickens) (1997)
[edit] Metro Series
- Metro Girl (2004)
- Motor Mouth (2006)
[edit] Full Series with "Charlotte Hughes"
- Full House (1989) (Originally as Steffie Hall, Re-released in expanded form in 2002)
- Full Tilt (2003)
- Full Speed (2003)
- Full Blast (2004)
- Full Bloom (2005)
- Full Scoop (2006)
[edit] Non-fiction
- How I write (2006)
