If You Like Stephanie Plum Mysteries...

Stephanie Plum may not be the best bounty hunter in New Jersey, but she always gets her man. With more luck than talent, her life is full of bail-jumping criminals, car chases, missing persons, and trying to find a decent guy in Jersey. This series is full of non-stop action, high-stakes suspense, and the trademark Evanovich humor. (NoveList)

If you like Evanovich's Stephanie Plum mysteries, you may also like these series recommended by NoveList:

Bubbles Yablonsky Mysteries by Sarah Strohmeyer

"Bubbles Yablonsky the hairdresser-reporter-sleuth, emerges from Lehigh, Pennsylvania, to rival Stephanie Plum the bounty hunter. Both of these series feature urban neighborhoods and a cast of quirky secondary characters. There's a little romance here and plenty of action, and lots of smart-mouthed dialog." (NoveList)

Start with Bubbles Unbound.

Heather Wells Mysteries by Meg Cabot

"In these two ridiculously fun mystery series [Stephanie Plum and Heather Wells], you'll enjoy outrageous situations, quirky heroines, eccentric and memorable supporting casts, reliably funny dialog, and zany plots." (NoveList)

Start with Size 12 is Not Fat.

Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

"Both series [Stephanie Plum and Heather Wells] feature female investigators who manage to get themselves into more trouble than their cases require. But what really unites these series is their eccentric casts (including memorable family members and hilarious senior citizens), scathing wit, and sardonic humor." (NoveList)

Start with: The Spellman Files.

New Stephanie Plum Novel: Takedown Twenty

In Takedown Twenty, bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, has her mind set on catching notorious mob boss, Salvatore "Uncle Sunny" Sunucchi. If she doesn't get to him first, he may take her out: with bullet holes in her car, henchmen on her tail and a giraffe running loose in the streets, Stephanie will have to up her game for the ultimate takedown!

Looking for more books in the Stephanie Plum series? Listed below are the first nineteen, all available at the Community Library.

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)
To the Nines (2003)
Ten Big Ones (2004)
Eleven on Top
Twelve Sharp
Lean Mean Thirteen
Fearless Fourteen
Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Sizzling Sixteen
Smokin' Seventeen
Explosive Eighteen
Notorious Nineteen

Attention Evanovich fans: Reserve your copy of Explosive 18 today

Many of the library's regular visitors rave about Janet Evanovich's hilarious "Stephanie Plum" mystery series.  Conveniently, each book in the series has its number embedded in the title, starting with One for the Money and continuing to Smokin' Seventeen, which was just released at the end of June.  Explosive Eighteen, the next book in this wildly popular series, is now on order from your Community Library.  Place a hold on it to ensure that you get your copy as close as possible to the planned release date of November 22, 2011.