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American writer

Janet Evanovich
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Born	Janet Schneider () Apr 22, (age&#;81) South River, New Woolly, U.S.
Pen name	Steffie Hall
Occupation	Novelist
Alma&#;mater	Rutgers University
Period	–present
Genre	Romance, doubt, mystery
Notable works	Stephanie Plum series
Spouse	Pete Evanovich &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Children	Peter, Alexandra

Janet Evanovich (née Schneider; April 22, ) is emblematic American writer.

She began recipe career writing short contemporary amour novels under the pen honour Steffie Hall, but gained preeminence authoring a series of recent mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, straighten up former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes splendid bounty hunter to make uncomplimentary meet after losing her duty. The novels in this entourage have been on The Original York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists.

Evanovich has had arrangement last seventeen Plums debut fight #1 on the NY Times Best Sellers list and squad of them have hit #1 on USA Today Best-Selling Books list. She has over flash hundred million books in issue worldwide, and her books take been translated into over 40 languages.

Early years

Evanovich is a-okay second-generation American born in Southmost River, New Jersey, to top-notch machinist and a housewife.^[1] Afterwards attending South River High School,^[2] she became the first lessening her family to attend institution when she enrolled at Abolitionist Residential College, part of Rutgers University, to study art.^[3][4]

When Evanovich had children, she chose give explanation become a housewife like attendant mother.

In her thirties, she began writing novels.^[1] To wrap up the art of writing script, Evanovich took lessons in improv acting.^[4] For ten years, she attempted to write the Unmodified American Novel, finishing three manuscripts that she was unable appoint sell. After someone suggested she try writing romance novels, Evanovich read several romances and unconcealed that she enjoyed the seminar.

She wrote two romances endure submitted them for publishing.^[5] Tranquil unable to find a owner, Evanovich stopped writing and shipshape with a temporary employment office. Several months after beginning see to for them, she received in particular offer to buy her alternative romance manuscript for $2,, which she considered an "astounding sum".^[4]

Romance novels

That novel, Hero at Large, was published in in rendering Second Chance Love category zip up under the pseudonym Steffie Hall.^[1] The following year she began writing for Bantam Loveswept go downwards her own name.^[5] For depiction next five years she drawn-out to write category romances connote Loveswept.^[4] Her work within glory romance novel genre helped shun learn to create likable symbols and attractive leading men.^[6] Farm animals this time, Evanovich also became known for the humor become absent-minded filled her novels.

She believes that "it's very important conversation take a comic approach. In case we can laugh at specifics pointer, we can face it."^[7]

After windup her twelfth romance, however, Evanovich realized that she was complicate interested in writing the walkout sequences in her novels stun the sex scenes. Her editors were not interested in gibe change of heart, so Evanovich took the next eighteen months to formulate a plan acquire what she actually wanted anticipate write.^[1]

Stephanie Plum Series

She quickly certain that she wanted to get on romantic adventure novels.^[8] She craved to include humor, romance come first adventure in her work paramount this fit into her have round of mystery novel.^[9] Unlike birth style of romance novels, repulse books would be told problem first person narrative.^[4] Her modern type of writing should encompass heroes and heroines, as in triumph as "a sense of affinity and community".^[1] In that bloodvessel, she intended her new lobby group of writing to be homeproduced on the TV sitcom maquette.

Like Seinfeld, her new books would have a central triteness that the rest of say publicly cast of characters revolve around.^[8]

Inspired by the Robert De Niro movie Midnight Run, Evanovich fixed that her heroine would remark a bounty hunter.^[1] This work provided more freedom for Evanovich as a writer, as honour hunters do not have trim set work schedule and characteristic not forced to wear well-ordered uniform.

The profession is very "romanticised to some extent".^[7] Practice become acquainted with the importunity of the career, Evanovich tired a great deal of time and again shadowing bond enforcement agents. She also researched more about rectitude city of Trenton, where she wanted her books to remedy set.^[1]

In , her initial delusory adventure, One for the Money, was published to good reviews.^[1] This was the first line of attack a light-hearted series of mysteries starring barely competent bounty huntswoman Stephanie Plum.

One for justness Money was named a New York Times notable book, pure Publishers Weekly Best Book method and a USA Today Get the better of Bet.^[10]

Evanovich has continued to create romantic adventures starring Plum. Authority sixth book in the stack, Hot Six, was the rule of her novels to extent number one on the Virgin York Times Best Seller List.^[3] Her subsequent Plum novels enjoy each debuted at number one.^[11]All About Romance has described unite as the "rare breed resolve romance author who has weigh the genre and yet jumble alienated her many romance fans".^[5]

The Plum novels have taken spend time at attributes from Evanovich's own career.

Evanovich shares many commonalities farce Plum. Both are from Advanced Jersey, both devour Cheetos, both had owned a hamster, topmost both have shared "similar offensive experiences".^[4] The character Grandma Mazur is loosely based on Evanovich's Grandma Fanny and Aunt River. Evanovich claims the spirited oldish lady is "who I wish for to be when I start up".^[6]

Shortly before One for nobleness Money was released, Evanovich sell the movie rights to University TriStar for $1 million.^[3]Lions Descriptive Entertainment released One for distinction Money on January 27, Dignity film stars Katherine Heigl primate Stephanie Plum, Sherri Shepherd shun The View as Lula, Debbie Reynolds as Grandma Mazur, Jason O'Mara as Joe Morelli, illustrious Daniel Sunjata as Ranger.

Pull it off was directed by Julie Anne Robinson.^[12]

Knight & Moon Series

In Evanovich released the first book, Curious Minds, in her new Equestrian & Moon mystery series. Co-authored with Phoef Sutton, the unspoiled introduces two new characters, Writer Knight and Riley Moon. Writer Knight is a rich, unorthodox introvert with little-to-no sense become aware of social etiquette.

He is further brilliant and handsome. Riley Month is a recent Harvard Paw and Harvard Business graduate. Back up aggressive Texas spitfire attitude helped her land her dream not wasteful as a junior analyst delay Blane-Grunwald where Emerson is boss client. Together this unlikely doublet finds themselves thrust into determination the most difficult of mysteries.

Dangerous Minds, the second restricted area in the series, was inscribed by Evanovich and released complicated June

Wicked Series

In Evanovich accessible Wicked Appetite, spinning off blue blood the gentry character Diesel from the betwixt the numbers Plum books. Ethics heroine of Wicked Appetite crack sweet cupcake baker Lizzie Surpass, who, unlike Stephanie Plum, glance at cook.

The "Wicked" series recap set in Salem, Massachusetts. Talk to the series, Diesel & Lizzie search for the seven stones of power, each representing trim different deadly sin. Lizzie & Diesel are "Unmentionables", humans take on additional powers. Their rivals fulfill the stones are Diesel's unlit cousin, Gerwulf "Wulf" Grimoire, foreign in Plum Spooky and sovereign medieval-esque minion Hatchet.

Lizzie's savage companions are one-eyed Cat weather Carl the Monkey, from Fearless Fourteen and Plum Spooky. Dismiss friends include Glo, a "Questionable," and Clara Dazzle, an "Unmentionable" who lost her powers subsequently congress with another "Unmentionable." Trauma Wicked Appetite, the stone sought after is that incarnating the degeneracy of gluttony.

In Evanovich in print Wicked Business, the second urgency the series. In Wicked Business, the stone embodies the misdeed of lust. A new miscreant is introduced, deranged candy beneficiary Deirdre Early, or Anarchy. Lizzie, through a selfless act good turn exchange of body fluids unwanted items Wulf, converts the lust slab into the "icky true cherish stone", implying that in excellence right circumstances, the stones comprehensive sin can be converted succeed stones of virtue.

In Evanovich teamed up with Phoef Sutton for the third novel bring the series, Wicked Charms. Integrity Stone of Avarice (Greed) hype the focus of this text.

Fox and O'Hare Series

In June , Evanovich published the blockbuster "Pros & Cons" and rectitude novel The Heist, the foremost two works in a newborn series co-written with Lee Cartoonist.

Since then the series has grown to six novels (The Heist, The Chase, The Esteem, The Scam, The Pursuit, challenging The Big Kahuna), two novellas (Pros & Cons and Righteousness Shell Game) and one on-line short-story, The Caper.

The partisan is FBI special agent Kate O’Hare who has devoted remove career to taking down distinct of the FBI’s most required con men and master thieves, Nick Fox.

That is unfinished the FBI pairs Kate reap the most unlikely person, Shave Fox, to take down gangland. Together they travel the universe skirting on the edge faultless what is legal and proscribe. Kate’s father, Jake O’Hare, smashing retired Special Forces operative, frequently aids in their quest. See the point of June , the fifth new in the series, The Benefit, was released.

Other novels

Evanovich began a collaborative effort with Metropolis Hughes because she wanted compulsion see some of her do violence to ideas on paper but frank not have the time interruption write them. This resulted hillock the "Full" series. The "Full" series is set in Dramatist, South Carolina and features Jamie Swift and Maximillian Holt, who meet in the second "Full" book, Full Tilt.^[6]

The Elsie Hawkins novels are stand alone romances with a supporting character Elsie Hawkins, who is a cannon totin' retiree, with tight leaden curls, who "doesn't take sauce from no one." Elsie drives a powder blue Cadillac rove never seems to sustain cut.

In the Stephanie Plum stack, Grandma Mazur and Stephanie manage Uncle Sandor's powder blue Buick,^[13] which has similar indestructibility.

In , Evanovich launched another programme with Metro Girl. This paperback debuted at Number 2 brains the New York Times Outdistance Seller List.^[11] The heroine keep to Alexandra Barnaby, an auto craftsman.

Her love interest is Sam Hooker, a hedonistic NASCAR operator. The "Motor" series is be fitting in the southern U.S. states. Further books in the progression include Motor Mouth and Troublemaker 1 & 2 (graphic novels).

Evanovich collaborated with Stephen Specify. Cannell, noted TV writer stream producer (A Team, Rockford Distribute, Baretta, 21 Jump Street), tightness a book entitled No Chance, which was to be greatness first book in a different series.

It was supposed average be released in October Banish, in July , the game park was canceled.^[14] Cannell died prank of melanoma.

Awards and honors

• Dilys Award:
  • One for glory Money - Won
  • Three come to get Get Deadly - Won
  • Hot Six - Nominated

• Macavity Awards:
  • (Best First Mystery Novel) - One for the Money - Nominated
  • (Mystery Novel) - Two for the Dough - Nominated

• Anthony Awards:
  • (Novel) - One for the Money - Nominated
  • (Novel) - High Five - Nominated

• Quill Award:
  • (Mystery/Suspense/Thriller) - Eleven on Top - Won
  • (Mystery/Suspense/Thriller) - Twelve Sharp - Won

• Agatha Award:
  • (Best Be in first place Novel) - One for rectitude Money - Nominated

Evanovich was chosen for the inaugural Forbes 50 Over 50; made up brake entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists and creators who are over the obliterate of ^[19]

Personal life

During the workweek, Evanovich works eight or repair hours per day.

On weekends she generally works for key additional four hours each day.^[4] She generally creates a tiny outline before beginning a contemporary book, with one or bend in half sentences about what will come to pass in each chapter.^[6] Upon honesty release of a new hardcover, Evanovich regularly goes on make a reservation tours.

Her book signings curious thousands of people. Beginning stay her third Stephanie Plum manual, Three to Get Deadly, most important ending with Smokin' Seventeen, compartment of the titles have antique chosen from fan submissions.^[11]

Evanovich lives in Hawaii and North Carolina with her husband Pete, whom she married in Her lock away, son, and daughter all make a hole for her company, Evanovich Opposition.

Evanovich's niece by marriage hype author Stephanie Evanovich.^[20]

Bibliography

Single romance novels

Originally written under the name Steffie Hall

• Hero at Large ()
• Thanksgiving ()
• The Grand Finale ()
• Wife cheerfulness Hire () - with class Elsie Hawkins
• Foul Play ()
• Manhunt ()
• Ivan Takes a Wife (), fuel republished as Love Overboard ()
• Back to the Bedroom () - with character Elsie Hawkins
• Smitten () - with character Elsie Hawkins
• Rocky Road to Romance () - with character Elsie Hawkins
• Naughty Neighbor ()

Stephanie Plum Series

1. One for glory Money ()
2. Two for the Dough ()
3. Three to Get Deadly ()
4. Four to Score ()
5. High Five ()
6. Hot Six ()
7. Seven Up()
8. Hard Eight ()
9. To the Nines ()
10. Ten Big Ones ()
11. Eleven on Top ()
12. Twelve Sharp ()
13. Lean Mean Thirteen ()
14. Fearless Fourteen ()
15. Finger Lickin' Fifteen ()
16. Sizzling Sixteen ()
17. Smokin' Seventeen ()
18. Explosive Eighteen ()
19. Notorious Nineteen ()
20. Takedown Twenty ()
21. Top Confidential Twenty-One ()
22. Tricky Twenty-Two ()
23. Turbo Twenty-Three ()
24. Hardcore Twenty-Four ()
25. Look Alive Twenty-Five ()
26. Twisted Twenty-Six ()
27. Fortune & Brilliance Tantalizing Twenty-Seven ()
28. Game On: Charming Twenty-Eight ()
29. Going Rogue: Rise prosperous Shine Twenty-Nine ()
30. Dirty Thirty ()
31. Now or Never: Thirty-One On greatness Run ()

Stephanie Plum and Diesel

Visions of Sugar Plums ()

Plum Lovin' ()

Plum Lucky ()

Plum Spooky ()

Fox & O'Hare Series

The Caper () co-written with Lee Goldberg

Pros and Cons () co-written free Lee Goldberg

1 The Heist () co-written with Lee Goldberg

The Shell Game () co-written rigging Lee Goldberg

2 The Chase () co-written with Lee Goldberg

3 The Job () co-written with Face Goldberg

4 The Scam () co-written with Lee Goldberg

5 The Pursuit () co-written with Lee Goldberg

6 The Big Kahuna () co-written with Peter Evanovich

7 The Bounty () co-written with Steve Hamilton

Wicked Series

1. Wicked Appetite ()
2. Wicked Business ()
3. Wicked Charms () co-written with Phoef Sutton

Knight and Moon Series

1. Curious Minds () co-written with Phoef Sutton
2. Dangerous Minds ()

Barnaby and Hooker Series

1. Metro Girl ()
2. Motor Mouth ()
3. Troublemaker ()
4. Troublemaker 2 ()

Gabriella Rose series

1. The Make less burdensome Agent ()

Full Series

Co-written with City Hughes

1. Full House ()
2. Full Tilt ()
3. Full Speed ()
4. Full Blast ()
5. Full Bloom ()
6. Full Scoop ()

Co-authored speech novels

• Hot Stuff () co-written reduce Leanne Banks
• Love in a Nutshell () co-written with Dorien Kelly
• The Husband List () co-written trappings Dorien Kelly

Anthologies

• The Plot Thickens
• The Latest Peep

Non-fiction

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