Character · Trenton · 31 books
Joe Morelli
Joe Morelli is a Trenton police detective, Stephanie’s on-off boyfriend since high school.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- One for the Money (1994)
- Latest appearance
- Now or Never (2024)
- Books
- 31 (31 major)
- Series
- Stephanie Plum
- Author
- Janet Evanovich
- Circle
- Trenton
Where to meet Joe Morelli
Joe Morelli first appears in One for the Money (1994), in a major role, book 1 of the Stephanie Plum series.
Every book with Joe Morelli
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1994MOne for the Moneymajor role · Stephanie PlumHer first targetBuy
- 1996MTwo for the Doughmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 1997MThree to Get Deadlymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 1998MFour to Scoremajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 1999MHigh Fivemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2000MHot Sixmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2001MSeven Upmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2002MHard Eightmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2003MTo the Ninesmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2004MTen Big Onesmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2005MEleven on Topmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2006MTwelve Sharpmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2007MLean Mean Thirteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2008MFearless Fourteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2009MFinger Lickin’ Fifteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2010MSizzling Sixteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2011MSmokin’ Seventeenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2011MExplosive Eighteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2012MNotorious Nineteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2013MTakedown Twentymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2014MTop Secret Twenty-Onemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2015MTricky Twenty-Twomajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2016MTurbo Twenty-Threemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2017MHardcore Twenty-Fourmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2018MLook Alive Twenty-Fivemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2019MTwisted Twenty-Sixmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2020MFortune and Glorymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2021MGame Onmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2022MGoing Roguemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2023MDirty Thirtymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
- 2024MNow or Nevermajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Connie RosolliOffice manager at the bail bonds office | 31 |
| Grandma MazurStephanie’s funeral-loving grandmother | 31 |
| LulaFormer prostitute turned file clerk and Stephanie’s sidekick | 31 |
| RangerMysterious bounty hunter and security expert, Stephanie’s mentor | 31 |
| RexStephanie’s hamster | 31 |
| Stephanie PlumBounty hunter for Vinnie’s bail bonds | 31 |