The Recurring Cast
Character · Trenton · 31 books

Ranger

Mysterious bounty hunter and security expert, Stephanie’s mentor · Janet Evanovich

Ranger, Carlos Manoso, is a mysterious, dangerous bounty hunter and security expert who teaches Stephanie the trade.

Spoiler-free profile written for The Recurring Cast.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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 Ranger

Ranger first appears in One for the Money (1994), in a major role, book 1 of the Stephanie Plum series.

Buy One for the Money

Every book with Ranger

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1994MOne for the Moneymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  2. 1996MTwo for the Doughmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  3. 1997MThree to Get Deadlymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  4. 1998MFour to Scoremajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  5. 1999MHigh Fivemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  6. 2000MHot Sixmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  7. 2001MSeven Upmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  8. 2002MHard Eightmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  9. 2003MTo the Ninesmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  10. 2004MTen Big Onesmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  11. 2005MEleven on Topmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  12. 2006MTwelve Sharpmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  13. 2007MLean Mean Thirteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  14. 2008MFearless Fourteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  15. 2009MFinger Lickin’ Fifteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  16. 2010MSizzling Sixteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  17. 2011MSmokin’ Seventeenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  18. 2011MExplosive Eighteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  19. 2012MNotorious Nineteenmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  20. 2013MTakedown Twentymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  21. 2014MTop Secret Twenty-Onemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  22. 2015MTricky Twenty-Twomajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  23. 2016MTurbo Twenty-Threemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  24. 2017MHardcore Twenty-Fourmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  25. 2018MLook Alive Twenty-Fivemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  26. 2019MTwisted Twenty-Sixmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  27. 2020MFortune and Glorymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  28. 2021MGame Onmajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  29. 2022MGoing Roguemajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  30. 2023MDirty Thirtymajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy
  31. 2024MNow or Nevermajor role · Stephanie PlumBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Connie RosolliOffice manager at the bail bonds office31
Grandma MazurStephanie’s funeral-loving grandmother31
Joe MorelliTrenton police detective and Stephanie’s on-off boyfriend31
LulaFormer prostitute turned file clerk and Stephanie’s sidekick31
RexStephanie’s hamster31
Stephanie PlumBounty hunter for Vinnie’s bail bonds31