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Character · Trenton · 31 books

Stephanie Plum

Bounty hunter for Vinnie’s bail bonds · Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum is a former lingerie buyer from Trenton who becomes a bounty hunter, accident-prone, stubborn and funny.

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Character facts

First appearance
One for the Money (1994)
Latest appearance
Now or Never (2024)
Books
31 (31 as lead)
Series
Stephanie Plum
Author
Janet Evanovich
Circle
Trenton

Where to meet Stephanie Plum

Stephanie Plum first appears in One for the Money (1994), as the lead, book 1 of the Stephanie Plum series.

Buy One for the Money

Every book with Stephanie Plum

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

  1. 1994LOne for the Moneylead · Stephanie PlumTalks her way into a bounty-hunting jobBuy
  2. 1996LTwo for the Doughlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  3. 1997LThree to Get Deadlylead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  4. 1998LFour to Scorelead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  5. 1999LHigh Fivelead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  6. 2000LHot Sixlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  7. 2001LSeven Uplead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  8. 2002LHard Eightlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  9. 2003LTo the Nineslead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  10. 2004LTen Big Oneslead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  11. 2005LEleven on Toplead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  12. 2006LTwelve Sharplead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  13. 2007LLean Mean Thirteenlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  14. 2008LFearless Fourteenlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  15. 2009LFinger Lickin’ Fifteenlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  16. 2010LSizzling Sixteenlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  17. 2011LSmokin’ Seventeenlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  18. 2011LExplosive Eighteenlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  19. 2012LNotorious Nineteenlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  20. 2013LTakedown Twentylead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  21. 2014LTop Secret Twenty-Onelead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  22. 2015LTricky Twenty-Twolead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  23. 2016LTurbo Twenty-Threelead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  24. 2017LHardcore Twenty-Fourlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  25. 2018LLook Alive Twenty-Fivelead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  26. 2019LTwisted Twenty-Sixlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  27. 2020LFortune and Glorylead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  28. 2021LGame Onlead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  29. 2022LGoing Roguelead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  30. 2023LDirty Thirtylead · Stephanie PlumBuy
  31. 2024LNow or Neverlead · 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
RangerMysterious bounty hunter and security expert, Stephanie’s mentor31
RexStephanie’s hamster31