“There's just so much craziness out there in the world; it's like I couldn't fit them all in my books.”

American writer

Janet Evanovich is an American writer best known for her contemporary mystery novels. She first wrote short romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, then reached a wide audience with the Stephanie Plum series. The Plum books follow a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who turns to bounty hunting after losing her job. The series has appeared on major bestseller lists, and her last seventeen Plum novels debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Her books have sold more than two hundred million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 40 languages.