Author | Janet Evanovich |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Stephanie Plum |
Genre | Crime novel |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | 2003 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Preceded by | Hard Eight |
Followed by | To the Nines / Plum Lovin' |
Visions of Sugar Plums is a 2003 novella by Janet Evanovich. It is the first of (to date) four "Between the Numbers" volumes in Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, featuring the adventures of the eponymous bounty hunter in Trenton, New Jersey. Unlike the primary novels of the series, its title is based on a holiday rather than a number. It is followed by the novellas Plum Lovin' and Plum Lucky , and the full-length novel Plum Spooky .
The novella introduces the character of Diesel, who appears in all the subsequent "Between the Numbers" novels and was subsequently made the protagonist of Evanovich's Wicked spin-off series.
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Janet Evanovich is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The novels in this series have been on The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists. Evanovich has had her last seventeen Plums debut at #1 on the NY Times Best Sellers list and eleven of them have hit #1 on USA Today Best-Selling Books list. She has over two hundred million books in print worldwide, and her books have been translated into over 40 languages.
Stephanie Plum is a fictional character and the protagonist in a series of novels written by Janet Evanovich. She is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and—although a female bounty hunter—is the opposite of Domino Harvey. She is described by the author as "incredibly average and yet heroic if necessary".
One for the Money is the first novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was published in 1994 in the United States and in 1995 in Great Britain. Like its successors, Two for the Dough and Three to Get Deadly, One for the Money is a long-time best-seller, appearing for 75 consecutive weeks on the USA Today list of 150 best-selling novels, peaking at number 13.
Three to Get Deadly is the third novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and was first published in 1997. It won the 1998 Dilys Award.
Four to Score is the fourth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and her friends and family in New Jersey. Written in 1998, it is set mainly in Trenton, but also includes Point Pleasant and Atlantic City.
Hot Six is the sixth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and was published in 2000.
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Plum Lucky is a crime novel by mystery writer Janet Evanovich. It is the sixteenth part of her series dedicated to bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was published on January 8, 2008.
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Plum Lovin' is a 2007 novel by Janet Evanovich. It is the 14th book in the Stephanie Plum series.
Plum Spooky (2009) is a novel by Janet Evanovich starring the fictional character Stephanie Plum. It is one of the four holiday novellas in the series that star the bounty hunter.
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Wicked Appetite is a 2010 novel by Janet Evanovich set in Salem, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Tucker is a baker at Dazzle's Bakery, specialising in cupcakes. Lizzie has recently moved to Salem after inheriting her aunt's house. Diesel appears out of thin air in Dazzle's Bakery after Lizzie has been accosted by Gerwulf Grimoire, otherwise known as Wulf.
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