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Stephanie Plum Reading Order

Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich has 31 main books (1994–2024), plus 4 novella or companions. Start with One for the Money (1994) and read the numbered books in order.

By Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum books in order

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  1. #1

    One for the Money

    1994 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  2. #2

    Two for the Dough

    1996 · 336 pages

    5 h 53 min
  3. #3

    Three to Get Deadly

    1997 · 352 pages

    6 h 10 min
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  5. #4

    Four to Score

    1998 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  6. #5

    High Five

    1999 · 336 pages

    5 h 53 min
  7. #6

    Hot Six

    2000 · 340 pages

    5 h 57 min
  8. #7

    Seven Up

    2001 · 352 pages

    6 h 10 min
  9. #8

    Hard Eight

    2002 · 348 pages

    6 h 6 min
  10. #8.5 · Novella

    Visions of Sugar Plums

    2002 · 192 pages

    3 h 22 min
  11. #9

    To the Nines

    2003 · 340 pages

    5 h 57 min
  12. #10

    Ten Big Ones

    2004 · 346 pages

    6 h 3 min
  13. #11

    Eleven on Top

    2005 · 349 pages

    6 h 7 min
  14. #12

    Twelve Sharp

    2006 · 352 pages

    6 h 10 min
  15. #12.5 · Novella

    Plum Lovin'

    2007 · 208 pages

    3 h 38 min
  16. #13

    Lean Mean Thirteen

    2007 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  17. #13.5 · Novella

    Plum Lucky

    2008 · 250 pages

    4 h 23 min
  18. #14

    Fearless Fourteen

    2008 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  19. #14.5 · Novella

    Plum Spooky

    2009 · 309 pages

    5 h 25 min
  20. #15

    Finger Lickin' Fifteen

    2009 · 312 pages

    5 h 28 min
  21. #16

    Sizzling Sixteen

    2010 · 309 pages

    5 h 25 min
  22. #17

    Smokin' Seventeen

    2011 · 314 pages

    5 h 30 min
  23. #18

    Explosive Eighteen

    2011 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  24. #19

    Notorious Nineteen

    2012 · 311 pages

    5 h 27 min
  25. #20

    Takedown Twenty

    2013 · 322 pages

    5 h 38 min
  26. #21

    Top Secret Twenty-One

    2014 · 341 pages

    5 h 58 min
  27. #22

    Tricky Twenty-Two

    2015 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  28. #23

    Turbo Twenty-Three

    2016 · 308 pages

    5 h 24 min
  29. #24

    Hardcore Twenty-Four

    2017 · 315 pages

    5 h 31 min
  30. #25

    Look Alive Twenty-Five

    2018 · 328 pages

    5 h 45 min
  31. #26

    Twisted Twenty-Six

    2019 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  32. #27

    Fortune and Glory

    2020 · 336 pages

    5 h 53 min
  33. #28

    Game On

    2021 · 312 pages

    5 h 28 min
  34. #29

    Going Rogue

    2022 · 328 pages

    5 h 45 min
  35. #30

    Dirty Thirty

    2023 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  36. #31

    Now or Never

    2024 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min

Main books together: 10,167 pages, about 178 h 2 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Stephanie Plum: common questions

How many books are in the Stephanie Plum series?
There are 31 main books in Stephanie Plum, plus 4 novella or companion books. The most recent main book listed here is Now or Never (2024).
What order should I read Stephanie Plum in?
Read Stephanie Plum in its numbered order: One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Three to Get Deadly, Four to Score, and so on.
What is the first Stephanie Plum book?
The first book is One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, published in 1994.
How long does it take to read the whole Stephanie Plum series?
The 31 main books add up to about 10,167 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 178 hours of reading, or about 357 days at 30 minutes a day.
Do I need to read the Stephanie Plum novellas?
The 4 novella or companion books (Visions of Sugar Plums, Plum Lovin', Plum Lucky, Plum Spooky) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.

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