Stephanie Plum Reading Order

Here's the correct Stephanie Plum reading order: every book in the right order, where to start, and answers to common questions.

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum is comic crime royalty — a hapless Trenton bounty hunter juggling exploding cars, a love triangle, and Grandma Mazur. Near-yearly since 1994 and still going.

Our Recommendation: Publication Order Read the numbered novels in order. The running jokes, the Morelli-vs-Ranger triangle, and Stephanie's evolution all reward reading in sequence. The 'between-the-numbers' holiday novellas are optional.

Complete Reading Order

  1. One for the MoneyBuy NowAudible1994
  2. Two for the DoughBuy NowAudible1996
  3. Three to Get DeadlyBuy NowAudible1997
  4. Four to ScoreBuy NowAudible1998
  5. High FiveBuy NowAudible1999
  6. Hot SixBuy NowAudible2000
  7. Seven UpBuy NowAudible2001
  8. Hard EightBuy NowAudible2002
  9. To the NinesBuy NowAudible2003
  10. Ten Big OnesBuy NowAudible2004
  11. Eleven on TopBuy NowAudible2005
  12. Twelve SharpBuy NowAudible2006
  13. Lean Mean ThirteenBuy NowAudible2007
  14. Fearless FourteenBuy NowAudible2008
  15. Finger Lickin' FifteenBuy NowAudible2009
  16. Sizzling SixteenBuy NowAudible2010
  17. Smokin' SeventeenBuy NowAudible2011
  18. Explosive EighteenBuy NowAudible2011
  19. Notorious NineteenBuy NowAudible2012
  20. Takedown TwentyBuy NowAudible2013
  21. Top Secret Twenty-OneBuy NowAudible2014
  22. Tricky Twenty-TwoBuy NowAudible2015
  23. Turbo Twenty-ThreeBuy NowAudible2016
  24. Hardcore Twenty-FourBuy NowAudible2017
  25. Look Alive Twenty-FiveBuy NowAudible2018
  26. Twisted Twenty-SixBuy NowAudible2019
  27. Fortune and GloryBuy NowAudible2020
  28. Game OnBuy NowAudible2021
  29. Going RogueBuy NowAudible2022
  30. Dirty ThirtyBuy NowAudible2023
  31. Now or NeverBuy NowAudible2024
  32. Split Second (pre-order, out Nov 10, 2026)Buy NowAudible2026
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The Numbered Series

There are 32 numbered novels, from One for the Money (1994) to Split Second (#32, out November 10, 2026). The 'between-the-numbers' Diesel novellas (Visions of Sugar Plums, Plum Lovin', Plum Lucky, Plum Spooky) slot in among the early books but are optional side stories.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the correct Stephanie Plum reading order?

Publication Order. Read the numbered novels in order. The running jokes, the Morelli-vs-Ranger triangle, and Stephanie's evolution all reward reading in sequence. The 'between-the-numbers' holiday novellas are optional.

Is the Stephanie Plum series finished?

No. Book 32, Split Second, comes out November 10, 2026.

Do I have to read Stephanie Plum in order?

You don't strictly have to — each book has a self-contained case — but the recurring cast, running gags, and the love triangle make far more sense read in order from One for the Money.

How many Stephanie Plum books are there?

32 numbered novels: 31 published through Now or Never (2024), with the 32nd, Split Second, out November 10, 2026 — plus several optional holiday novellas.

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