If You Like Janet Evanovich...
Updated 7/09
You Might Try These Series
Sheryl J. Anderson’s Molly Forrester
Manhattan advice columnist and amateur sleuth
Begin with: Killer Heels
Jennifer Apodaca’s Samantha Shaw
Widow and dating service owner in the process of reinventing herself
Begin with: Dating Can Be Murder
Nancy Bartholomew's Sierra Lavotini
Blonde bombshell exotic dancer who catches bad guys on the side
Begin with: Miracle Strip
Jan Burke's Irene Kelly
Former journalist is pulled back to the news desk by the violent death of her mentor
Begin with: Goodnight Irene
Nancy Bush’s Jane Kelly
Ex-process server, reluctant sleuth who enjoys a good drink and has a likable dog
Begin with: Candy Apple Red
Meg Cabot’s Heather Wells
Teen music idol turned NYU residential advisor
Begin with: Size 12 is Not Fat
Tori Carrington’s Sofie Metropolis
Feisty Greek-American P.I., newly un-engaged and resident of Queens
Begin with: Sofie Metropolis
Jill Churchill’s Jane Jeffry
Mother of three, chairperson of numerous committees, and part-time sleuth
Begin with: Grime and Punishment
Selma Eichler's Desiree Shapiro
Desiree is a full-figured gumshoe with a mind as sharp as a Cuisinart and a queen-sized talent for sleuthing.
Begin with: Murder Can Kill Your Social Life
Susan Kandel’s Cece Caruso
Messy, witty, vintage clothing-wearing Hollywood biography writer
Begin with: I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason
Harley Jane Kozak’s Wollie Shelley
London sculptor with a mind two steps below the gutter and an attitude to match
Begin with: Dating Dead Men
G.A. McKevett Savannah Reid Mysteries
When she's told she's too fat to stay on the Southern California police force, Savannah opens up her own detective agency and soon finds herself investigating a murder.
Begin with: Just Desserts
...Or These Titles
Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews
At the celebration of the British surrender at Yorktown, craftswoman Meg Langslow finds herself investigating a murder while trying to stay on the right side of her future mother-in-law.
Permed to Death by Nancy Cohen
Florida beauty salon proprietor Marla Shore discovers a unique talent for unraveling mysteries when she sets out to investigate the shocking murder of one of her customers, a wealthy widow, in posh Palm Haven, Florida.
Revenge of the Cootie Girls by Sparkle Hayter
Manhattan news-network producer Robin Hudson crams more living into one day than any of her friends ever could. When Karen, her young co-worker, fails to show for a Halloween girls' night out, Robin begins a kind of costumed scavenger hunt that leads from one personalized clue to the next. The clues ultimately lead her to the scene of a murder. Anyone who knows Robin knows her investigations are unique, marked by wicked humor, endless spontaneity, crazy plot, nonstop gabfest, vivid action, and her unruly hair.
Princess Charming by Jane Heller
More reminiscent of the Love Boat gone wild than Perry Mason, hilarity, mayhem and hysteria ensue as Elaine and her friends cruise on the Princess Charming, and Elaine tries to figure out who she overheard planning to murder one of the divorced women.
Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak
Kozak's debut novel features greeting card artist and small business owner Wollie Shelley, a woman who's looking for love and job satisfaction in all the wrong places when she literally stumbles across a murder that irrevocably changes her life.
Skinny-dipping by Claire Hamner Matturro
After representing a client in a kayak whiplash case, Lilly almost suffers a case of her own when she is ambushed at her office. Who would want to attack a tofu-eating attorney? And why? Lilly has an unorthodox and hilarious way of finding out.
Maggie Needs an Alibi by Kasey Michaels
The last thing historical mystery writer Maggie Kelly needs is an arrogant man. But when aristocratic sleuth Alexandre Blake walks off the pages of her latest novel into her New York apartment, that's just what she gets. He becomes useful when Maggie is suspected of killing her ex-boyfriend.
Dating Can Be Deadly by Wendy Roberts
Tabitha Emery, gifted with the second sight, longs to drink butterscotch schnapps with her girlfriends, but instead finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation due to her premonitions, putting her own life in danger when the killer sets his sights on her.
Digging Up Momma by Sarah Shankman
Receiving a convincing letter from her mother, whom she had believed died 30 years ago in a plane crash, Samantha Adams is baffled and travels to Santa Fe, the source of the letter, to investigate.
Murdering Mr. Monti by Judith Viorst
Brenda Kovner is not looking for a killer; she wants to be the killer. Brenda's neighbor Mr. Monti is out to harm her family, and she wants to stop him.