For over two decades, Janet Evanovich has brought her readers on many adventures through her mysteries featuring bounty hunter protagonist, Stephanie Plum. With witty dialog and fast-paced stories, it’s no surprise that the Stephanie Plum books are still going strong with the thirtieth book coincidentally titled Dirty Thirty coming out 10/31/23 of this year! If you love a witty protagonist like Stephanie and mysteries you don’t want to put down, check out some of these recommendations!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Hannah Swensen owns and operates the most popular bakery in Lake Eden, Minnesota. When Ron LaSalle, a popular dairy delivery man, is found murdered behind her bakery and Hannah’s cookies scattered all around him, Hannah is left with no choice but to lead her own investigation into who killed Ron.
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Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan is struggling. She’s stressed out trying to be a single mom of two and her career as an author is taking a hit. Her new book that she promised her agent isn’t even written but after meeting with her agent and discussing the plot to her next thriller at lunch, someone overhears the conversation and mistakes Finlay for a contract killer. Things become much worse when Finlay finds herself in the middle of a real-life murder investigation and finds that life is a lot stranger than fiction.
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Hollywood Homicide by Kelly Garrett
Dayna Anderson is an actress trying to stay afloat to save her parents’ house. Although she’s famous, Dayna is broke. After witnessing a hit-and-run, Dayna thinks things may be turning around for her with that fifteen-thousand-dollar reward. Inspired by the reward money, Dayna begins her own investigation and finds herself fueled hoping to find justice for the victim. When someone tries to kill Dayna, she realizes her new role as an amateur detective could cost her everything.
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May Day by Jess Lourey
Mira James has a career as a waitress and a cheating boyfriend, both of which she’s not proud of. When the opportunity for a fresh start in Battle Lake presents itself, Mira jumps at the chance. Shortly after arriving, Mira’s luck turns around when she meets a sexy man and gets a job as a librarian. When her new hunk is found dead in the library, Mira realizes that this town hides a ton of secrets as she tries to find the guilty party.
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Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto
Meddelin Chan has not only accidentally killed her blind date, but she also accidentally told her mother about it and now, her mother and aunties are coming to help Meddelin get rid of the body. As if things couldn’t get worse, the family owns a business working with weddings and now the body is on the way to a billionaire’s wedding in a cake cooler. When her ex shows up at the wedding, Meddelin must now pull off the perfect wedding, hide a body, and win back her ex.
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Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Lila Macapagal has just moved home after a bad breakup in hopes of turning things around for her Tita Rosie’s restaurant. When Lila’s ex, a ruthless food critic, drops dead after a conversation with Lila, she becomes the prime suspect. With her innocence and the family business on the line, Lila is left to conduct her own investigation with the help of her best friend, a Dachshund, and of course, her aunties.
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Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh, like most of us, is obsessed with true crime. Phoebe is having a hard time finding the time to finish writing her dissertation – analyzing true crime – while in Florida cleaning out her childhood home after the death of her father. Another distraction for Phoebe is that she is fully convinced that her new neighbor, Sam Dennings, is a serial killer. As Phoebe leans more into Sam, she finds that he could be even more dangerous than she thought. He might actually be just a nice guy.
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Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
An elite network of assassins, known as The Museum, is where Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for four decades. Now, in a time where technology is relied on more than people skills, women’s talents are not considered outdated. To mark their retirement, the foursome is sent on an all-expenses-paid vacation. But things aren’t as they seem when the four women find they have been marked for death. Now, they must rely on their experience and each other to show The Board what it means to be a woman and a killer of a certain age.
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Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen
Ava Wong is a rule-abiding Chinese-American lawyer who has the perfect life. Her husband is a successful surgeon, they have a young son and a beautiful home. But beneath it all, Ava’s marriage is failing and she’s not practicing law like she thought she would. When Winnie Fang, Ava’s college roommate, reaches out to reconnect, Ava is surprised to see the once shy and awkward girl is now confident and living a life of luxury. How? Winnie is running a luxury bag scheme and now, Winnie needs Ava to help her gain a U.S. passport. When Winnie disappears, Ava is left with the consequences.
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