Janet Evanovich Signs Four Book Deal with Random House

Two weeks ago we reported that bestselling mystery author Janet Evanovich was likely to leave her long time publisher St. Martin's Press (an imprint of Macmillan). Today, the AP is reporting that she has done just that, signing a four-book deal with Ballantine Bantam Dell (an imprint of Random House). Two of the titles will feature her series character Stephanie Plum, a New Jersey bounty hunter. There are currently 16 mysteries in the "numbered" series, which began with One for the Money in 1994, and 4 "between-the-numbers" books.

Evanovich is also the author of the Metro Girl mystery series, the most recent book coming out as a graphic novel. We received our review copy today and are most definitely looking forward to reading it; watch for a review here within the next few days.