Janet Evanovich

“His pager beeped, and he looked at the readout. “I have to get back to Deal. Do you have any secret weapons…

— Janet Evanovich

You gonna take the case?" It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of." You're gonna have a devil of a…

— Janet Evanovich

Are we fighting?" I asked Morelli. "No. Were discussing." "Are you sure?" "Am I yelling?" Morelli asked. "Is my face purple? Are…

— Janet Evanovich

“changed expression. Wariness, maybe. I felt a body move so close it was skimming my own, and a warm hand protectively settled…

— Janet Evanovich

I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble.

— Janet Evanovich

Mooner was walking around laying his hands on the cars, divining karma. "this is it", he said, standing by a small khaki-colored…

— Janet Evanovich

“Ranger was waiting. He was dressed in black slacks, a form-fitting black T-shirt, and a black blazer.”

— Janet Evanovich

I guessed my mother figured if my father got right down to the task of eating he wouldn’t be so inclined to…

— Janet Evanovich

You can get through very serious and sometimes horrible and sometimes embarrassing and very awkward situations with humor. It gives us a…

— Janet Evanovich

Way back before the 'Alex Barnaby' series was first published, we were talking with Dark Horse then about making it into a…

— Janet Evanovich

I made a choice that I was not going to be a pretentious writer.

— Janet Evanovich

“He wears jeans, untucked shirts, and a Glock 19, and he has a big shaggy dog named Bob.”

— Janet Evanovich

I write to entertain. When people read one of my books I want them to finish with a smile on their faces,…

— Janet Evanovich

“I hate shopping for clothes," Kate said. "I liked when I was in the military and all I needed was camouflage gear."…

— Janet Evanovich

“I’m told there’s a paint specialist in Denver who does wonderful work,” Judy said. “I’ve started a GoFundMe page for Mr. Murphy.”…

— Janet Evanovich

It's been almost a month since you found a body. I knew you were due." Carl Costanza - Seven Up

— Janet Evanovich

Saved by the grandma" Ranger

— Janet Evanovich

“I’d call Ranger and see if he wanted to run with me. Then he’d be over here first thing tomorrow and make…

— Janet Evanovich

“It was so much easier when I was young. You got a boyfriend, and you married him. You had some kids, you…

— Janet Evanovich

“Lula hauled herself up off the floor and put her hand to her neck. “Do I got holes? Am I bleeding? Do…

— Janet Evanovich

What I realized halfway through writing romance is that you start out intuitive, and you make all these choices mostly based on…

— Janet Evanovich

I received rejection letters for ten years (one on a napkin, written in crayon.) I had all my rejection notices stored in…

— Janet Evanovich

“Babe!” Ranger shouted from the bathroom. “Come get your grandmother.”

— Janet Evanovich

Respect and love your readers. Write for the reader.

— Janet Evanovich

Good thing he's dead," Lula said, "or that would have hurt like the devil.

— Janet Evanovich