Evanovich is the author of the "Stephanie Plum" series, about a bounty hunter from New Jersey. The 19th installment of that series is due for release this November. A "Stephanie Plum" novel was adapted for film for the first time this January with "One for the Money," starring Katherine Heigl. Evanovich earned an estimated $33 million this year, according to Forbes.

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