The Shell Game
- Published
- 7 October 2014
- Pages
- 33
- ISBN-13
- 9781472226822
- Type
- novella
About this book
The Shell Game is a prequel novella sitting between The Job and The Scam, filling in an early near-miss between con artist Nicolas Fox and FBI agent Kate O'Hare before their uneasy partnership began.
Key facts about The Shell Game
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg wrote The Shell Game, a novella on our list. It has been out since 7 October 2014. The book has 33 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novella. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781472226822 to find the main one.
The Shell Game is book 5 of 9 in the Fox and O'Hare series. The series has 9 published books. However, the series starts with Pros and Cons (2013). The Bounty is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 23 March 2021.
Additionally, Janet Evanovich writes Elsie Hawkins, Stephanie Plum and Barnaby and Hooker, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our romance, mystery and thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo is the latest published Janet Evanovich book on file, from 10 November 2026.
About Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich spent a decade collecting rejection letters before she sold her first novel. Raised in New Jersey and trained in art at Douglass College, she wrote romance from her kitchen table as a stay-at-home mother in New Hampshire, eventually publishing close to a dozen romance novels, including her 1987 debut, Hero at Large, under the pseudonym Steffie Hall, before switching genres entirely. See every Janet Evanovich book in order.
Its place in Fox and O'Hare
The Shell Game is book 5 in the Fox and O'Hare series. It follows The Job. It is followed by The Scam. See the full Fox and O'Hare reading order.
Nicolas Fox is a world-class con artist the FBI can never quite convict; Kate O'Hare is the special agent who's spent years chasing him and finally corners him with an offer he can't refuse -- work for the government, using his skills against bigger criminals, or go to prison. Fox and O'Hare, born from Evanovich's late-career partnership with fellow bestseller Lee Goldberg, drops the pair into globe-trotting capers against arms dealers, art thieves, and corrupt oligarchs, each book built around an elaborate heist…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781472226822