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Fox and O'Hare
The Fox and O'Hare series by Janet Evanovich has 9 known books (9 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Pros and Cons (2013). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is The Bounty.
- Books
- 9 known books (7 novels + 2 novellas)
- Published
- 9
- First published
- 2013
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: Pros and Cons (2013) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons (2013), co-written with Lee Goldberg, is a prequel novella filling in how FBI agent Kate O'Hare first caught con artist Nicolas Fox, before the two were forced into an uneasy partnership. It runs 39 pages.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Pros and Cons - Book 2:
The Heist
The Heist (2013) launches Fox and O'Hare with FBI agent Kate O'Hare finally cornering elusive con artist Nicolas Fox and offering him a choice: work for the government or go to prison. Co-written with Lee Goldberg, it runs 337 pages.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Heist - Book 3:
The Chase
The Chase (2014), co-written with Lee Goldberg, continues Fox and O'Hare's globe-trotting capers, pitting con artist Nicolas Fox's talent for misdirection against Kate O'Hare's by-the-book instincts. It runs 373 pages.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Chase - Book 4:
The Job
The Job (2014), co-written with Lee Goldberg, keeps Nicolas Fox and Kate O'Hare running an elaborate sting against bigger criminals, part of the will-they-won't-they caper series Evanovich built with Goldberg.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Job - Book 5:
The Shell Game
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.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Shell Game - Book 6:
The Scam
The Scam (2015), co-written with Lee Goldberg, sends Fox and O'Hare after another elaborate heist, continuing the crackling tension between the con artist and the agent who caught him.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Scam - Book 7:
The Pursuit
The Pursuit, the fifth Fox and O'Hare book and Lee Goldberg's last as co-writer on the main series, runs 304 pages of the globe-trotting capers that define the run.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Pursuit - Book 8:
The Big Kahuna
The Big Kahuna (2019), co-written by Evanovich's son Peter, is the sixth Fox and O'Hare novel, continuing the caper-thriller formula after Lee Goldberg's run as co-writer ended.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Big Kahuna - Book 9:
The Bounty
The Bounty, co-written with thriller novelist Steve Hamilton, is the seventh and most recent Fox and O'Hare novel, running 320 pages with no new entry announced since.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Bounty
About the Fox and O'Hare series
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 or sting that lets Fox's talent for disguise and misdirection collide with O'Hare's by-the-book instincts -- and the crackling, will-they-won't-they tension between them. It's Evanovich's mystery-comedy formula (a mismatched pair, a caper plot mostly there to generate set pieces, a slow-burn romance) transplanted from Trenton bail bonds to international heist thrillers, closer in tone to a caper movie than a procedural.
Launched with The Heist in 2013, the series ran seven novels through 2021, alongside two short prequel novellas that fill in how Fox and O'Hare first crossed paths. Lee Goldberg co-wrote the first five novels and both novellas; Evanovich's son Peter took over co-writing duties for The Big Kahuna, and thriller novelist Steve Hamilton partnered on The Bounty. No new entry has been announced since 2021, and the series' status beyond that point is unconfirmed.
Frequently asked questions
How many Fox and O'Hare books are there?
Seven novels, from The Heist (2013) to The Bounty (2021), plus two short prequel novellas, Pros and Cons and The Shell Game.
What order should I read Fox and O'Hare in?
Publication order starting with The Heist; the prequel novellas can be read before or after the main series.
Who writes the Fox and O'Hare books?
Janet Evanovich co-writes with a rotating partner: Lee Goldberg for the first five novels and both novellas, Evanovich's son Peter Evanovich for The Big Kahuna, and thriller author Steve Hamilton for The Bounty.
Is Fox and O'Hare connected to Stephanie Plum?
No, it's a separate series with its own cast -- con artist Nicolas Fox and FBI agent Kate O'Hare -- though it shares Evanovich's mix of comedy, romance and crime-caper plotting.
Is there a new Fox and O'Hare book coming?
None has been announced since The Bounty (2021); the series' future is unconfirmed.
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