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ⓘ About Sandra Scoppettone
Sandra Scoppetino is an American writer from New Jersey best known for the writing of popular crime fiction and young adult novels. The most popular of her novel series are the Lauren Laurano series and the three freestanding novels she wrote in her pseudonym of Jack Early. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Scoppettone has had a long career that spanned from the early 1960 right to the beginning of the millennium. Sandra was born in 1936 New Jersey, at a time when not many women made a name for themselves writing crime fiction. Despite the forbidding environment, she pulled herself literally by her bootstraps to write some of the most popular young adult and crime fiction, even if she had to write her crime fiction under the pseudonym Jack Early.
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Gonna Take a Homicidal Journey
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1999
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sandra Scoppettone?
Sandra Scoppetino is an American writer from New Jersey best known for the writing of popular crime fiction and young adult novels. The most popular of her novel series are the Lauren Laurano series and the three freestanding novels she wrote in her pseudonym of Jack Early. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Scoppettone has had a long career that spanned from the early 1960 right to the beginning of the millennium.
Which Sandra Scoppettone series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Lauren Laurano series, the earliest of Sandra Scoppettone's multi-book series: it opens with Everything You Have Is Mine (1991) and runs to 5 books across 1991–1999, ending with Gonna Take a Homicidal Journey (1999).
How many books has Sandra Scoppettone written?
Sandra Scoppettone has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1961 and 2011. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Lauren Laurano series with 5 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sandra Scoppettone's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sandra Scoppettone's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lauren Laurano (1991–1999, 5 books) and Faye Quick (2005–2006, 2 books).
How are Sandra Scoppettone's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sandra Scoppettone's 24 books into 2 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Lauren Laurano (5 books, 1991–1999); Faye Quick (2 books, 2005–2006).