Loretta Kovacs books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Loretta Kovacs series?"

"There are three books in the Loretta Kovacs series, published between 1997 and 2000."

Q: "What is the first book in the Loretta Kovacs series?"

"The first book in the Loretta Kovacs series is Devil's Food, published in 1997."

Q: "Who is Loretta Kovacs?"

"Loretta is a parole officer assigned to the Jump Squad, a unit that tracks parole violators. She works alongside Frank Marvelli, and their cases tend to involve eccentric criminals and absurd situations, like going undercover at a Florida fat farm to catch a bail jumper."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Devil’s Food	1997	Anthony Bruno	Buy
2	Double Espresso	1998	Anthony Bruno	Buy
3	Hot Fudge	2000	Anthony Bruno	Buy

The Loretta Kovacs series is lighter in tone than Bruno’s Gibbons and Tozzi books, though it shares the same willingness to let crime fiction get genuinely strange. Loretta works in the Parole Violators Search Unit — known as the Jump Squad — tracking bail-jumpers whose escapes lead her into increasingly ridiculous situations.

Devil’s Food, the first book, was nominated for an Anthony Award and establishes the series’ comedic edge: Loretta goes undercover at a Florida fat farm to find an embezzler who has stolen from a biker gang’s drug money. The three books published between 1997 and 2000 are well-paced crime capers with a protagonist who’s hard not to root for.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Loretta Kovacs series?

There are three books in the Loretta Kovacs series, published between 1997 and 2000.

What is the first book in the Loretta Kovacs series?

The first book in the Loretta Kovacs series is Devil’s Food, published in 1997.

Who is Loretta Kovacs?

Loretta is a parole officer assigned to the Jump Squad, a unit that tracks parole violators. She works alongside Frank Marvelli, and their cases tend to involve eccentric criminals and absurd situations, like going undercover at a Florida fat farm to catch a bail jumper.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order