Random House and Rob Thomas announced today that a series of Veronica Mars books will be published beginning in spring 2014.

Vintage Books acquired the rights from Alloy Entertainment which included two books in the original mystery series. The new Veronica Mars books “will contain completely new stories, and will be stand-alone novels that will appeal to fans of the show, as well as general mystery readers,” according to a press release.

The plot of the first book will begin where events of the upcoming Veronica Mars movie end, and will feature an adult Veronica Mars. The show’s creator Rob Thomas will develop and co-write the book series.

“I started my career as a novelist. Veronica Mars was first imagined as a novel. I’m thrilled that I’m going to get the opportunity to continue telling Veronica Mars stories in a form I’ve loved and missed,” Thomas said.

“Veronica Mars has always been a one-of-a-kind character, and, as a longtime fan of the series, I’ve always thought there is an immense amount of story left to be told. Our goal for the book series is to appeal to fans of the show, but also to appeal to mystery readers and lovers of series featuring strong, intriguing female protagonist,” said acquiring editor Andrea Robinson.

She continues, “Veronica Mars is a contemporary update to the tradition of noir crime fiction that was established by Vintage’s Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, so it’s exciting that we’ll also publish her here.”

The first Veronica Mars book will be published in spring 2014.

The Veronica Mars movie is currently filming in the Los Angeles area with Kristen Bell in the titular role and plans to hit theaters and DVD/Blu-ray in a few months.