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Lois Winston Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Lois Winston in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 31 books / 7 series

American author Lois Winston is best known for the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries series. Her books have garnered multiple awards, including an Agatha nomination. This page provides the Lois Winston books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Lois Winston in Publication Order

2006 Talk Gertie to Me POoGB / 1 Buy
2007 Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception POoSN / 1 Buy
2010 Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun POoAPCMB / 1 Buy
2012 Top Ten Reasons Your Novel Is Rejected: And How to Avoid Them POoNB / 1 Buy
2012 Elementary, My Dear Gertie POoGB / 2 Buy
2012 Death by Killer Mop Doll POoAPCMB / 2 Buy
2012 Crewel Intentions POoAPCMB / 3 Buy
2013 Once Upon a Romance POoC / 1 Buy
2013 Revenge of the Crafty Corpse POoAPCMB / 4 Buy
2013 Mosaic Mayhem POoAPCMB / 5 Buy
2013 Decoupage Can Be Deadly POoAPCMB / 6 Buy
2014 Definitely Dead POoENMB / 1 Buy
2014 The Magic Paintbrush POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 Someone to Watch Over Me(As:Emma Carlyle) POoSN / 2 Buy
2014 Lost in Manhattan(As:Emma Carlyle) POoSN / 3 Buy
2014 Hooking Mr. Right: A Romance with Recipes(As:Emma Carlyle) POoSN / 4 Buy
2014 Patchwork Peril POoAPCMB / 7 Buy
2014 Crafty Crimes POoAPCMB / 8 Buy
2015 Finding Mr. Right POoSS / 2 Buy
2015 Four Uncles and a Wedding(As:Emma Carlyle) POoSN / 5 Buy
2015 A Stitch to Die for POoAPCMB / 9 Buy
2016 Literally Dead POoENMB / 2 Buy
2017 Scrapbook of Murder POoAPCMB / 10 Buy
2018 Drop Dead Ornaments POoAPCMB / 11 Buy
2019 Handmade Ho-Ho Homicide POoAPCMB / 12 Buy
2020 A Sew Deadly Cruise POoAPCMB / 13 Buy
2021 Moms in Black: A Mom Squad Caper POoSS / 3 Buy
2021 Stitch, Bake, Die! POoAPCMB / 14 Buy
2022 Guilty as Framed POoAPCMB / 15 Buy
2024 Sorry, Knot Sorry POoAPCMB / 16 Buy
2026 Embroidered Lies and Alibis POoAPCMB / 17 Buy

Complete Lois Winston Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun 2010 Buy
02 Death by Killer Mop Doll 2012 Buy
03 Crewel Intentions 2012 Buy
04 Revenge of the Crafty Corpse 2013 Buy
05 Mosaic Mayhem 2013 Buy
06 Decoupage Can Be Deadly 2013 Buy
07 Patchwork Peril 2014 Buy
08 Crafty Crimes 2014 Buy
09 A Stitch to Die for 2015 Buy
10 Scrapbook of Murder 2017 Buy
11 Drop Dead Ornaments 2018 Buy
12 Handmade Ho-Ho Homicide 2019 Buy
13 A Sew Deadly Cruise 2020 Buy
14 Stitch, Bake, Die! 2021 Buy
15 Guilty as Framed 2022 Buy
16 Sorry, Knot Sorry 2024 Buy
17 Embroidered Lies and Alibis 2026 Buy
01 Top Ten Reasons Your Novel Is Rejected: And How to Avoid Them 2012 Buy
Gertie Reading Order 2 books / 2006-2012
01 Talk Gertie to Me 2006 Buy
02 Elementary, My Dear Gertie 2012 Buy
Empty Nest Mystery Reading Order 2 books / 2014-2016
01 Definitely Dead 2014 Buy
02 Literally Dead 2016 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 5 books / 2007-2015
01 Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception 2007 Buy
02 Someone to Watch Over Me(As:Emma Carlyle) 2014 Buy
03 Lost in Manhattan(As:Emma Carlyle) 2014 Buy
04 Hooking Mr. Right: A Romance with Recipes(As:Emma Carlyle) 2014 Buy
05 Four Uncles and a Wedding(As:Emma Carlyle) 2015 Buy
01 Once Upon a Romance 2013 Buy
01 The Magic Paintbrush 2014 Buy
02 Finding Mr. Right 2015 Buy
03 Moms in Black: A Mom Squad Caper 2021 Buy

Where to start with Lois Winston

What is the best order to read Lois Winston books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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