When an elderly man shows up at the home of reluctant amateur sleuth Anastasia Pollack, she's drawn into the unsolved mystery of the greatest art heist in history. Boston mob boss Cormac Murphy has recently been released from prison. He refuses to believe Anastasia's assertion that the man he's looking for doesn't live at her address and attempts to muscle his way into her home. His efforts are thwarted by Anastasia's fiancé Zack Barnes. A week later, a stolen SUV containing a dead body appears in Anastasia's driveway. Anastasia believes Murphy is sending her a message. It's only the first in a series of alarming incidents, including a mugging, a break-in, another murder, and the discovery of a cache of jewelry and an etching from the largest museum burglary in history. But will Anastasia solve the mystery behind these shocking events before she falls victim to a couple of desperate thugs who will stop at nothing to get what they want? Crafts...

When Cassandra Davenport applies for a job at www.savingtheworld.us, she expects to find a 'green' charity. Instead, she becomes the newest member of a covert organization run by ex-government officials. Dubbed the Mom Squad, the organization is the brainchild of three former college roommates—attorney general Anthony Granville, ex-FBI agent Gavin Demarco, and tech billionaire Liam Hatch—all of whom have lost loved ones at the hands of terrorists. Financed by Hatch, they work in the shadows and without the constraints of congressional oversight, reporting directly to Granville. Demarco heads up one of the six groups that comprise the new operation. He hires Cassandra as the newest member of his New Jersey based team. In the course of monitoring possible terrorist threats, the Mom Squad discovers a link to Cassandra's ex-husband. Before she's fully trained, Cassandra is thrust into a world where her ex may be involved with radicalized terrorists bent on...

Crafts and murder don't normally go hand-in-hand, but normal deserted craft editor Anastasia Pollack's world nearly a year ago. Now, tripping over dead bodies seems to be the "new normal" for this reluctant amateur sleuth. When the daughter of a murdered neighbor asks Anastasia to create a family scrapbook from old photographs and memorabilia discovered in a battered suitcase, she agrees—not only out of friendship but also from a sense of guilt over the older woman's death. However, as Anastasia begins sorting through the contents of the suitcase, she discovers a letter revealing a fifty-year-old secret, one that unearths a long-buried scandal and unleashes a killer. Suddenly Anastasia is back in sleuthing mode as she races to prevent a suitcase full of trouble from leading to more deaths.

Overdue bills and constant mother vs. mother-in-law battles at home are bad enough. But crafts editor Anastasia Pollack's stress level is maxed out when she and her fellow American Woman editors get roped into unpaid gigs for a revamped morning TV show. But before the glue is dry on Anastasia's mop dolls, daybreak TV turns crime drama when the producer is murdered. More sleaze than star quality, former co-hosts Vince and Monica are top suspects - and investigating lands Anastasia in the killer's unforgiving spotlight.Includes instructions for creating themed mop dolls.

A collection of 10 mystery novellas featuring murder & assorted mayhem by 10 critically acclaimed, award-winning & bestselling authors. Each is a tie-in to an established multi-book series—a total of over 800 pages of amateur sleuth, caper, cozy, and female P.I. mysteries.Frosted, A Moreno & Hart Novella by Allison Brennan & Laura Griffin—Three years ago LAPD Detective Scarlet Moreno and rookie cop Krista Hart were nearly killed during a botched sting operation. Now they’re best friends and partners in the Orange County private investigation firm of Moreno & Hart. But their routine assignments are anything but safe.Crewel Intentions, An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Novella by Lois Winston—Craft editor Anastasia Pollack receives a desperate call from former fashion editor Erica Milano, now in Witness Protection. Erica is being stalked and is afraid to notify the authorities. She once saved...

10 full-length mysteries by 10 award-winning & bestselling authors, each the first in an established multi-book series—over 3,000 pages.Assault With a Deadly Glue Gun, an Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery by Lois Winston—Working mom Anastasia is clueless about her husband’s gambling addiction until he permanently cashes in his chips and her comfortable middle-class life craps out. He leaves her with staggering debt, his communist mother, and a loan shark demanding $50,000. Then she’s accused of murder…Murder Among Neighbors, a Kate Austen Suburban Mystery by Jonnie Jacobs—When Kate Austen’s socialite neighbor is murdered, Kate becomes involved in steamy secrets that bring her face to face with shocking truths—and handsome detective Michael Stone.Skeleton in a Dead Space, a Kelly O’Connell Mystery by...