Lois Winston Books in Order
Lois Winston has written 31 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is Talk Gertie to Me (2006) and the newest is Embroidered Lies and Alibis (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 17 of the 31 books listed here are in the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries series, which has its own page: Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 2006–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,123 in 4 of 31 books
Craft projects turn lethal in Lois Winston's Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, where a widowed magazine editor works glue guns, mop dolls, decoupage and mosaic into murder investigations. Winston also writes the Gertie novels and the Empty Nest Mystery series, plus the writing guide Top Ten Reasons Your Novel Is Rejected. 31 titles span Talk Gertie to Me (2006) to Embroidered Lies and Alibis (2026).
How many Lois Winston books are there?
Lois Winston has 31 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 3 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Lois Winston Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Lois Winston books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12006–2/4
- 2Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception2007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 3Assault with a Deadly Glue GunAnastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries #12010 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/420103192/4
- 4Top Ten Reasons Your Novel Is Rejected: And How to Avoid Them2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 520123022/4
- 62012–2/4
- 72012–2/4
- 8Once Upon a Romance2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 92013–2/4
- 102013–2/4
- 112013–2/4
- 1220142242/4
- 13The Magic Paintbrush2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 14Someone to Watch Over Me (As:Emma Carlyle)2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 15Lost in Manhattan (As:Emma Carlyle)2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 16Hooking Mr. Right: A Romance with Recipes (As:Emma Carlyle)2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 172014–2/4
- 182014–2/4
- 19Finding Mr. Right2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 20Four Uncles and a Wedding (As:Emma Carlyle)2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 212015–2/4
- 222016–2/4
- 232017–2/4
- 2420182782/4
- 252019–2/4
- 262020–2/4
- 27Moms in Black: A Mom Squad Caper2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 282021–2/4
- 292022–2/4
- 302024–2/4
- 312026–2/4
Lois Winston series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Lois Winston books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Gertie in order
2 booksEmpty Nest Mystery in order
2 booksStandalone books
10 books10 Lois Winston titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lois Winston books in order?
You only need to read Lois Winston books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lois Winston
Start with Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun (2010), the first Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Talk Gertie to Me (2006).
What is the newest Lois Winston book?
Embroidered Lies and Alibis (2026) is the newest Lois Winston book released so far.
Is there a new Lois Winston book coming?
No next Lois Winston book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lois Winston at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lois Winston published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lois Winston books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,123 pages across the 4 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 290 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lois Winston books, 23 of 31, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lois Winston books are about
4 of the 31 Lois Winston books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: handicraft is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Handicraft 3 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 4 books
- Single mothers 3 of 4 books
- Crimes against 2 of 4 books
- Periodical editors 2 of 4 books
- Single women 2 of 4 books
- Crime 1 of 4 books
- Mothers-in-law 1 of 4 books
- Television producers and directors 1 of 4 books
- Television programs 1 of 4 books