Embroidered Lies and Alibis. An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, #15

A Stitch in Time Could Save a Life. When Anastasia's mother Flora is offered a free spa vacation from Jeremy Dugan, a man connected to her distant past, Anastasia and husband Zack suspect ulterior motives. After all, too-good-to-be-true often spells trouble. Their suspicions are confirmed when the FBI swoops in to apprehend Dugan. However, Dugan isn't who he claimed to be, and his arrest raises more questions than answers. The Feds link Dugan to a string of cons targeting elderly single women across the country, but his seemingly airtight alibi leaves investigators stumped.
Then, shortly after his release on bail, he's kidnapped. A certain segment of New Jersey's population is known for delivering deadly messages, and the FBI believes Dugan received one of them. Meanwhile, bodies begin showing up in the newly created public garden across the street from Anastasia and Zack's home. With two baffling crimes, no clear suspects, scant evidence, and every possible motive unraveling, both the FBI and local law enforcement are once again picking Anastasia's brain.
This time, though, her involvement is far from reluctant. Will she stitch together enough clues before she or someone she loves becomes the killer's next victim? Craft project included.