A widowed housewife-turned-assassin confronts an impostor claiming to be her dead husband, launching her into a world of espionage while balancing family life with dangerous missions.

Murder, suspense, sex--and some handy household tips.

IN BOOK 1 THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S HANDBOOK:

Every desperate housewife wants an alias. Donna Stone has one -- and it happens to be government-sanctioned.

But Donna earned it the hard way. Her husband was killed the day she delivered their third child. To avenge her husband's murder, Donna leads a secret life: as an assassin. But Espionage makes for strange bedfellows and brings new meaning to that old adage, "Honey, I'm home... "

IN BOOK 2, THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S GUIDE TO GRACIOUS KILLING:

Housewife Assassin Donna Stone's mission: Stop a rogue operative before he assassinates the newly-elected Russian president on US soil!

At the same time, Donna wants a divorce. But first, she's got to serve a summons to a deadbeat dad -- who's also a terrorist! As for Donna's love life: it turns out the spy who loves her has a bombshell secret of his own...

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PRAISE FOR THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN NOVELS:

"The last book to make me laugh: The Housewife Assassin's Handbook. I taught it in a class about comic novels." -- Jane Smiley, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

"Brown's hired gun plot is fun with the wonderful twist of being from a mother's POV. There's enough comedy sprinkled in between the emotional scenes and within the action to keep readers' minds from going too grim here. Brown writes the kind of feminist action plot that men should be reading, especially male authors, to cure that trope of "vapid sexy girl with a gun." -- Amber Love, author

"On many days I will join in deep discussions about the works of Le Carré, Deighton, Greene, Ambler, and Forsyth. And then I take incredible delight in a series like The Housewife Assassin. Just the name would likely cause eyebrows to be raised and likely my stature as an 'expert' falls a bit. Too bad! I read for enjoyment. I especially love the fantastic twists on life and convention that Stone must go through to keep putting bad guys six feet under while making sure there is food on the table and the kids get to their activities on time. I take a lot of delight from them. I want more adventures." Randall Masteller, Spy Guys + Gals

READER REVIEWS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN SERIES:

"Strong central characters, compelling incident to launch the story, twists at every turn."

"This one is right up there with Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen."

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• Publication Date: November 11, 2012
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