First in the Mainely Needlepoint series. “A cozy debut that hits all the sweet spots: small town, family ties, and a crew of intriguing personalities.”—Library JournalReturning to the quaint coastal town of Harbor Haven, Maine—a place she once called home—Angie Curtis finds her memories aren’t all quite pleasant ones . . .After leaving a decade ago, Angie has been called back to Harbor Haven by her grandmother, Charlotte, who raised her fo...

The third antique print mystery in Lea Wait’s Agatha Award–nominated Maggie Summer series which The New York Times Book Review says, “beckons like a weekend in the country.”Antique print dealer Maggie Summer is teaching a college course on "Myths in American Culture," using prints by Currier & Ives and other 19th-century artists to illustrate her points. As a faculty advisor, she's also dealing with the problems of students who are single parents:...

October on Cape Cod is beautiful, and antique print dealer Maggie Summer is happy to visit and help with her best friend's wedding preparations. She never anticipates finding her friend's neighbor dead on the beach, or being called in as a counselor and interpretor to help solve the case. There are clearly secrets behind the doors of this lovely New England town, and Maggie finds herself in the middle of the investigation. Is her help essential? Or is she avoiding a sensitive discussion sh...

She's an antique print dealer, a college professor, and now...a parent? Maggie Summer is considering adopting a child from the New Jersey agency Our World, Our Children, and she has happily agreed to stage a benefit antiques show on their behalf. With her dealer friends, her college, and her lover, Will Brewer, all donating their time and support, everything is falling into place. But someone is harboring a vicious grudge against Our World, Our Children. The adoptive mother of thirteen chi...

At fourteen, future chef Mikki Norden is ready for any kitchen emergency - except the unexpected death of her mentor, Mr. Baldacci. But Mikki's learned a lot about solving crimes from her mother, an almost-published mystery author, so when the local New Jersey police rule Mr. B's death a heart attack, she know she has to prove otherwise, even if she's a very amateur detective. Mikki grows up fast as she discovers secrets surrounding Mr. B and his restaurant ... and within her own f...

Joe Wood has big dreams. He wants to be a newspaperman, and though he's only thirteen, he's already borrowed money for the equipment to start his own press. But it's April 1861, and the young nation is teetering on the brink of a civil war. He has to help Owen, his young assistant, deal with the challenges of being black in a white world torn apart by color. He needs to talk his best friend, Charlie, out of enlisting. He wants to help a young spiritualist, Nell, whose uncle claims can she ...

The USA Today bestselling author of Dangling by a Thread serves up “a taut, tasty mystery . . . remains a puzzle until the end” (Boothbay Register).In the coastal town of Haven Harbor, blood runs thicker than water—and just as freely . . .Antique dealer Sarah Byrne has never unspooled the truth about her past to anyone—not even friend and fellow Mainely Needlepointer Angie Curtis. But the enigmatic Aussie finally has the ...

Local antiques dealer, dead in a one-car accident on his way home from an antiques exposition in Columbus, OhioTwo Scranton, Pennsylvania, antiques dealers dead of smoke inhalationMassachusetts antiques dealer dead of substance abuse at an auction in Sharon, ConnecticutAntiques dealer dies in his booth at the Westchester (New York) Antiques ShowIgnorance is truly bliss for recently widowed Maggie Summer,...

Raveler Angie Curtis gets tangled in a historical mystery. “For a trip to Maine for the cost of a book, this is the author to read.” —Kings River Life MagazineAngie’s first auction may turn out to be her last—when she bids on a coat of arms that someone would literally kill to possess . . .Tagging along to an estate sale with her fellow Needlepointer, antiques shop owner Sarah Byrne, Angie Curtis impulsively bids on a tattered embroidery o...

“It’s a big jump from needlework to homicide, but Wait combines a plausible plot with the same rockbound coastal atmosphere.” —Kirkus ReviewsWhen a priceless antique is stolen, murder unravels the peaceful seaside town of Haven Harbor, Maine . . .Angie Curtis and her fellow Mainely Needlepointers know how to enjoy their holidays. But nothing grabs their attention like tying up loose threads. So when Mary Clough drops in on the group’s Four...

In this coastal New England town, folks take care of the needy—but someone is killing without kindness . . .Ike Hamilton is a part of the Haven Harbor community just like anyone else, though he’s fallen on hard times and has to make do on disability checks and deposit bottles. Most of the locals do what they can to help him out, and needlepointing partners Angie and Sarah are happy to see him at the annual Blessing of the Fleet, honoring all those lost at sea over the cent...

What's it like to live your dream? To live the life of an author? To (finally) be married to the man you love and live in the place you've always imagined? With wry humor and insight, Lea Wait, acclaimed author of 14 books in two genres, shares the good, the bad, and the challenging about living in a Maine house built in 1774, meeting publishing deadlines, and loving life. (Most of the time!)Lea always wanted to be an author, a mother, a wife ... and to live on the coast of Maine. ...