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...

“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...

“Deep atmosphere, secrets from the past and a mystery . . . another winner” from the USA Today bestselling author of Twisted Threads (RT Book Reviews).It’s hard to imagine anything bad ever happening in picturesque Haven Harbor, Maine—until a famous face rolls into town and unthreads some very dark secrets . . .Angie Curtis and the Mainely Needlepointers are all too familiar with the Gardener estate. The crumbling Victorian mansio...

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...

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 ...

“An interesting storyline. If you love cozies you really should try this series!”—from the USA Today bestselling author of Thread and Gone (Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!).The Mainely Needlepointers are about to learn that no man is an island—especially when greedy developers want his land . . .Hermit Jesse Lockhart lives alone on King’s Island, three miles east of Haven Harbor, Maine, where he’s created a private sanctua...

Haven Harbor is an authentic coastal Maine town—which makes it the perfect location for a new film production. But now it’s become the scene of a crime . . .Needlepointers Angie and Sarah are helping with set design for the movie being shot in their little New England hometown—but as the lighthouse and the wharves bustle with activity, a real-life drama is about to unfold. The producer, Hank Stoddard, has been harassing the pretty young female lead, and the two exchanged h...

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...

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,...

“A snow-sprinkled, holly-merry, twinkling page-turner of a mystery**” from the USA Today bestselling author of Tightening the Threads (**Kingdom Books).Christmas in Haven Harbor, Maine, means family, trouble, and murder . . .This Yuletide season, there’s no time for Angie Curtis and Patrick West to linger under the mistletoe. Patrick’s being needled by his mother—movie star Skye West—to s...

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...

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:...