THREAD HERRINGS



Thread Herrings (A Mainely Needlepoint Mystery) by Lea Wait

About the Book

Cozy Mystery 7th in Series 
Kensington (October 30, 2018) 
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages 
ISBN-10: 149671671X 
ISBN-13: 978-1496716712 
Digital ASIN: B079KSZ92D

Angie'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 of a coat of arms. When she gets her prize back home to Haven Harbor, she discovers a document from 1757 behind the framed needlework—a claim for a child from a foundling hospital. Intrigued, Angie is determined to find the common thread between the child and the coat of arms.
Accepting her reporter friend Clem Walker's invitation to talk about her find on the local TV news, Angie makes an appeal to anyone who might have information. Instead, both women receive death threats. When Clem is found shot to death in a parking lot, Angie fears her own life may be in jeopardy. She has to unravel this historical mystery—or she may be the next one going, going . . . gone . . .

 What do you do when you live in a tourist area during a blustery cold off season?
You might be surprised. There seems to be quite a bit of activity around Haven Harbor, Maine.
For those who run shops based on collectibles and antiques, the off season is a time for education, research and adding inventory. 
Angie Curtis is still figuring out her life and one new experience is attending an auction. If you have never been to one, this is an education in the language and rules. 
Why do people bid on other people's cast offs? There are as many reasons as there are for why people commit murder. 
Angie feels something for an old, abused piece of needlework, an embroidered coat of arms.
When she takes it home and takes it apart, she discovers a mystery. 
She asks friends for help discovering the meaning of a ribbon hidden behind the embroidery, which sets off an unexpected chain of events. It also causes the death of a high school friend, turned news reporter.
Full of interesting historical information, this book helps us understand more of Angie's character.
Danger comes to Haven Harbor. Can her circle of friends keep Angie safe?

Cozy mysteries are always full of interesting trivia. This one takes it up a notch.

About the Author


Lea Wait lives on the coast of Maine. A fourth-generation antique dealer and the author of the Agatha-nominated Antique Print Mystery series, she loves all things antiques and Maine. 
She also writes historical novels for young people set in (where else?) nineteenth-century Maine. Visit her at leawait.com.

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