Another great murder mystery from Lea Wait

Threads of Evidence (A Mainely Needlepoint Mystery)

By: Lea Wait

Rating: 5 of 5

I discovered Lea Wait as a new (to me) author with the first book in the Mainely Needlepoint mystery series. I was very happy to see a second book in this series and even happier still when it turned out even better than the first.

Angie Curtis has returned home to Haven Harbor after ten years as a private investigator’s assistance in Arizona. She has agreed to stay for six months to help sort out her soon-to-be-married grandmother’s needlework business. Angie gets drafted into helping a new resident in town (movie star Skye West) sort out the wrecked estate Skye has just purchased. In the midst of this, a death from the past resurfaces and the question is suddenly whether or not the death was from natural causes (as originally determined) or whether a murderer has been on the loose for many years. Angie and her needlepoint crew once again help to solve a crime and do so in a fun and charming fashion.

Reading about Maine was again a fun excursion for me. My husband grew up in Camden, Maine and from his youth as well as our visits to the area, I have come to really enjoy the scenery and the unusual and interesting personalities that make this cold climate their home year-round. It takes a special type of person with a lot of grit and determination to make a go of it and I see those people populating Ms. Wait’s stories.

I wasn’t able to completely determine the whodunnit and whydunnit in this story but once it was revealed, it made sense and the clues were there. I really enjoyed reading the book and look forward to more in the series. I so like the author’s writing that I am looking for her backlist of books and plan to enjoy reading those as well.

I received a digital ARC copy of this book from the publisher, Kensington, via Netgalley.