Lea Wait (Author of Twisted Threads)

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Lea Wait

Born

in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

May 26, 1946

Died

August 09, 2019

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books, Memoir

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Maine author Lea Wait writes the NYT-praised 8-book Shadows Antique Print Mystery series, the latest of which is SHADWS ON A MORNING IN MAINE, and the USA Today best-selling Mainely Needlepoint series which debuted with TWISTED THREADS in January, 2015, and was followed by THREADS OF EVIDENCE in August, 2015, THREAD AND GONE, in January, 2016, DANGLING BY A THREAD in late October, 2016, and TIGHTENING THE THREADS in March, 2017. Wait also writes acclaimed historical novels for ages 8 and up set in 19th century Maine, the latest of which, UNCERTAIN GLORY, takes place in a small northern town during the first two weeks of the Civil War. Lea's LIVING AND WRITING ON THE COAST OF MAINE, about being an author and living year 'round in Maine with ...more

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Winter Is Over & Valuable Lessons Learned

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Vaughn Hardacker here: It鈥檚 April, and I have survived another winter. The sun is shining (I sacrificed a goat to the Sun God/Goddess). Truthfully, from a weather perspective, this past winter was mild. We had very little snow through December and January, and the genuinely frigid air (the one thing Canada sends to us鈥損ossibly because there is no tariff) didn鈥檛 arrive until mid-February 鈥� ab

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Average rating: 3.92 · 14,471 ratings · 2,062 reviews · 36 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Twisted Threads (Mainely Needlepoint, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 2,874 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Threads of Evidence (Mainely Needlepoint, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,887 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thread and Gone (Mainely Needlepoint, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 1,448 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dangling by a Thread (Mainely Needlepoint, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 1,044 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tightening the Threads (Mainely Needlepoint, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 950 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thread the Halls (Mainely Needlepoint, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 936 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thread Herrings (Mainely Needlepoint, #7) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 838 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thread on Arrival (Mainely Needlepoint, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 740 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thread and Buried (Mainely Needlepoint, #9) 3.86 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadows At The Fair (Antique Print, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 584 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mainely Needlepoint (9 books)
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“as they are never more at home with their own hearts while so occupied. 聽鈥擭athaniel”
― Lea Wait, Twisted Threads

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“August 1793 was during the Reign of Terror鈥攚hen so many aristocrats and wealthy people were seized and guillotined without trials. Marie Antoinette was in the Bastille then. She was executed”
― Lea Wait, Thread and Gone

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“his species could end, a victim of people who valued themselves above other creatures of nature. We”
― Lea Wait, Dangling by a Thread

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February 2019 Cozy Mystery Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Cozy Mystery would you like to read in February?

Fatal Fiction by Kym Roberts

25 votes, 45.5%

Shadows At The Fair by Lea Wait

15 votes, 27.3%

A Timely Vision by Joyce Lavene

15 votes, 27.3%

55 total votes

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