Lea Wait

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Maine author, historian and antique print dealer Lea Wait writes historical novels for ages 7-14, and the Agatha-finalist Shadows Antique Print Mystery series for adults featuring protagonist Maggie Summer


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Shadows of a Down East Summer (cover)

SHADOWS OF A DOWN EAST SUMMER

The 5th in the Agatha-finalist Shadows Antique Print Mystery series is now out. In it, antique print dealer Maggie Summer returns to Weymouth, Maine. In the summer of 1890 two young women posed for artist Winslow Homer on the coast of Maine. What happened that summer, the secrets they kept, and the lies they told, changed their families forever. Now Maggie finds herself
the owner of the secret diary one of the girls kept that summer that reveals the truth no one knows – and that at
least one person is willing to kill to conceal.

Dorothy Cannell: “Shadows of a Down
East Summer has all the elements: Evocative setting, delightful characters, and pitch-perfect detail, all wrapped up in an intriguing mystery. I loved it from
start to finish.”

Sarah Graves: “Irresistable! An engrossing mixture of art, Atmosphere, and good old-fashioned Maine murder. Delightfully readable!”

For more about Shadows of a Down East Summer, click on "Educators/Book Clubs" and then on "Discussion Groups," then on "Shadows of a Down East Summer."

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OTHER LINKS YOU MAY ENJOY

Lea and 9 other Maine mystery writers (Julia Spencer Fleming, Gerry Boyle, Sarah Graves, Paul Doiron, Kate Flora, Barbara Ross, Kathy LynnEmerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett, Vicki Doudera and James Hayman) take turns blogging at http://www.mainecrimewriters.com They write about living in Maine, writing in Maine, books set in Maine .. in short, anything Maine-and-mystery related! Check them out, and friend Maine Crime Writers on FB, too.

Lea's guest blog on "Because Of A Book -- Jo March and I"

Kate Narita interviews Lea about her book FINEST KIND for her Classroom Book of the Week Blog.

See an interview author Mike Spradlin did with Lea on his website!

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