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Shadows at the Spring Show: An Antique Print Mystery
Shadows at the Spring Show: An Antique Print Mystery
Shadows at the Spring Show: An Antique Print Mystery
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Shadows at the Spring Show: An Antique Print Mystery

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She's an antique print dealer, a college professor, and now...a parent? Maggie Summer is considering adopting a child from the New Jersey agency Our World, Our Children, and she has happily agreed to stage a benefit antiques show on their behalf. With her dealer friends, her college, and her lover, Will Brewer, all donating their time and support, everything is falling into place. But someone is harboring a vicious grudge against Our World, Our Children. The adoptive mother of thirteen children is the first victim, and then Maggie begins receiving threats. With the crowded benefit set to open and hundreds of innocent lives at stake, Maggie races to preserve the future with a clue hidden in her prints from the past....
LanguageEnglish
PublisherScribner
Release dateAug 7, 2012
ISBN9781439105283
Shadows at the Spring Show: An Antique Print Mystery
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Lea Wait

Lea Wait made her mystery debut with Shadows at the Fair, which was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Shadows on the Ivy, the third novel in her acclaimed series featuring Maggie Summer, is forthcoming in hardcover from Scribner. Lea comes from a long line of antiques dealers, and has owned an antique print business for more than twenty-five years. The single adoptive mother of four Asian girls who are now grown, she lives in Edgecomb, Maine. In addition to the Antique Print mysteries, Lea Wait writes historical fiction for young readers. Her first children's book, Stopping to Home, was named a Notable Book for Children in 2001 by Smithsonian magazine. Visit her website at LeaWait.com.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    The first in the Antique Print Mystery series. The book takes place over a weekend at an antiques fair where two dealers, married but in the process of divorce, are murdered at different times. Maggie Summer deals in antique prints and has the booth next to them. She and her friend Gussie, also a dealer, get involved in the investigation. An average cozy with a few surprise elements. The writing can be stilted at times but the plot is good.
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    SHADOWS AT THE FAIR: AN ANTIQUE PRINT MYSTERY by Lea Wait is the first, introductory title in the series. I was tempted to read this book because I liked Lea Wait’s other works so much, especially the new TWISTED THREADS: A MAINELY NEEDLEPOINT MYSTERY.I did like the overall ‘feel’ of the book, but I didn’t have enough details to really like the main characters that much. The characters weren’t as ‘fleshed out’ as I would have liked. The Findley couple - I never did feel concerned about them and couldn’t understand their relationship. Is Will a good person or bad person? Gussie was all over the map and Lydia and Abe were very creepy. Joe - kind or silly? Only 3 pages were devoted to Maggie’s husband, Michael.I did enjoy the theme of the book - antique prints. I liked the chapter introductions - information about various prints - descriptions, dates and details about the artists. The introductions were my favorite part of the book.The mystery was plausible but I wanted more details.I will read more titles in this series and hope they get better and better.

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