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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... Read full bio

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Excerpt 1 from Seaward Born
Sep 01, 2012
Shadows at the Spring Show will be released on August 07, 2012 in eBook
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Shadows at the Spring Show is now available in eBook
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Wintering Well has won an award
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Wintering Well has won an award
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Wintering Well has won an award
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Wintering Well has won an award
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Wintering Well has won an award
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Wintering Well has won an award
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Wintering Well has won an award
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Wintering Well has won an award
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Shadows at the Fair has won an award
Mar 03, 2011
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Chapter 1 from Shadows on the Ivy
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Sharon Library Offers Drop-In Book Discussion at Community Center Beach
Sharon Patch, July 7, 2012
...the group are: 2 p.m. Thursday, July 19, reading "Shadows of a Down East Summer," by Lea Wait 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, reading "The Summer We Read Gatsby," by Danielle Ganek 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, reading "The Summer We Read Gatsby,"...
Mystery series writers on Facebook: Cumulative list (Part 3: R-Z)
Examiner.com, June 22, 2012
...Dead-End Job series, Josie Marcus series (Fan page) Nury Vittachi – Feng Shui Detective series (Friend page) W-Z Lea Wait – Antique Print Mysteries (Friend page) David J. Walker – Mal Foley series, Wild Onion Ltd. series (Fan page) Joseph...
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She Knows, July 27, 2012
...the cinched middle adds an extra boost of flattery here too. The final verdict? I might have suggested Lea wait until at least August to wear this, but hey, we could all use a little fall fashion forecast sooner than later, right? She does look...
Sharon Library Offers Drop-In Book Discussion at Community Center Beach
Sharon Patch, July 7, 2012
...the group are: 2 p.m. Thursday, July 19, reading "Shadows of a Down East Summer," by Lea Wait 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, reading "The Summer We Read Gatsby," by Danielle Ganek 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, reading "The Summer We Read Gatsby,"...
Mystery series writers on Facebook: Cumulative list (Part 3: R-Z)
Examiner.com, June 22, 2012
...Dead-End Job series, Josie Marcus series (Fan page) Nury Vittachi – Feng Shui Detective series (Friend page) W-Z Lea Wait – Antique Print Mysteries (Friend page) David J. Walker – Mal Foley series, Wild Onion Ltd. series (Fan page) Joseph...