Lori C. (dollycas) reviewed on 1/14/2016 + 748 more book reviews

Dollycas's Thoughts

I was so impressed with this story. Could you imagine having a piece of needlework that could be from the 1500's? What a treasure, until it goes missing. They had thought a lawyer's safe would be secure but sadly it wasn't and the attorney was killed when it was stolen. I think I would have gone over the edge. But Angie and the Mainely Needlepointers keep their heads about them and do the research and investigate not only the provenance of the stitched piece but do everything to catch a murderer too.

This was one of those stories that once you start reading you just can't stop. I really enjoyed all the history. The many Mary's of Scotland and the connection to France and Maine. It was so interesting and tickled my memory. I probably learned all about it back in school and this story brought it all back and more.

Lea Wait also shines a light on the local economy which reflects the economy nationwide as we all are working harder just to get by. It really helped me to identify with the characters in the story. Gram is away on her honeymoon for most of this story but Angie is getting much more comfortable running the business. Sarah Byrne, one of the Mainely Needlepointers, played a big part this time with her knowledge of history and antiques. They were also assisted by fellow needlepointers, Dave Percy and Ruth Hopkins. Dave teaches biology at the high school. Ruth is elderly and arthritis in her hands makes it hard to do much stitching but she a huge help investigating.

Each chapter starts with verses that were stitched on samplers from the past.

"When idle drones supinely dream of fame the industrious actually get the same." Verse stitched on sampler by Sally Alger at Miss Polly Balch's School in Providence, Rhode Island, 1782

Another marvelous mystery from Lea Wait.

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