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Book Reviews of Shadows on the Coast of Maine : An Antique Print Mystery

Shadows on the Coast of Maine : An Antique Print Mystery
Shadows on the Coast of Maine An Antique Print Mystery
Author: Lea Wait
ISBN-13: 9780743225540
ISBN-10: 0743225546
Publication Date: 8/12/2003
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 25 ratings
Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Hardcover
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4 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

cincinnatiyankee avatar reviewed Shadows on the Coast of Maine : An Antique Print Mystery on + 42 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This mystery was a nice quick summer read. The author offers enough possible motives for characters to keep the reader guessing, and the ending was not completely obvious. The best part of this book, however, was the author's description of the old house that the main character is visiting. The house becomes almost a character in the story, and the descriptions brought my mind back to the old New England home where I grew up.
reviewed Shadows on the Coast of Maine : An Antique Print Mystery on + 4 more book reviews
I read *Shadows at the Fair* as well, and I think the details of the murders and the travails the main characters experience take this Maggie Summer series right to the edge of the cozy genre.

The things that happened to babies here in the plot were grisly and upsetting, but I enjoy the details about the antiques business so much that I'll keep reading. It was fascinating when Maggie was browsing the boxes of books at Walter English's auction preview.
Timbuktu126 avatar reviewed Shadows on the Coast of Maine : An Antique Print Mystery on + 479 more book reviews
Very good book! Loads of questions and possibilities and mini mysteries along the way keep you reading on and on. I found it to be very realistic with a plausible ending. Definitely going to seek out more from this series!

*Although the info about antique prints (which the author seems to know a lot about) was interesting, there was just a tad too much of it.
sabayrac avatar reviewed Shadows on the Coast of Maine : An Antique Print Mystery on + 34 more book reviews
I enjoyed the book and read it in three days. It's a winding mystery....you may guess WHO did it, but the WHY will give you pause for thought! It's wonderfully written while you enjoy the Coast of Maine along with antique buying and selling.
Enjoy this writer!