A new cozy mystery series! I really enjoyed this - there's nothing particularly new - it's your standard cozy mystery but it was perhaps a mite more serious than cozy. I liked the way the past mystery was weaved through with the present. Angie is a curious character, Lea Wait captures the whole half adult half child thing well and it'll be interesting to see her grow and develop and come into her own through the series. ( )

I love finding new series to read, and I have found one in the Mainely Needlepoint Mysteries. The setting is fantastic. I kept picturing Cabot Cove! The mystery was great, but could have been a little less predictable as far as the culprit was concerned. Overall, it was a great start to a series. ( )

The setting and the cozy backdrop of needlepoint is what lured me in. I won't likely continue with the series since neither the writing nor the plot held up. ( )

I read the second book in this series first and even though that was not a problem, I wanted to read this one to find out exactly what happened to Angie/Angel's mother as well as how she ended up working for Mainely Needlepoint.

This was a fun and interesting read, that had me reading into the night to see, how the two mysteries were going to unfold and if they were related or just a coincidence. Angie and her grandmother Charlotte are two very strong women who will easily be able to carry this series on for several books. The cold case in this story is Angie's mother, Charlotte's daughter whose body turns up in Haven Harbour after all these years. Angie and Charlotte had moved on with their lives but they had grown apart. Angie ended up in Arizona working for a Private Investigator and didn’t visit very often. When her grandmother calls her home she returns with the goal of finding out who killed her mother. Her grandmother needed her help with another matter as well dealing with Mainely Needlepoint. Once she is home the women pick up like they were never apart and Angie starts to feel at home again in Haven Harbor. There have been many changes in the small town and it's surrounding communities, but Angie learns you can go home again.

These are 2 extraordinary characters and the needlepoint thread that pulls the plots together well. The supporting characters in the Needlepoint group were interesting in themselves and I am sure their stories will play out in the series. I loved that both men and women were part of the Mainely Needlepointers.

A great cozy series to curl up to or read sitting by the pool or on the beach. ( )

amateur-sleuth, women-sleuths, needlework, cottage-industry, crooks, murder

The publisher's blurb wasn't too bad, but since Angie had had reason to escape her home town immediately after high school, she really wasn't thrilled about having to go back. The fact that her mother's body had been found after nearly twenty years did provide some comfort that mom had not deserted her. But a bullet to the brain and the suspect being dead is hardly a positive outcome. Then there is the fact that her gran had begun a cottage business beneficial to several town members but had been fleeced by the buying agent meant that she had to stay and help. Until the man was murdered in their home. There is lots more to this twisty mystery, but no spoilers here. At the beginning of each chapter is a quote from handiwork completed in early Maine history. The characters are engaging and well done.
I got this as Whispersync on the cheap advertised in Book Gorilla.
Christina Delaine provided excellent narration. ( )