Thread Herrings

Who knew purchasing a threadbare needlepoint sampler at an auction could be so troublesome. In Thread Herrings by Lea Wait, Angie Clark joins her antiques dealer friend Sarah Byrne at an auction in Augusta. With no experience at auctions, Angie is cautious about how to proceed. She doesn't want to inadvertently raise her hand and buy something she didn't intend to.

 As she is looking around at the various lots, she discovers a sampler with a coat of arms on it - unusual because coats of arms usually were found in England, not in the United States. On a whim, she bids on it and wins the auction.

Once she has the opportunity to investigate it further back at home, Angie discovers a document dated from the 1750s behind the framed needlepoint work. It was a claim check for a child who had been left at a foundling home in England.

Her news reporter friend Clem talks Angie into going on TV to talk about the sampler. Next day, someone is dead. Then Angie starts to receive threatening emails telling her to mind her own business. When the post mistress tells Angie a stranger has been looking for, Angie begins to worry.

When fireworks are used to blow up her car, Angie knows she needs to stay hidden while she researches the Maine families involved. Someone is trying to hide a secret, but Angie reveals the secret thread by thread. An intriguing mystery with family pride at the center.

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