I hope you are having a pleasant and relaxing Saturday. Potions and Pastries by Bailey Cates will be released on November 7 along with Eaves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle.
Thread the Halls by Lea Wait is
the sixth book in A Mainely Needlepoint Mystery series. Angie Curtis is looking forward to a quiet
Christmas in Haven Harbor, Maine with her family, friends, and boyfriend,
Patrick West. Then Patrick gets a call
from his mother, Skye West that she is returning for Christmas and bringing
some movie people with her. Patrick
needs help getting Aurora (their estate) prepped for Christmas in two days
(there goes Angie’s quiet Christmas).
The Mainely Needlepoint group help Patrick prepare for the holidays
including custom embroidered little pillows for Skye’s guests. After the guests arrive, Patrick and Skye are
taking a walk when they discover one of the actor’s dead in the snow. Was it an accidentally killing by a hunter or
was it deliberate? Then Patrick eats
poisoned cookies and Angie is blamed.
She is determined to find the culprit and get her Christmas back on
track!
Thread the Halls is nicely
written and has a nice pace which makes it a quick read. The emphasis in Thread the Halls is on
Christmas, friendship, food and family.
The murder does not occur until the 25% mark in the story. There is little investigation in the book and
it is child’s play to solve. There might
as well be a giant neon arrow pointing to the culprit. There is a little surprise near the end that
some readers might not anticipate. It
was interesting to read about various Maine Christmas traditions including the
Christmas boat parade (we have a similar one in my area). My rating for Thread the Halls is 3 out of 5
stars. Thread the Halls can be a
standalone book. All the pertinent
details are included in this installment.
I was not a fan of Patrick West (or his mother) in this book. He assumed his money would get him everything
he wanted done (which is mentioned several times). I did tire of the repetition of
information. The same details are
repeated throughout the book. I would have preferred more substance and less
fluff. If you are looking for a light cozy
mystery that is big on Christmas spirit, then check out Thread the Halls.
I appreciate you visiting today. I will be featuring Ghost on the Case by Carolyn Hart next time. May you have a heartwarming day! By the way--Why do turkeys say "gobble gobble"? Because they never learned good table manners. Take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
Thanks for the heads up about this book. I will be looking for it.
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