Thread And Buried by Lea Wait

Thread And Buried (Mainely Needlepoint Mystery, #9)

by Lea Wait

Haven Harbor is an authentic coastal Maine town—which makes it the perfect location for a new film production. But now it’s become the scene of a crime . . .
 
Needlepointers Angie and Sarah are helping with set design for the movie being shot in their little New England hometown—but as the lighthouse and the wharves bustle with activity, a real-life drama is about to unfold. The director, Marv Mason, has been harassing the pretty young female lead, and the two exchanged heated words at a lobster bake. Now someone’s lowered the boom on him . . .
 
After a wayward piece of sound equipment sends him to his death, theories fly about who went off-script. Meanwhile, a local woman’s tragic story about a true love lost at sea, which originally inspired the film, may lead to murderous revelations from long ago. Angie’s got to unravel these mysteries, and may need to give more than one killer the hook . . .

Reviewed by funstm on

1 of 5 stars

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A disappointing end to an otherwise enjoyable series. Much like the last four books, continuity errors are rife and the plot felt clunky and repetitive. Sarah, Dave and Charlotte make a few brief appearances but otherwise disappear. The relationship between Patrick and Angie is still stupid but even their relationship is pretty non-existent. There was no needlepoint projects happening. The mystery is pretty lame and doesn't really seem to go anywhere. I liked the idea of the movie being made based on Ruth's book but that kind of went nowhere too. Apparently Ruth's book was based on her own life and she suspected her father of killing her childhood sweetheart. Charlotte steps in with rumours that people in town thought it was Ben - the guy she ended up marrying that actually killed him. But both plots go nowhere. Considering how worried Ruth was about using her books I would've preferred it to turn out to be based on someone else that was still living or something. The mystery wraps up with an arrest, although frankly it still sounded accidental and a pretty flimsy motive. The ending came soon after - abruptly with no particular resolution for Angie or any of the Maine locals.

I'm glad I finished the series but I won't be rereading. And I wouldn't recommend reading past book seven. 1 star.

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