Shadows on the Ivy

Antique print dealer Maggie Summer is teaching a college course on Myths in American Culture, using prints by Currier & Ives and other nineteenth century artists to illustrate her points. As a faculty advisor, she's also dealing with the problems of students who are single parents: problems that turn dangerous when a young mother is poisoned, and events twist Maggie's own thoughts about motherhood. She suspects a sinister connection between the past and the present, and her prints could provide valuable clues. But some secrets are too hard to see -- even for an expert like Maggie -- and some crimes hit too close to home...

Author: Lea Wait
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 07/05/2005
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9780743475587
ISBN10: 0743475585
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths

About the Author
Lea Wait made her mystery debut with Shadows at the Fair, which was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Shadows on the Ivy, the third novel in her acclaimed series featuring Maggie Summer, is forthcoming in hardcover from Scribner. Lea comes from a long line of antiques dealers, and has owned an antique print business for more than twenty-five years. The single adoptive mother of four Asian girls who are now grown, she lives in Edgecomb, Maine. In addition to the Antique Print mysteries, Lea Wait writes historical fiction for young readers. Her first children's book, Stopping to Home, was named a Notable Book for Children in 2001 by Smithsonian magazine.
Visit her website at LeaWait.com.