Tag Archives: Maggie Summer

Maggie and Me: Same or Different?

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Lea Wait

There’s a game children play with either pictures or words: which things are the same? Which are different? (Table. Dog. Mouse. Cheese. Which is different?) More advanced versions appear on SAT tests. My kids and I sometimes played that game at the dinner table. (Yes: I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts | Tagged are authors their characters?, Chatham College, Lea Wait, Maggie Summer, Montclair State, New York University, older child adoption, Shadows Antique Print mystery series, single parent adoption | 7 Comments

Paths of Research … Diderot and Me

Posted on August 29, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait, here. As many of you know, I write historical novels for young people as well as my mysteries for adults, so I’m very familiar with researching the past. Often I also do historical research for my Shadows Antique Print Mystery … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged antique prints, Diderot's Encyclopedia, Hermes, L'Art d'Ecrire, Lea Wait, Maggie Summer, Prouts Neck, Shadows of a Down East Summer, Shadows on a Maine Christmas, Winslow Homer | 6 Comments

Mystery Sub-Sub Genres, and My Shadows Series

Posted on April 12, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

I’m Lea Wait, and (sh!) don’t tell anyone, but when I first had an idea for a mystery, I hadn’t read any since my high school years, which had been, oh, something on the order of three decades earlier. So, being an … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Lea Wait, Maggie Summer, mystery genres, Shadows Antique Print Mysteries, writing mysteries | 1 Comment

Antiques for Readers and Writers

Posted on November 30, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait, here. As many of you know, I’m a born and bred (fourth generation, actually) antique dealer. My great-grandfather immigrated to Boston from Edinburgh and imported antiques, Irish linen, glass, and Belleek, Scottish embroideries and other upscale furnishings for his (short-lived) shop … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged antiques for readers, Beacon Hill, book boxes, inkwells, John Dunning, Lea Wait, Maggie Summer | 3 Comments

Shadows at the Portland Flower Show?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait, here. One of the first signs of spring in Maine is the Portland Flower Show, held last week. Given the exigencies of life, however, I’d always wanted to go, but had never been until this year. So when … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts | Tagged botanical prints, Lea Wait, Liz DeSimone, MADA, Maggie Summer, Maine Antiques Dealers Association, Portland Flower Show, Shadows Mysteries | 6 Comments

A Glimpse at Our Works in Progress

Posted on February 26, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here. There has been a lot of discussion on the blog lately about everyone being on deadline for new books. Since I’m always looking ahead for my next good read, I’m hoping some of you will be willing … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Bad Little Falls, Barbara Ross, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, Maggie Summer, Paul Doiron, Redemption, Shadows Antique Print Mysteries, Shadows on a Cape Cod Wedding, Thea Kozak | 4 Comments

That’s ME in Your Book, isn’t it?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Earl Smith, our guest today, talks about the dangers of setting your story in a small Maine town when you LIVE in a small Maine town. Any number of fiction writers could have warned me, but I never thought to … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged Belgrade, Colby College, Earl Smith, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, Lea Wait, Maggie Summer, Sunset Grille, The Dam Committee, Thea Kozak, Waterville Sentinel | 5 Comments

Getting to Know Lea Wait

Posted on September 25, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Jim Hayman: Mystery readers know Lea Wait as (perhaps?) the alter ego of Maggie Summer, the protagonist of Lea’s 5-book Shadows Antique Print Mystery Series, the most recent of which is Shadows of a Down East Summer. Maggie has an … Continue reading →