As someone who loves cozy mysteries and all kinds of needlework, this series is perfect for me. It features an eclectic cast of needlework enthusiasts, a strong, intelligent protaganist in Angie Curtis and a compelling plot. Angie has returned to Haven Harbor and has taken over her grandmother's needlepoint business. She and her friends are trimming her tree, hoping for a Christmas just like the ones she had in her youth with her mother and grandmother when her boyfriend Patrick breaks the news that his mother, the famous actress Skye West, is coming to their estate and bringing some of her famous co-workers and expects a picture perfect Maine Christmas. Angie and her friends agree to help out in providing the experience Skye wants, but, as is usual with this group, murder intervenes and once more Angie, a former PI, is knee deep in investigations. This is a wonderful book with a strong sense of Maine and local customs, it has well developed characters and a plot that moves along steadily and involves all of the characters. I am a big fan of all of Lea Wait's books and I highly recommend it.

I really liked this book except for the mystery, which I found lacklustre and rather disappointing.

Former PI turned embroiderer Angie Curtis is all set to spend Christmas with her love, Patrick West in their cozy Maine hideaway. But Patrick’s mother, actress Skye West is inviting her Hollywood pals to Maine for a real old-fashioned New England Christmas. Angie and her needlepointing pals step up to help decorate Skye’s luxurious home for the holiday, it’s all hands on deck as the locals prepare to show the flatlanders a real Maine Christmas. But someone has their sights set on ruining the holiday and Angie and her pals will have to stop the Scrooge before he ruins Christmas for good. I love Lea Wait, a real Mainer whom I have had the pleasure to meet. She writes about the real Maine (Moxie and pork pies anyone?) and never fails to delight