Stuff
Product Details
Pocket Books, July 2005
Trade Paperback, 256 pages
ISBN-10: 0743475585
ISBN-13: 9780743475587
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Chapter 1
Description
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...
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Chapter 1"Wait's knowledge of antique prints and American culture will entertain and educate readers."
-- Publishers Weekly
"If you are a fan of murder mysteries or antique prints, you will find a lot to enjoy in this novel."
-- AntiqueWeek
"Wait renders the print business...intriguingly and with a sense of style."
-- The Boston Globe
"Hot stuff. Wait, who runs an antique print business of her own, not only loves her field, she also makes it fresh and relevant."
-- Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
"Maggie Summer may yet become a new Miss Marple for a new time."
-- Nancy Grape, Maine Sunday Telegram
"Fresh and relevant."
-- Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
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