Short Synopsis
Lea Wait presents Book 8 in the Mainely Needlepoint Mystery series.

Full Synopsis
In this coastal New England town, folks take care of the needy—but someone is killing without kindness . . .

Ike Hamilton is a part of the Haven Harbor community just like anyone else, though he's fallen on hard times and has to make do on disability checks and deposit bottles. Most of the locals do what they can to help him out, and needlepointing partners Angie and Sarah are happy to see him at the annual Blessing of the Fleet, honoring all those lost at sea over the centuries.

But when harmless Ike is stabbed, suspicion quickly falls on a troubled teenage boy who's new in town. Angie's convinced that young Leo is innocent—but if he didn't do it, who did? Turns out Ike may have appeared simple-minded, but he knew a few secrets that someone might have murdered him to keep quiet. Angie sets out to trace Ike's bottle-collecting route to find out what he witnessed—and for this killer, there may be no redemption . . .

"Her [Delaine] voice is clear, melodic and easy to listen to: she pauses appropriately for information to “sink in”, and her narration from Angie’s point of view (always a treat) keep the story flowing forward." ---I am, Indeed