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Lea Wait Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Lea Wait in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 30 books / 7 series

American author Lea Wait is best known for the *Shadows* historical mystery series and the *Needlecraft* cozy mystery series. A finalist for the Agatha and Edgar Awards, her books are praised for their rich historical detail. This page provides the Lea Wait books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Lea Wait in Publication Order

2002 Shadows at the Fair POoAPMB / 1 Buy
2003 Stopping to Home POoSN / 1 Buy
2003 Seaward Born POoSBB / 1 Buy
2003 Shadows on the Coast of Maine POoAPMB / 2 Buy
2004 Shadows on the Ivy POoAPMB / 3 Buy
2006 Writing Children's Books(With: Lesley Bolton) POoNB / 1 Buy
2006 Wintering Well POoSN / 2 Buy
2006 Finest Kind POoSN / 3 Buy
2006 Shadows at the Spring Show POoAPMB / 4 Buy
2011 Shadows of a Down East Summer POoAPMB / 5 Buy
2013 Shadows on a Cape Cod Wedding POoAPMB / 6 Buy
2014 Uncertain Glory POoSN / 4 Buy
2014 Shadows on a Maine Christmas POoAPMB / 7 Buy
2015 Twisted Threads POoMNMB / 1 Buy
2015 The Charleston Hurricane of 1804 POoSBB / 2 Buy
2015 Living and Writing on the Coast of Maine POoNB / 2 Buy
2015 Threads of Evidence POoMNMB / 2 Buy
2015 Thread and Gone POoMNMB / 3 Buy
2016 Dangling by a Thread POoMNMB / 4 Buy
2016 Shadows on a Morning in Maine POoAPMB / 8 Buy
2017 Pizza To Die For POoSN / 5 Buy
2017 Tightening the Threads POoMNMB / 5 Buy
2017 Thread the Halls POoMNMB / 6 Buy
2018 Death and a Pot of Chowder POoMMMB / 1 Buy
2018 For Freedom Alone POoSS / 1 Buy
2018 Contrary Winds POoSN / 6 Buy
2018 Thread Herrings POoMNMB / 7 Buy
2019 Justice & Mercy POoSN / 7 Buy
2019 Thread on Arrival POoMNMB / 8 Buy
2019 Thread and Buried POoMNMB / 9 Buy

Complete Lea Wait Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 For Freedom Alone 2018 Buy
01 Death and a Pot of Chowder 2018 Buy
01 Twisted Threads 2015 Buy
02 Threads of Evidence 2015 Buy
03 Thread and Gone 2015 Buy
04 Dangling by a Thread 2016 Buy
05 Tightening the Threads 2017 Buy
06 Thread the Halls 2017 Buy
07 Thread Herrings 2018 Buy
08 Thread on Arrival 2019 Buy
09 Thread and Buried 2019 Buy
Seaward Born Reading Order 2 books / 2003-2015
01 Seaward Born 2003 Buy
02 The Charleston Hurricane of 1804 2015 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 2006-2015
01 Writing Children's Books(With: Lesley Bolton) 2006 Buy
02 Living and Writing on the Coast of Maine 2015 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 2003-2019
01 Stopping to Home 2003 Buy
02 Wintering Well 2006 Buy
03 Finest Kind 2006 Buy
04 Uncertain Glory 2014 Buy
05 Pizza To Die For 2017 Buy
06 Contrary Winds 2018 Buy
07 Justice & Mercy 2019 Buy
01 Shadows at the Fair 2002 Buy
02 Shadows on the Coast of Maine 2003 Buy
03 Shadows on the Ivy 2004 Buy
04 Shadows at the Spring Show 2006 Buy
05 Shadows of a Down East Summer 2011 Buy
06 Shadows on a Cape Cod Wedding 2013 Buy
07 Shadows on a Maine Christmas 2014 Buy
08 Shadows on a Morning in Maine 2016 Buy

Where to start with Lea Wait

What is the best order to read Lea Wait books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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