Briefly Noted

Author Lea Wait’s books staring antique print dealer Maggie Summer have been nominated for the prestigious Agatha Award and have entertained readers for years as good old-fashioned murder mysteries. The latest installment, Shadows of a Down East Summer (Perseverance Press, McKinleyville, California; paperback; 240 pages; $14.95), takes Maggie to Maine for vacation, where she plans on antiquing and relaxing. But old documents about two women who posed for artist Winslow Homer in 1890 resurface and shed light on a modern-day murder. Suddenly what was looking like a quiet retreat to the Maine coast becomes an investigation into the past and present that threatens the lives of those closest to Maggie.

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	Cartoons from Maine \| Collecting more than 100 of his best, most popular comics, Cartoons from Maine: How’s the Water, Bob? presents a hilarious alternative look at Maine.
	Wild Fox \| This is Cherie Mason’s touching story of how she befriended a wild creature, knowing that his instincts would soon lead him away forever. Suffused with gentle wonder, Wild Fox speaks to the deep human longing to span the gulf between species.
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	The Maine Lobster Book \| This fun, fact-filled book brings the reader on the lobster’s journey from ocean floor to plate, stopping along the way to get to know the people and places of Maine’s iconic industry.