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Stretched almost to the limit by the capricious demands of a Boston Brahmin bride-to-be, caterer and minister's wife, Faith Fairchild, faces real tragedy when she discovers the body of an elderly friend. Sarah Winslow had apparently surprised burglars ransacking her Aleford, Massachusetts, house. No sooner has Sarah been laid to rest than the Fairchilds find themselves the next target -- the parsonage is stripped of all their most precious possessions. Devastated and furious, Faith takes show more action, scouring pawnshops, antique marts, and auctions. As she turns up some of their stolen property, she is drawn onto a dangerous path of larceny and corruption in New England's venerable antique business -- a path that soon leads Faith straight to a killer! show lessTags
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Poor Faith Fairchild! Caterer, mom and minister’s wife, Faith keeps finding those bodies in quiet, out-of-the-way Alesford, Massachusetts. In this, the ninth book in this cozy series, a kindly retired librarian dies during a robbery of her home. But the robbery isn’t a one-off; several homes are hit, including the Fairchild parsonage.
Faith, dissatisfied with the progress on catching the robbers, launches her own investigation. (Hey! What do you expect? Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a novel!) I haven’t read a book in this series since 2018, but I didn’t remember Faith being quite so whiny, demanding and emotional. I almost gave this book a three-star review —but that twist on the last page made all the difference. Ready to show more read No. 10, The Body in the Big Apple. show less
Faith, dissatisfied with the progress on catching the robbers, launches her own investigation. (Hey! What do you expect? Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a novel!) I haven’t read a book in this series since 2018, but I didn’t remember Faith being quite so whiny, demanding and emotional. I almost gave this book a three-star review —but that twist on the last page made all the difference. Ready to show more read No. 10, The Body in the Big Apple. show less
This is a very enjoyable amateur sleuth series. Everything is handled, especially the two things I look for: why the amateur sleuth starts investigating on his or her own and what happens to the kids (if the amateur sleuth has them) while said amateur sleuth is out amateur sleuthing. That has bugged me in the past when the main character has younguns and just takes off, casually dropping the kids somewhere or conveniently has someone drop by to have coffee and ends up taking care of the kids or it doesn't get addressed whatsoever. Anyway...it bugs me...This doesn't happen in the Faith Fairchild series, or at least it hasn't happened yet.
Faith always has a plan of attack and she is stubborn in taking action to find the endgame. I admire show more her for this. And she takes care of her kids and family.
She takes action because of the death of her elderly friend and the robbery of her own house. She feels violated and wants results faster than the police can get them. She meets plenty of shady and potentially shady characters. Makes some new friends and has old friends to help along the way.
Neat info on the antique biz is included throughout. And since Faith is a caterer, so there are recipes in the back of the book....YUM!
Five antique beans..... show less
Faith always has a plan of attack and she is stubborn in taking action to find the endgame. I admire show more her for this. And she takes care of her kids and family.
She takes action because of the death of her elderly friend and the robbery of her own house. She feels violated and wants results faster than the police can get them. She meets plenty of shady and potentially shady characters. Makes some new friends and has old friends to help along the way.
Neat info on the antique biz is included throughout. And since Faith is a caterer, so there are recipes in the back of the book....YUM!
Five antique beans..... show less
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Katherine Hall Page was born in New Jersey in 1947. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Wellesley College, a master's degree in Secondary Education from Tufts University and a Doctorate in Administration, Public Planning, and Social Policy from Harvard University. Before becoming a full-time writer, she taught in high school for many show more years. She is the author of the Faith Fairchild Mystery series. She has won numerous awards including the 1991 Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel for The Body in the Belfry, the 2006 Agatha Award for Best Mystery Novel for The Body in the Snowdrift, and the 2001 Agatha Award for Best Short Story for The Would-Be Widower. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Katherine Hall Page is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- Canonical title
- The Body in the Bookcase
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Faith Fairchild; Rev. Thomas Fairchild; Ben Fairchild; Amy Fairchild; Sarah Winslow
- Important places
- Aleford, Massachusetts, USA; Massachusetts, USA
- Epigraph
- The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief. - William Shakespeare
- Dedication
- For Julie Arden and Charlotte Brooks, my dear friends and precious guides
- First words
- Night had fallen in Aleford, Massachusetts, and its inhabitants--those who were still awake--were involved in a variety of pursuits.
- Quotations
- Incongruously, her head was resting on the lowest bookcase shelf, her shoulder wedged in among her beloved volumes.
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- 253
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.31)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 5
