The Body in the Wardrobe: A Faith Fairchild Mystery

by Katherine Hall Page Narrated by Tanya Eby

Overview

“Enticing recipes and cooking tips sprinkled throughout...The crime is solved satisfactorily...[but] let's be honest: most of us came for the food.” - New York Times Book Review

Attorney Sophie Maxwell has come to Savannah to be with her new husband, Will. But nothing throws cold water on a hot relationship faster than a dead body. Worse for Sophie, no one believes the body she knows she saw is real. Will is spending an awful lot of time in Atlanta on a case he claims is urgent, and she's been tasked with house hunting for them with his former sweetheart, who Sophie can't help but suspect wishes Sophie would return to her Yankee roots!

Fortunately, Sophie has a good friend in Faith Fairchild. With teenage Amy being bullied by mean girls and husband Tom contemplating a major life change that will affect all the Fairchilds, Faith is eager for distraction in the form of some sleuthing. In between discussions of newlywed agita, surprising Savannah customs and, of course, fabulous low country food, Faith and Sophie will pair up to unmask a killer.

“Readers*will*enjoy*this*entry*in*which*danger-and*clues turn*up*in*unexpected*places.” -Publishers Weekly

“Rich in details of the city of Savannah, its cuisine, and the particulars of southern living, this satisfying mystery nicely weaves in the backstories of series characters' lives that cozy readers relish--and it includes recipes of southern delicacies.” -Booklist

Featuring delectable low country recipes!

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Katherine Hall Page is my favorite writer of the traditional mystery.

Booklist

Rich in details of the city of Savannah, its cuisine, and the particulars of southern living, this satisfying mystery nicely weaves in the backstories of series characters’ lives that cozy readers relish—and it includes recipes of southern delicacies.

Library Journal

04/01/2016
Faith Fairchild met Sophie Maxwell on Sanpere Island (The Body in the Birches), and they have remained friends. Now living in historic Savannah, GA, the newly married Sophie claims to have found a body in an antique wardrobe, but everyone thinks she saw a ghost, a by-product of inhabiting a haunted house. Faith welcomes a chance to head south to help her friend and eat some tasty low-country food. Great recipes included, as usual. [See Prepub Alert, 10/19/15.]

JULY 2016 - AudioFile

After a whirlwind courtship, Sophie, a no-nonsense attorney, marries Will, a private investigator from a wealthy Southern family, and they move to Savannah. There, Sophie accepts a partnership with her father-in-law's law firm while Will works on a strangely urgent case in Atlanta. Tanya Eby's skilled narration captures Sophie's alarm when a co-worker dies mysteriously, Will disappears, and a dead body falls from a bedroom wardrobe, only to vanish before police arrive. That's when Sophie calls on her close friend, Faith, a minister's wife and part-time detective, for help. Eby’s portrayal of Will's spiteful stepsister, Patty Sue, who tricks Sophie into making a fool of herself at Sophie's coming-out ball is realistic in a story more about historic places and Southern food than solving a mystery. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

JULY 2016 - AudioFile

After a whirlwind courtship, Sophie, a no-nonsense attorney, marries Will, a private investigator from a wealthy Southern family, and they move to Savannah. There, Sophie accepts a partnership with her father-in-law's law firm while Will works on a strangely urgent case in Atlanta. Tanya Eby's skilled narration captures Sophie's alarm when a co-worker dies mysteriously, Will disappears, and a dead body falls from a bedroom wardrobe, only to vanish before police arrive. That's when Sophie calls on her close friend, Faith, a minister's wife and part-time detective, for help. Eby’s portrayal of Will's spiteful stepsister, Patty Sue, who tricks Sophie into making a fool of herself at Sophie's coming-out ball is realistic in a story more about historic places and Southern food than solving a mystery. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

Kirkus Reviews

2016-02-04
Two cultures gently clash. Yankee Sophie meets Southerner Will in Maine. After marrying at her mother's Connecticut Victorian home overlooking Long Island Sound and honeymooning on Georgia's beautiful Tybee Island, they move to Savannah, where they take up residence in a home that Will's stepmother is renovating until they can find a place of their own. Sophie, an attorney, goes to work for Will's father, who's finally gotten over his disappointment that despite his law degree, Will prefers being a private detective. Culture shock sets in when Sophie starts to meet Will's vast family and appreciate the differences between her ways and Southern ways. She loves everything about Savannah, from the beautiful architecture to the wonderful food, but with Will often in Atlanta on business, she begins to learn some uncomfortable facts about his past. Their stunning, pushy real estate agent, who'd planned on marrying Will, reveals while they're house hunting that the bridegroom, who inherited his grandmother's estate, is a much wealthier man than Sophie knew. Meanwhile, Will's cousin Patty Sue plays some nasty tricks on Sophie. When a body falls out of her wardrobe and then vanishes, Sophie knows it's time to call her dear friend Faith Fairchild, that experienced amateur sleuth (The Body in the Birches, 2015, etc.), for advice. Faith, who lives in Massachusetts with her minister husband and two children, has problems of her own. Mean girls are harassing her daughter, who's been forced to change schools, and her husband is thinking of moving to another ministry. After several more strange events, though, Faith pulls herself away from her domestic crises and flies down to support Sophie and help her solve a series of crimes. A paean to the beauties of Savannah with more romantic suspense than true mystery, but it's still a charming tale filled with lively characters and mouthwatering descriptions of local food.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173073334
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/11/2022
Series:	Faith Fairchild Series , #23
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	979,740

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