The Body in the Moonlight: A Faith Fairchild Mystery (Hardcover)

by Katherine Hall Page (Author) "Tell me about the voices..." (more)
Key Phrases: Ballou House, New York, First Parish (more...)

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"Enchanting... well-written.... Page's style is entertaining and unpretentiously cultured." -- -- Portland Herald

"I enjoy this series, and this is no exception." -- --Mystery Magazine

"Scrumptious suspense." -- -- Boston Herald

"This highly entertaining series effectively mixes modern-day moral dilemmas with charm, warmth, and humor." -- -- Booklist

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"Scrumptious suspense." (Boston Herald )

"Enchanting... well-written.... Page's style is entertaining and unpretentiously cultured." (Portland Herald )

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (February 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380978423
• ISBN-13: 978-0380978427
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,937,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 11 in The Faith Fairchild Series.

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well drawn mystery, February 15, 2001

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

In Aleford, Massachusetts, an already fully occupied Faith Fairchild and her catering business are drafted to provide the food for an upcoming church fund-raiser. As the wife of the minister, Faith agrees to help. However, the daily alterations to the murder mystery theme by the party planner Paula Pringle frustrates the caterer.

At the event everything seems to be going well except Faith feels jealous watching her husband Tom dance cheek to cheek with Gwen Lord. Still, the event is working until dessert is served and Gwen keels over dead. Someone taking advantage of the ammeretto topping poisoned Gwen. The police rule out the possibility that Faith or her Have Faith employees committed the act, but cannot find a motive. After reading about the homicide in the Globe, Faith knows her business and her professional reputation is at stake. She also realizes that rumors prevail linking Tom with Gwen. Faith begins her own brand of investigation, not yet realizing that her actions place her in danger from a maniac who will kill again.

THE BODY IN THE MOONLIGHT is an enjoyable amateur sleuth tale, starring a delightful heroine in her eleventh novel. The story line is fun in a Christie like style that will please both fans of award winning Katherine Hall Page and the great icon. The deeper insight into the relationship between the heroine and her spouse provides a bonus for the long time audience and introduce newcomers to the heroine. Although the motives of the killer require a leap of faith, the well-written cozy still thoroughly entertains the reader.

Harriet Klausner

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Pretty Good Faith Fairchild Mystery, April 18, 2001

By	Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

It is always nice to travel to Aleford in Ms. Page's novels. Tom and Faith are not the ordinary Minister's family. In this novel, the church fundraiser turns deadly when a guest dies immediately after eating one of Faith's desserts at a murder mystery party of all things. The suspects are many, and once again, the success of Have Faith depends on the chef's ability to solve a murder. In addition to saving her business, Faith has to rescue the career of a beloved principal from an unprincipaled and overprotective parent. The mystery was very entertaining and there are many plot twists.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars UNFAIR!!!, September 12, 2001

By	Donna G. (Niagara Falls, New York USA) - See all my reviews

I usually like this author and have read almost all of her books; however, after reading this book I definitely felt cheated. The book is well written, and the characters were pleasing, although I thought Faith was not being true to her character as presented in earlier books in the series. Agatha Christie used to say that a mystery writer must play fair with his or her readers. All of the evidence and the clues must be laid out for the reader to try to solve the mystery before the author resolves it. To do otherwise is to cheat the reader who has invested time in reading the book. No reader had a chance to solve this mystery unless by sheer guessing. Once the murderer is revealed, the reader realizes that it really could have been anyone, and all the clues have meant nothing. I was very disappointed, so I will think twice about getting any of her new books.