Special review from 12/09: The Body in the Bonfire

This book was a quick and easy read with most culinary-themed cozies. For the 12th installment in the Faith Fairchild series, The Body in the Belfry dealt with suspense and drama. Faith Fairchild, a caterer and minister's wife, had accepted a position to teach a cooking class at a private school for boys. Racism, death threats and two murders were added to the pot. We watched how Faith figured out the culprit, when she'd gotten closer to the truth behind the prejudices in the academy, someone sabotaged her kitchen. She discovered about the lurking evil presence in the school, when it was centered in Massachusetts with cooking tips for this enjoyable mystery. 

For Katherine Hall Page's cozy series, it had a mix of culinary and cooking delights with a hint of inspirational fiction. I loved the New England series in Boston. This one took place at a cooking class at a prep school. I thought that was dealt with a nice twist. The Fairchilds were a delightful and amusing family with good-natured friends. I didn't like what was going on at the school and who was doing it.

Ready to get cooking with this charming cozy!

The Body in the Belfry

Village life was something new for Faith Fairchild to experience. From a big city like New York, when she moved to Aleford, Massachusetts with her husband Tom and baby son Benjamin, she didn't expect to be caught up in a mystery to kick things off. In Katherine Hall Page's The Body in the Belfry, the first book in the Faith Fairchild series, that's just what happened to Faith. We get to know about her backstory and what mess she'd gotten herself embroiled into, when she came across the body of Cindy Shepherd and discovered all about her family. She's out to help her fellow friend and neighbors. And when another death in the family occurred, the shocking dawning realization came across to her. Little did she know, she might become the next victim. before it's too late to discover the cold-hearted truth.

This was a great introduction to Faith Fairchild and her young family. This had a cross of culinary and inspirational fiction into one charming cozy. I loved the backdrop of Aleford, Massachusetts. I also loved the backdrop of Faith's life and marriage to Tom. I felt sad about Cindy's young life and her family. It crushed my heart. I cared about Faith and what she discovered about Cindy's murder. I was saddened when someone from Cindy's family also died, too.

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