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amlibera's review against another edition
3.0
Cozy mystery novel set in New England - the mystery itself is somewhat convoluted but I have to say that my favorite part of reading this was how clearly the novel itself was written in 1990 and how much the Martha Stewart/Silver Palate early nineties food and decor permeated the details of the book. It was like time traveling.
git_r_read's review against another edition
4.0
This is exactly what a cozy is supposed to be, bucolic village setting, quirky characters, murder and wee bit of mayhem.
tracey_stewart's review against another edition
3.0
Why would an author create a whole series around this abominable woman? Faith Fairchild is a gleefully rude snob, utterly offensive, and more deserving of s smack in the head than anyone in any other book I've read recently. She's heinous. Why have I been reading these books all these years?
kjelu1022's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book as part of a book challenge...the task was to read a book where the main character was either in the clergy or a spouse of a clergy.
This book fits the bill as Faith Fairchild is the spouse of a clergyman in a small New England town. Faith is not the usual "stereotype" of a clergyman's wife, even though she is the daughter of a clergyman. Faith was born and raised in New York City and is used to the excitement of city life. Faith is happily married with a newborn son. However, she is bored without the excitement of running her catering business that was so successful in NYC. Faith hopes to bring this business to Aleford when the baby is a bit older.
One day, while taking a walk and picnic lunch with her newborn son, Faith encounters the body of a local resident who is not well liked in the town. The prospect of adventure is very exciting for Faith who hopes to assist in solving this mystery.
I look forward to reading further in this series.
This book fits the bill as Faith Fairchild is the spouse of a clergyman in a small New England town. Faith is not the usual "stereotype" of a clergyman's wife, even though she is the daughter of a clergyman. Faith was born and raised in New York City and is used to the excitement of city life. Faith is happily married with a newborn son. However, she is bored without the excitement of running her catering business that was so successful in NYC. Faith hopes to bring this business to Aleford when the baby is a bit older.
One day, while taking a walk and picnic lunch with her newborn son, Faith encounters the body of a local resident who is not well liked in the town. The prospect of adventure is very exciting for Faith who hopes to assist in solving this mystery.
I look forward to reading further in this series.
debjazzergal's review against another edition
4.0
Bought this one (and a view others in this series) on Ebay because it takes place in Massachusetts. I recently moved to that state. The locale made it so much fun for me as I live in a similar small New England town. Loved the characters. Can't wait to read more in this series.
quietjenn's review
3.0
A good series opener - at first I was a wee bit skeptical, because my tolerance for characters who leave New York, and then spend ages bemoaning the fact that they are not in New York anymore is pretty darn low. But, Page kept it to a minimum and the rest of it was enjoyable enough to tolerate it. The mystery is solid - I figured out the culprit just a minute before Faith did - and I look forward to reading more of these.
nonna7's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fun series. I have read the more recent books, but it's always interesting to read the first book in a mystery series. What I like about this series is that, while it's light reading, it's not stupid reading. There has been a lot of stupid writing in the mystery genre lately. I can tell pretty quickly after reading a few pages. When I have the urge to throw the book in the trash, it's time to return it to the library! In this case, I got this copy from Paperback Book Swap, a site I recommend highly.
This book introduces Faith Fairchild, daughter of a New York city minister and his wife, a professional in her own right. She comes from a privileged background and, until she fell in love with her husband,Tom, ran a very successful catering business in New York. She has taken some time off from business to get married and have a baby. Now she lives in a small Massachusetts town and is till feeling her way as a minister's wife, new person in town, and new mother. She has learned already that the town desperately needs a caterer!
In the meantime, she decides to take a walk. So with baby Benjamin in his Snugli, she takes a tuna and egg sandwich on her own home made bread, and decides to have a personal picnic at the top of a hill near the town's historic bell. Now this bell NEVER gets rung except on very special occasions. However, when Faith finds a dead body, she sees this as an emergency and rings the bell. When one of her husband's parishioners if initially arrested for the murder, Faith and Tom decide to help. Soon Faith is asking too many questions.....
This book introduces Faith Fairchild, daughter of a New York city minister and his wife, a professional in her own right. She comes from a privileged background and, until she fell in love with her husband,Tom, ran a very successful catering business in New York. She has taken some time off from business to get married and have a baby. Now she lives in a small Massachusetts town and is till feeling her way as a minister's wife, new person in town, and new mother. She has learned already that the town desperately needs a caterer!
In the meantime, she decides to take a walk. So with baby Benjamin in his Snugli, she takes a tuna and egg sandwich on her own home made bread, and decides to have a personal picnic at the top of a hill near the town's historic bell. Now this bell NEVER gets rung except on very special occasions. However, when Faith finds a dead body, she sees this as an emergency and rings the bell. When one of her husband's parishioners if initially arrested for the murder, Faith and Tom decide to help. Soon Faith is asking too many questions.....