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A review by krisrid
The Body in the Belfry by Katherine Hall Page
3.0
I enjoyed this for what it is - a cozy murder mystery about the goings-on in small towns.
As a transplanted New Yorker now living in a small town outside of Boston, there's plenty of fish-out-of-water-isms that Faith Fairchild experiences as the new wife of the local minister. As someone who grew up in a small town and now lives in a big city, I did this experience the other way around [without the marrying a minister part, because, hahahaha, the very idea of that, just not happening, but I digress] and I recommend that order.
But Faith is settling in fairly well, until she takes her baby for a lovely lunchtime walk and discovers the dead body of the town's most hated person in the belfry.
Now, aside from wondering why someone would climb all the way into the belfry just to have lunch, this is well-done small-town cozy mystery. It takes good advantage of all the components and characters you find in that environment to build a fun, entertaining and engaging mystery.
There are multiple murders, plenty of red herrings about who's doing what to whom and why. I had fun following Faith around, and I enjoyed the characters as well as the story. This was nothing earth-shaking or particulary unique, but it was a good read, and if you enjoy cozy mysteries with a small town setting, you may enjoy this first in a series following Faith's continued sleuthing outings.
As a transplanted New Yorker now living in a small town outside of Boston, there's plenty of fish-out-of-water-isms that Faith Fairchild experiences as the new wife of the local minister. As someone who grew up in a small town and now lives in a big city, I did this experience the other way around [without the marrying a minister part, because, hahahaha, the very idea of that, just not happening, but I digress] and I recommend that order.
But Faith is settling in fairly well, until she takes her baby for a lovely lunchtime walk and discovers the dead body of the town's most hated person in the belfry.
Now, aside from wondering why someone would climb all the way into the belfry just to have lunch, this is well-done small-town cozy mystery. It takes good advantage of all the components and characters you find in that environment to build a fun, entertaining and engaging mystery.
There are multiple murders, plenty of red herrings about who's doing what to whom and why. I had fun following Faith around, and I enjoyed the characters as well as the story. This was nothing earth-shaking or particulary unique, but it was a good read, and if you enjoy cozy mysteries with a small town setting, you may enjoy this first in a series following Faith's continued sleuthing outings.