The Body in the Lighthouse: A Faith Fairchild Mystery - Hardcover

Page, Katherine Hall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038097844X ISBN 13: 9780380978441

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003

Synopsis

In this, the thirteenth captivating appearance by Faith Fairchild, award-winning author Katherine Hall Page brings her incomparable sleuth to an idyllic vacation spot, where death takes no holiday under the late-summer sun.

Something is very wrong on
Sanpere this summer . . .

Escaping the misery of a particularly sweltering August in Aleford, Massachusetts, caterer and minister's wife Faith Fairchild and her family take a long drive to their favorite getaway, peaceful Sanpere Island off the coast of Maine. But things have changed since their last visit. The unique ambience of Sanpere is being threatened by aggressive real estate developer Harold Hapswell, whose plans to fill the island with huge, showy new mansions has infuriated many residents. Tensions are high, with animosity between year-round islanders and "summer people" reaching dangerous new levels. It's no wonder that, in an atmosphere so thick with ill feeling, murder rears its ugly head.

The first outrage occurs when a successful real estate agent nearly dies after drinking a turpentine-laced cup of soda pop. Then, while exploring the grounds of Sanpere's historic, now-abandoned lighthouse, Faith has the misfortune of stumbling across the corpse of Harold Hapswell himself. His death is officially ruled an accident, but Faith's tried-and-true instincts tell her otherwise -- an unsettling inkling that is confirmed by the discovery of a second, more obvious homicide.

With fear running rampant throughout the island and volatile emotions approaching the detonation point, the intrepid amateur investigator knows she must throw caution to the wind and track down a murderer, for the sake of an innocent friend and the island she loves -- even if it means placing her own life in peril.

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Review:

"Along with thematically related recipes, the author appends a moving afterward about the impact of September 11 on the novel's composition. This is an ideal beach read for cozy fans heading for the shore this summer."

"An expert at the puzzle mystery." -- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"Faith's fans are sure to be pleased." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Spine-tingling." -- Library Journal

"Faith is a gem." -- Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"Page's young sleuth is a charmer." -- New York Times Book Review

"As cozy as any hand-knit shawl." -- Kirkus Reviews

Spine-tingling. --Library Journal

Faith is a gem. --Globe and Mail (Toronto)

As cozy as any hand-knit shawl. --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Katherine Hall Page is the author of twenty-three previous Faith Fairchild mysteries, the first of which received the Agatha Award for best first mystery. The Body in the Snowdrift was honored with the Agatha Award for best novel of 2006. Page also won an Agatha for her short story "The Would-Be Widower." The recipient of the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement, she has been nominated for the Edgar, the Mary Higgins Clark, the Maine Literary, and the Macavity Awards. She lives in Massachusetts and Maine with her husband.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 038097844X
• ISBN 13: 9780380978441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 241