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The Body in the Bookcase (Hardcover)

by Katherine Hall Page (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd (31 Oct 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0709083327
  • ISBN-13: 978-0709083320
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,466,665 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'A smartly executed excursion into the shady side of the antiques trade... sure to fascinate - and infuriate - paranoid property owners.' New York Times Book Review '...tightly written, with strong characterisations and delightful descriptions of its New England setting. The author braids her various storylines neatly and briskly, right up to the enticing conclusion.' Publishers Weekly"

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Caterer-detective Faith Fairchild takes on a case involving a ring of antiques dealers behind a string of burglaries in her quaint Massachusetts town.Stretched almost to the limit by the capricious demands of a Boston Brahmin bride-to-be, caterer and minister's wife, Faith Fairchild, faces real tragedy when she discovers the body of an elderly friend. Sarah Winslow had apparently surprised burglars ransacking her Aleford, Massachusetts house. No sooner has Sarah been laid to rest than the Fairchild's find themselves the next target - the parsonage is stripped of all their most precious possessions. Devastated and furious, Faith takes action, scouring pawnshops, antique marts, and auctions.As she finds some of their stolen property, Faith is drawn onto a dangerous path of larceny and corruption in New England's venerable antique business - a path that soon leads Faith straight to a killer!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Fast, Enjoyable Mystery!, 15 Feb 1999
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This review is from: The Body in the Bookcase (Hardcover)
Fatith Fairchild from the fictional Aleford, Massachusetts is the kind of woman you'd like to have for a friend. Her habit of falling into mysteries and murders makes for fun, quick reading. This book explores the somewhat shady world of NE antiques, after Faith's house is broken into and a friend is killed when her house is burglarized. As other readers have noted, the ending is somewhat contrived but up till then, I really loved this book. Start with her earlier novels as Faith has grown from a new young wife, to mom, to mom of two. My only problem with these books? Faith's kids are SO good. Never fuss, whine, wet their pants at the wrong moment. Course if they were written as normal kids, Faith would never get anything done, like the rest of us moms!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good story marred by a contrived ending, 15 Jan 1999
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Until the end, this was an entertaining book -combining suburban break-ins, the antique business and the death of a good friend. KHP's descriptions of New England life are right on target, and Faith Fairchild is the kind of amateur sleuth who can use the little coincidences of life to find a killer.

Two things bothered me: the revelation of the 'master criminal' and the capture was just hollow, but more distressing was the fact that Faith really didn't get motivated to work on the burglaries until she was a victim- after her friend died. She seems to spend more time agonizing over the inordinate amount of silver and jewelry stolen from her than grieving for her friend.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, 24 Oct 1998
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The author has turned her personal experience of being robbed into a plot for character Faith Fairchild (amateur sleuth and professional chef, caterer).This book is more of what I expect of K.H.P. than her last book. After the death of a close friend in a robbery and her own robbery, Faith takes it upon herself to find her cherished belongings as well as the culprits. Not as easy as it sounds due to the nature of antiques and collectibles.Of course Faith is still trying to juggle motherhood, catering, friends and being a wife as well as her detective work. All in all a very good mystery.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Katherine Hall Page returns to Aleford in this newest entry to The Body in the series. I recommend this series to everyone, but I also urge you to start with the first in the... Read more
Published on 29 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put this book down!
I was excited to find that KHP decided to bring her story back to Aleford and center it around the wonderful character, Faith Sibley. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best female amateur sleuth novels of the year

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