The Body in the Big Apple - (Faith Fairchild Mysteries) by Katherine Hall Page (Paperback)

About the Book

In this prequel to the series, single Faith Sibley is energized by the success of her catering business in New York City. But she's cast into a new role when she runs into old high school friend Emma. An anonymous blackmailer is threatening to expose secrets of socialite Emma's past. And when a murder raises the stakes, suddenly it's Emma's life and not just her reputation in peril.

Book Synopsis

Before she met and married the Reverend Thomas Fairchild and moved to sleepy little Aleford, Massachusetts, Faith Sibley Fairchild had a catering business in the most colorful, frenetic, and exciting city in the world...

Young, ambitious and single in New York City in the late '809s, Faith Sibley is energized by the early success of her Have Faith catering enterprise. But she's cast into an unexpected new role when she runs into old high school friend Emma Stanstead at a swanky uptown party: sleuth! An anonymous blackmmailer is threatening to expose certain secrets of socialite Emma's less than glamorous past -- thereby destroying her reputation and her conservative husband's fast-rising political career -- and Faith fearlessly leaps into the fray. Though she lacks experience, Faith's keen instinct, insight, and determination to unmask and extortionist quickly carry her deep into the high and low life of the bustling Big Apple. And when a murder raises the stakes, Faith realizes that it's not just her old friend's good name that's in peril...it's Emma's life itself.

Review Quotes

"[Page's] young sleuth is a charmer."-- "The New York Times Book Review""Fun...a little mystery with a big-hearted love of NYC...[Readers] will enjoy "Big Apple."-- "Denver Rocky Mountain News"Enchanting...well-written...Page's style is entertaining and unpretentiously cultured."-- "Portland Press Herald"I found it very easy to fall into this polished whodunit...appetizing...enticing."--"Mystery News"The evocative description...is superb and detailed as only Faith's wicked eye and wit can describe."--"Kate's Mystery Books Newsletter"New Yorkers and suburbanites alike should enjoy this fast-paced mystery...gastronomes will relish the aptly apple-flavored recipes."--"Publishers Weekly"Intimate and engaging....readers are left with a strong desire to take a big bite out of life, and maybe even the Big Apple."--"Mystery News