A Faith Fairchild mystery by Katherine Hall Page, The Body in the Gallery, is the first in this series of culinary mystery books. Faith is a young mother, who is married to a minister and is starting up her own catering service. Living in Alford, Massachusetts makes this a fun read for people who know the area. Also she has added recipes to the end of the book that are referred to through the novel, which makes it extra delicious.
Interestingly, Faith is married to a small town minister which gives her access to all the gossip and members of the community. Though she says that because her father was a minister she never wanted to marry a minister. She met her husband at a wedding and fell in love before he changed his clothes back into his minister's suit. Author, Page, also says she did not realize that amateur detectives were not supposed to have children until after she had written her first book, so Faith has to fit her detecting in between carpooling children and cooking meals.
Keeping this mystery very relevant, Faith also has to work with her husband and family as her son goes through some trouble as he starts middle school. He is making new friends with some of the wrong kids and getting into trouble on the internet.
I look forward to reading some more of this series and trying some of the recipes.
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