A review by cj_mo_2222
The Body in the Birches: A Faith Fairchild Mystery by Katherine Hall Page
4.0
Faith Fairchild is looking forward to spending the Fourth of July holiday on Sanpere Island, Maine. This year is a little different than past celebrations since her family is staying with friends while their own cottage undergoes some much needed renovations. Staying with her friends, puts her right next door to an ominous situation. The unusual terms of a recently deceased woman’s will cause members of a wealthy family staying at the family’s beach home “The Birches” to compete for an inheritance and it looks like someone will do whatever it takes to be the lucky heir.
I have read several of the prior books in the series and always liked the main character, Faith. She is an excellent caterer, minister’s wife, and mother. She balances all parts of her life, although in this book she’s dealing with pride, but sadness, that her children are growing up. However, in this book, it’s another character that steals the show. Sophie Maxwell, staying with her uncle at The Birches, and a former babysitter for Faith’s children Ben and Amy, is such a wonderful character. She is smart, determined, vulnerable, and truly a good person. I loved all of the scenes with Sophie and would love to her appear in future books or even in a series of her own!
“The Body in the Birches” starts out on a high note with Sophie’s arrival at “The Birches” and the reader learning about all of the terms of her late aunt’s will. The scene of a house full of relatives hoping to inherit is reminiscent of a great Agatha Christie plot, with a house on the coast of Maine instead of the English countryside. I like seeing Faith interact with her Ben, but some of the scenes with Faith and her friends are a little too wordy and left me eager to get back to Sophie’s narrative. Overall, I really enjoyed this latest in the Faith Fairchild mystery series.
I received a free copy of this book through the Goodreads First Reads program. I have chosen to write an honest review.
I have read several of the prior books in the series and always liked the main character, Faith. She is an excellent caterer, minister’s wife, and mother. She balances all parts of her life, although in this book she’s dealing with pride, but sadness, that her children are growing up. However, in this book, it’s another character that steals the show. Sophie Maxwell, staying with her uncle at The Birches, and a former babysitter for Faith’s children Ben and Amy, is such a wonderful character. She is smart, determined, vulnerable, and truly a good person. I loved all of the scenes with Sophie and would love to her appear in future books or even in a series of her own!
“The Body in the Birches” starts out on a high note with Sophie’s arrival at “The Birches” and the reader learning about all of the terms of her late aunt’s will. The scene of a house full of relatives hoping to inherit is reminiscent of a great Agatha Christie plot, with a house on the coast of Maine instead of the English countryside. I like seeing Faith interact with her Ben, but some of the scenes with Faith and her friends are a little too wordy and left me eager to get back to Sophie’s narrative. Overall, I really enjoyed this latest in the Faith Fairchild mystery series.
I received a free copy of this book through the Goodreads First Reads program. I have chosen to write an honest review.