Scan barcode
A review by ncrabb
The Body in the Kelp by Katherine Hall Page
4.0
It’s been quite some time since I visited the always-intelligent caterer turned minister’s wife, and I’m long overdue.
If you’ve never dipped into this series before, you need to know that Faith Fairchild is a city girl big-time. She’s quintessentially New York, but her marriage to a New England minister and the consequent birth of their son, Ben, means getting home to the city doesn’t happen often.
It’s summer as the book begins, and Faith, Tom, and young Ben have rented a farmhouse in southern Maine. Tom has to temporarily go to a ministerial retreat for a couple of weeks, and Faith and the little boy have the run of the place.
While walking outside with her son, Faith discovers a body just off shore, and her amateur sleuthing adventures begin. Part of this is tied up in the fact that, at an estate auction, Faith bought a quilt that cleverly includes a map to a buried treasure. It’s a treasure the descendants of the woman whose items are being auctioned want to get, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it.
Before the killer is ultimately caught, two more murders will happen, and Faith’s life is endangered—an unfortunate bit of formulaic fluff that seems to be all too predictable in these books.
That said, it’s a great series, and I consistently enjoy the characters.
If you’ve never dipped into this series before, you need to know that Faith Fairchild is a city girl big-time. She’s quintessentially New York, but her marriage to a New England minister and the consequent birth of their son, Ben, means getting home to the city doesn’t happen often.
It’s summer as the book begins, and Faith, Tom, and young Ben have rented a farmhouse in southern Maine. Tom has to temporarily go to a ministerial retreat for a couple of weeks, and Faith and the little boy have the run of the place.
While walking outside with her son, Faith discovers a body just off shore, and her amateur sleuthing adventures begin. Part of this is tied up in the fact that, at an estate auction, Faith bought a quilt that cleverly includes a map to a buried treasure. It’s a treasure the descendants of the woman whose items are being auctioned want to get, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it.
Before the killer is ultimately caught, two more murders will happen, and Faith’s life is endangered—an unfortunate bit of formulaic fluff that seems to be all too predictable in these books.
That said, it’s a great series, and I consistently enjoy the characters.