The Body in the Bonfire (Faith Fairchild Mysteries, 12)

I discovered this author this spring when she appeared on a Boston TV station plugging her newest Faith Fairchild mystery, #17 in the series. I had never heard of her and started from the beginning reading what I can find. This is my seventh book. I enjoy the references to things in small town New England as that is the way it is. I also enjoy the recipes. Smothered pork chops will be made this week and am really tempted to try the fudge cake that was in one book. This is the first time I've read a detective story where the detective had small children. She always manages to find a sitter whenever she needs one which isn't the way it goes in real life. I intend to read all of the series as really enjoy the author's style! Have got my sister hooked on this author, too!

This was my first Fath Fairchild, and I wasn't very sure about it. But after finishing the book and looking back upon it I found it quite enjoyable, and look forward to reading the entire series, hopefully before the newest comes out! If you love food, mystery, and intellectual women, then you've got to Have Faith!!

I borrowed this book from my father who has read most of the Faith Fairchild mysteries. It had a good premise, good character interaction, excellent story line and nice character analysis. The whole book was well written and had some very nice twists that I was not expecting. This is the first Faith Fairchild novel I have read and I am most definitley going to be reading the other ones.

This is my first visit to the world of Catering Capers with Faith Fairchild and I found it very enjoyable. The book opens in the middle of January when no one is in the mood for social affairs, which in turn makes Faith's catering business less than bustling. So she agrees to go undercover (in the guise of teaching a Cooking For Idiots class) at a boys' prep school to investigate some racist attacks against the school's sole African-American student.Unfortunately, the only thing her class cooks up is theft and multiple murders - one being that of her prime suspect in the racist attack who turns up well done in a school rally bonfire. But we know all the incidents have to be connected someway. And Faith will figure it all out in the end with some surprising results.Faith is a very likable heroine - her adventures make for fun reading and her recipes at the end of the book are quite tasty. The Smothered Pork Chops were first rate, but her Peanut Butter Cookies couldn't compare to the ones my mother used to make.

Faith Fairchild, intrepid caterer, mother of two, and wife of a minister, is asked by her friend Patsy to teach a cooking class to a group of boys at the local prep school. The real purpose of her time on campus, however, will be for her to investigate some hateful e-mail and veiled threats again a young African-American student. Faith agrees and is thrust into the middle of campus intrigue and political maneuverings among students and faculty. Just as her investigation begins to bear fruit, Faith is horrified by the death of one of her suspects at the campus bonfire. Another death follows, and Faith has even more of a mystery to untangle. Gradually the guilty parties are identified and the loose ends of the plot are neatly tied up by Page. Added to this are two sub-plots about Faith's in-laws and her neighbor's son, and her cooking tips and recipes included in the book. It all adds up to an entertaining package and one I hearily recommend!