The Body in the Cast: A Mystery (Faith Fairchild Series Book 5)

The Body in the Cast , the fifth volume in Katherine Hall Page's cozy mystery series featuring amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild Hollywood has come to town — and Faith Fairchild has to feed it! Hired to cater meals for the movie crew that is filming a modern-day version of The Scarlet Letter in the tiny New England village of Aleford, Faith is eager to treat the talented tantrum-throwers to the best of her culinary delights. But an accusation that her famous Black Bean Soup is poison has left a bad taste in Faith's mouth. Her exploration into the source of the nasty slander leads the amateur investigator behind the scenes to a shocking off-camera murder. And suddenly more than Faith's reputation is at stake — her life itself could end up on the cutting room floor. An award-winning cozy author “provides an abundance of... vividly detailed food, a veritable host of characters, and just a bit of froth” (Library Journal).Hollywood has come to town—and Faith Fairchild has to feed it! Hired to cater meals for the movie crew that is filming a modern-day version of The Scarlet Letter in the tiny New England village of Aleford, Faith is eager to treat the talented tantrum-throwers to the best of her culinary delights.But an accusation that her famous Black Bean Soup is poison has left a bad taste in Faith's mouth. Her exploration into the source of the nasty slander leads the amateur investigator behind the scenes to a shocking off-camera murder. And suddenly more than Faith's reputation is at stake—her life itself could end up on the cutting room floor“Sprightly, with a light dusting of satire.” —Kirkus Reviews“A New England ambience that's irresistable.” —The Hartford Courant“If you enjoy a lively read, you're sure to like The Body in the Cast. The story really sparkles.” —Romantic Times Magazine“Spirited characterization and energetic plotting.” —Publishers Weekly“Readers will find treasures aplenty in these fast-flying pages.” —The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS A woman he's never met is carrying his child in USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen's The Marshals of Maverick County miniseries When U.S. marshal Wyatt McCabe tracks his target to a Texas ranch, he isn't the only one with Lyla Pearson in his sights. But Wyatt has a powerful reason for keeping the beautiful CSI director out of the line of fire he may be the father of the child she's carrying. The mother-to-be doesn't know who to fear more the gunmen surrounding her house, or the stranger claiming paternity of her in vitro baby. Holed up together at his family homestead, Lyla struggles to fight her attraction to the sinfully handsome lawman. But with a killer stalking them, it may tear their new family apart. "When U.S. marshal Wyatt McCabe tracks his target to a Texas ranch, he isn't the only one with Lyla Pearson in his sights. But Wyatt has a powerful reason for keeping the beautiful CSI director out of the line of fire--he may be the father of the child she's carrying. The mother-to-be doesn't know who to fear more--the gunmen surrounding her house, or the stranger claiming paternity of her in vitro baby. Holed up together at his family homestead, Lyla struggles to fight her attraction to the sinfully handsome lawman. But with a killer talking them, it may tear their new family apart..."--Page [4] of cover "When U.S. marshal Wyatt McCabe tracks his target to a Texas ranch, he isn't the only one with Lyla Pearson in his sights. But Wyatt has a powerful reason for keeping the beautiful CSI director out of the line of fire--he may be the father of the child she's carrying. The mother-to-be doesn't know who to fear more--the gunmen surrounding her house, or the stranger claiming paternity of her in vitro baby. Holed up together at his family homestead, Lyla struggles to fight her attraction to the sinfully handsome lawman. But with a killer talking them, it may tear their new family apart ..."--Page 4 of cover What a bounty Katherine Hall Page gives her readers here. The Body in the Cast is as full of treasures as a Christmas stocking. First, of course, there's Page's lovely sleuth, the transplanted New York caterer Faith Fairchild, a minister's wife, gourmet cook, mother, and all-around charmer. There's the excitement that grips her little town of Aleford, Massachusetts, when a movie company arrives to shoot an arty, updated version of The Scarlet Letter. There are recipes straight from Faith's Kitchen. There's a local election as hotly disputed as only a small-town contest can be. And there is murder Hired to cater meals for the movie crew that is filming a modern-day version of "The Scarlet Letter" in the tiny New England village of Aleford, Faith Fairchild is eager to treat the talented tantrum-throwers to the best of her culinary delights. But an accusation that her famous Black Bean Soup is poisonous has left a bad taste in Faith's mouth. Attending to a busy catering schedule brought on by an election and the presence of a quirky film crew, Faith Fairchild finds her reputation on the line from a mysterious case of food poisoning and launches her own investigation. Reissue. Transplanted New York caterer Faith Fairchild returns as a movie crew and murder come to her adopted Massachusetts home