The Body in the Snowdrift: A Faith Fairchild Mystery (Faith Fairchild Mysteries (Paperback))

caterer Faith Fairchild Has A Bad Feeling About Her Father-in-law's Decision To Celebrate His Seventieth Birthday With A Family Reunion Ski Week At The Pine Slopes Resort In Vermont — The Fairchilds' Favorite Getaway Since Faith's Husband, The Reverend Thomas Fairchild, Was A Toddler. At First Her Unease Seems Unfounded — Until Faith Comes Across A Corpse On One Of The Cross-country Trails, The Apparent Victim Of A Heart Attack. then One Catastrophe Follows Another: The Mysterious Disappearance Of The Pine Slopes' Master Chef, A Malicious Prank At The Sports Center, A Break-in At The Fairchild Condo, The Sabotage Of A Chairlift. And When A Fatal Accident With The Snow-making Machines Stains The Slopes Blood Red, Faith Realizes She'll Have To Work Fast To Solve A Murderous Puzzle — Because Suddenly Not Only Are The Reunion And The Beloved Resort's Future In Jeopardy . . . But Faith's Life Is As Well. the New York Times - Marilyn Stasio at Her Solid Best In the Body In The Snowdrift , Page Organizes A Reunion For Faith's Big Clan Of In-laws At Pine Slopes, A Tiny, Trim Ski Resort In Vermont That Someone With Murderous Intentions Is Determined To Put Out Of Business. The Winter-wonderland Setting Is Not Only Scenic; It's Also A Great Spot For Tensions To Explode And For Page To Mourn The Small Family-run Resorts That Are Disappearing As Fast As Large, Rambunctious Families Themselves. "Caterer Faith Fairchild has a bad feeling about her father-in-law's decision to celebrate his seventieth birthday with a family reunion ski week at the Pine Slopes resort in Vermont-the Fairchilds' favorite getaway since Faith's husband, the Reverend Thomas Fairchild, was a toddler. At first her unease seems unfounded-until Faith come across a corpse on one of the cross-country trails, the apparent victim of a heart attack. Then one catastrophe follows another: the mysterious disappearance of the Pine Slopes' master chef, a malicious prank at the sports center, a break-in at the Fairchild condo, the sabotage of a chairlift. And when a fatal "accident" with the snow-making machines stains the slopes blood red, Faith realizes she'll have to work fast to solve a murderous puzzle-because suddenly not only are the reunion and the beloved resort's future in jeopardy...but Faith's life is as well."--BOOK COVER Caterer Faith Fairchild and family are off for a week-long stay at the Pine Slopes resort in Vermont to celebrate her father-in-law's birthday. All seems to going well until Faith stumbles upon the body of a local lawyer. And soon the resort's star chef vanishes without a trace. But even the hardiest skiers flee when they discover the slopes covered with red-tinted snow, the result of a body falling - or was it pushed? - into the water supply for the snow-making machine. To save the resort and her family's reunion, Faith must dig through an avalance of clues that just may bury her too "Caterer Faith Fairchild and her family are off for a week-long stay at the Pine Slopes resort in Vermont to celebrate her father-in-law's birthday. all is going smoothly until Faith stumbles upon the body of a local lawyer. Then the resort's star chef vanishes. Coincidence? Even the hardiest vacationers flee when they discover the slopes covered in red snow, the result of a body falling-or being pushed-into the water supply for the snow-making machine. To save the resort and her family's reunion, Faith must dig through an avalanche of clues that could bury her as well."--BOOK COVER. On A Family Reunion Celebrating Her Father-in-law's Seventieth Birthday At A Vermont Ski Resort, Faith Fairchild Discovers A Body On One Of The Cross-country Trails. As Vandalism And Mayhem Disrupt The Resort Routine, Faith Investigates, Hoping To Get To The Bottom Of The Crime Spree, Salvage The Reunion, Prevent The Closing Of Pine Slopes Resort--and Save Her Own Life. Katherine Hall Page. Faith travels to a Vermont ski resort to celebrate her father-in-law's seventieth birthday, where one catastrophe follows another, including murder The curtains at the window didn't quite meet in the middle, and a sliver of gray winter dawn cut across the bedclothes like a dull kitchen knife.