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    The Body in the Wardrobe: A Faith Fairchild Mystery

    Written by Katherine Hall Page

    Narrated by Tanya Eby

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    Attorney Sophie Maxwell has come to Savannah to be with her new husband, Will. But nothing throws cold water on a hot relationship faster than a dead body. Worse for Sophie, no one believes the body she knows she saw is real.

    Fortunately, Sophie has a good friend in Faith Fairchild. With teenage Amy being bullied by mean girls and husband Tom contemplating a major life change that will affect all the Fairchilds, Faith is eager for distraction in the form of some sleuthing. In between discussions of newlywed agita, surprising Savannah customs, and, of course, fabulous low-country food, Faith and Sophie will pair up to unmask a killer!

    ©2016 Katherine Hall Page (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9781520006017
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    Katherine Hall Page

    Katherine Hall Page is the author of twenty-five previous Faith Fairchild mysteries, the first of which received the Agatha Award for best first mystery. The Body in the Snowdrift was honored with the Agatha Award for best novel of 2006. Page also won an Agatha for her short story “The Would-Be Widower.” The recipient of the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement, she has been nominated for the Edgar, the Mary Higgins Clark, the Maine Literary, and the Macavity awards. She lives in Massachusetts and Maine with her husband.

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    • 3/5
      This was a nice book but it was hard to get into. The storyline moved slowly at the beginning but did pick up as you ventured into the middle of story. I had not read any previous books in the series but was able to follow along without a problem. If you are looking for an easy cozy read this summer, this is the book for you!
    • 4/5
      To me this was a hard read. But after awhile I found myself getting back to it. I thought it ended up being a great read.
    • 3/5
      A copy of this book was given to me, free, in exchange for my honest opinion. I have to admit that this was my first foray into the Faith Fairchild series. After I discovered that this was book 23, I thought I'd regret accepting this for review. To my delight, I enjoyed this book. While there is the comfort and familiarity of a long-running series, this installment is able to stand on its own.Sophie and Will are enjoying the rest of their honeymoon while they can. Will will be traveling to Atlanta to work on a case. Sophie will be starting her job at the Maxwell & Maxwell law firm as well as looking for a house with the Maxwell family realtor, and long time friend, Miss Laura. As it turns out, Miss Laura is part of the small group that is unhappy with Will's choice for a wife. Dealing with the awkwardness of that and settling into an unfamiliar town leaves Sophie a bit out of sorts. But like any southern lady, she doesn't let it show. Even when strange things continue to happen. Finding a body with a knife in its back starts off the trail of clues that not everything is as it seems. Having someone push her into a storage closet and convince the others that she left continues it.Meanwhile, in Aleford with the Fairchilds, Faith is dealing with her own issues. Mostly she is dealing with the mean girl situation at her daughter's school and the surprising news that her husband brings home to her.If you are expecting an amateur sleuth traipsing around Savannah, Georgia, you will be disappointed. In fact, Sophie doesn't actually go looking to solve anything. She gathers questions that she will ask her husband or in-laws or anyone who'd be willing to answer them one day when the time is right. Even though the summary said that Sophie and Faith would be teaming up to solve the mystery, it happens via phone mostly. By the time that Faith makes her appearance in Savannah, the mystery is being resolved on its own. For the most part. This is not to say that it wasn't a good story or that I didn't like it. I like the way that as Sophie was learning about the customs and culture of Savannah it was leaking out onto the pages. I liked Faith, and wish I could have seen her solving mysteries more. I, however, didn't really like solving this mystery with Sophie. Mainly because she didn't do anything. She was kind of whiny and while I am sure that she is smart enough to solve the mystery, and it may not have been a mystery as long as it did if she had choen not to run away, she didn't do anything to confirm my suspicions. I would say that Sophie was reactive to the strangeness around her, but that is given her too much credit. And I am not sure if the vision that held a key peace of information was a signature part of Hall's writing or if it was simply a nod to the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Will I look into the rest of the series? Yes. Would I recommend it to you? If you are interesting in a mystery that is actively being solved, no I wouldn't recommend it. If you are interested in a story drenched in the history of Savannah, or a decent story, yes I would recommend it. 3 stars
    • 3/5
      The author did a wonderful job of giving a wonderful overview of life in Savannah in an upper crust circle. Actually, I enjoyed the tour of the City. Loved the descriptions of Sophie's mother as a well-to-do northerner as well as Sophie's new in=laws in Savannah. This book came to me through Library Thing. I had never read any of the other books by this authoress. This one was a wonderful "beach read". I completed reading it is 2 & 1/2 days. Good story, good characters. I hope this helps you and that you enjoy the book as much as I did.
    • 4/5
      A fast moving book about two friends, living in different parts of the country share the same type of experience. Faith experienced in the past ans Sophie experienced it recently. Faith helps solve the mystery surrounding her as a new bride in a new city. Sophie has to overcome her new husband's home town prejudices of the "Yankee" newcomer, while learning about her new town.
    • 4/5
      I received this book as an Early Reader for a review. I have never read a book by this author so I was behind on the series, although, this book easily stands alone. I prefer a deeper mystery in a book, however, this is a light read...anyone can pick up and put down this book easily and not be confused by characters or plots. Obviously, this author has a large following and many books and I am sure this book is on reading lists but I just couldn't fall in love with it. But it was a well rounded easy read...so if this book is your style by all means read it...it is a great book for the style it is.
    • 3/5
      I have always enjoyed lite mysteries. The Body in the Wardrobe was a little to lite for me, barely a mystery at all. I did not hate the story, but I did not love it either.
    • 2/5
      Sophie Maxwell, a character from Page's earlier work The Body in the Birches, gets her own "mystery" that really isn't much of a mystery, in this installment in the long-running series. She's recently married, working in the family law firm in Savannah, and encounters a dead body when she opens the wardrobe. By the time police arrive, the body is gone and everyone believes she merely saw a ghost. In the meantime her husband who is a private investigator is tracking a case in Atlanta. Life goes on much as it is until she begins to worry about her husband who doesn't show up as scheduled and calls on her friend Faith who comes down from New England to help her locate her missing husband. This was a disappointing installment in a long-enjoyed series. One thing readers do learn that may be important to the future of the series is that Faith's husband is contemplating a move to another church in another town. All of these are clues the author is tiring of the series as it is, making readers wonder how many installments remain. This installment was too much about Savannah with too little mystery. I received this copy through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      I received this book in exchange for a review. I have never read any of the other books in the series but found the author did a great job of catching me up. If this book is anything like the other books than I have been missing out. The body in the wardrobe is a great read. There is a little of everything in this book. History, mystery and romance. I found it really hard to put this book down. The mystery has twists and turns that are somewhat unexpected. The romance is great and learning about the history of Savannah was probably my favorite part.
    • 3/5
      I was not aware that this book as a part of a series. It seemed as a stand alone ( as I have not read any others) some background information was missing. That being said, the story was still easy to follow. Personally I don't enjoy reading about the "rich" folk and found it a bit tedious. I did not find the characters that enjoyable. The Body in the Wardrobe is a quick read and is enjoyable as a light, fast read.
    • 3/5
      I received this book from Early Reviewers. I love the Faith Fairchild mysteries from this author but this seemed to be more about Sophie Maxwell and the ghosts of Savannah than Faith's family in Aleford, MA. It seemed like a much slimmer book than the previous books even though it had 2 storylines. Faith is dealing with her daughter and mean girls and Sophie is dealing with a distant groom and the local mean girls who don't want her to succeed in Savannah. When she finds a dead body, everyone thinks she is imagining things and that it must have been a ghost.Not my favorite book in the series but a fun read. I'd rather split out the two heroines and give them each a book with possibly the other making a guest appearance rather than this leaping back a forth.
    • 3/5
      As a first time reader I found myself lost in the series. The book appeared to be a "filler" book for those already invested in the series. It was a good read, the characters are well written and very believable. I was interested in them and their lives. But, there was no mystery. A body was found and then disappeared and not mentioned until the final chapters. The final chapters of the book wound up a mystery that was not in place throughout the book and seemed to be an afterthought. Not a good mystery but good characters saved it.
    • 4/5
      Sophie Maxwell begins her new life with husband Will in Savannah. Things don't start off so well for Sophie...she finds a dead body in their home which mysteriously disappears before the police arrive. Good friend, Faith Fairchild, is there for Sophie and together they attempt to solve the mystery.A good read, enjoyable and easy to read.
    • 4/5
      This time around Katherine Hall Page offers up a storyline that is split between Aleford, MA and Faith Fairchild and in Savannah, GA with Faith's relatively new young friend Sophie Maxwell, who is a new bride. While the Aleford section is interesting, there's no mystery involved there for Faith to solve. The Savannah story features Sophie, whose husband is away from home for long stretches at a time with his job as a PI. One night Sophie finds a body in front of a wardrobe in an upstairs bedroom. The police are called, but the body has disappeared by the time they arrive causing almost everyone to believe that Sophie imagined the entire incident. The rest of the book sorts out various details in Sophie's new life as well as offering some fascinating glimpses into Savannah society. But, the resolution of the mystery is crammed into the last few pages of the book where facts are revealed at a fast and furious pace. This is not the best book by any stretch of the Faith Fairchild books, but series fans will not want to miss it. Unbelievable how quickly Faith's kids have grown up!
    • 3/5
      Another good entry in the Faith Fairchild mystery series. I loved the beautiful setting and the description of the houses and community in Savannah. The plot had enough twists and turns to keep me interested and I liked the dual plot evolution between Sophie in Savannah and Faith in Aleford. A really good beach read! Recommended!
    • 3/5
      Sophie Maxwell never expected to fall in love, but she did. She never expected to relocate from New England, but she has. Now she's living in Savannah, Georgia with the love of her life and acclimating to her new life and environment. Sophie's marriage takes a hit and she's left in Savannah to fend for herself while her new husband takes a job in Atlanta. If being alone in a city isn't bad enough, Sophie finds a body but no one believes her except for her friend Faith Fairchild. The Body in the Wardrobe by Katherine Hall Page is the newest addition to the Faith Fairchild mystery series.Sophie Maxwell has started a new life as a newlywed in a new city and state. She loves being married and loves her new hometown, Savannah. Unfortunately for Sophie, all is not rosy in the new South. Her sister-in-law talked Sophie into donning a family heirloom for an informal party in honor of the newlyweds as a cruel prank. Sophie's husband Will was outraged by Sophie's audacity to wear this dress and the first cracks in their marriage appear. This is quickly followed by the re-emergence of Will's former girlfriend as their preferred realtor and then Will leaves Savannah (and Sophie) for a job in Atlanta. Adding insult to injury, Sophie discovers a dead body in a wardrobe in their temporary home. Sadly, the body disappears when the police arrive and this makes Sophie appear to be another crazy antic of a displaced Yankee. Fortunately, Sophie can always rely on her friend Faith Fairchild as a sounding board and for support. Meanwhile, Faith is dealing with her own family problems. Namely, her husband's contemplating relocating the family, her teenage daughter is dealing with school bullying in the form of mean girls, and she's worried about several of her neighbors. Will Sophie and Faith be able to solve the mystery of the body in the wardrobe? Can Sophie successfully resolve the burgeoning problems in her marriage? Will Faith's family be uprooted by her husband's desire to relocate? The Body in the Wardrobe is actually the first Faith Fairchild mystery that I've read by Ms. Page. Although this is the twenty-third book in this series, it didn't feel as if I was coming into the series in the middle. I found The Body in the Wardrobe to be a rather quick read. The story is told in alternating voices of Faith and Sophie with some obvious crossover. I liked Sophie, her husband Will, her mother Babs, as well as Faith, her husband Tom, and her children. I rather enjoyed the alternating storylines, but was drawn to Sophie's story more so than Faith's for some reason. The Body in the Wardrobe provides hints of romance, tons of family drama, a bit of jealousy, a few family secrets, teenage angst, bullying (teen and adult mean girls), murder, intrigue, and mischief; a little bit of everything in one nice package. I enjoyed reading The Body in the Wardrobe so much that I'll be going back to read the entire Faith Fairchild mystery series. If you're looking for a quick and engrossing mystery, look no further, The Body in the Wardrobe just might be the book you seek!
    • 4/5
      This "Faith Fairchild Mystery" does not follow the usual format, with Faith being the primary sleuth. Instead, it divides the story between Faith's problems at home (her teen-aged daughter's woes in dealing with Mean Girls at a new school, her son going on a school trip to Paris, her husband contemplating a new parish) and the troubles of newlywed Sophie Maxwell transplanted from New England to Savannah, Georgia.Sophie runs into her own version of some "Mean Girls," only hers are adults who are also relatives of her husband. In between dealing with those problems and working at her husband's family's law firm, she has to cope with her husband's frequent absences for a case assigned to his private detective agency. After a body mysteriously falls out of her bedroom wardrobe only to even more mysteriously disappear while the police are on their way, she calls Faith to unburden herself. Add in the apparent suicide of the law firm's new administrative assistant and her husband's disappearance while ostensibly gone to Atlanta, and Faith decides it's time for her to visit Savannah. Together Faith and Sophie come to a (rapid) resolution of the case which leaves everyone but the culprits destined to live happily ever after.This book was well-written and I enjoyed it, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the previous books in the series which concentrated on Faith. A reader who is new to the series likely could pick up this book and enjoy it without having read previous books; although there are a few references to events in the past, they don't detract too much from the present story. I received this book from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      This story was a page turner. Though I had the audio version.
      I stayed up all night to finish and it was worth the loss of a little sleep! On to the next!
    • 2/5
      Attorney Sophie Maxwell has moved to Savannah to be with her new husband, Will. The southern charm that Sophie encounters is not quite as sweet as she would have hoped. As Sophie is adjusting to her new marriage and new city she finds a body in the wardrobe. But no one believes her—including her new family. Fortunately, Sophie has a good friend in Faith Fairchild. With teenage Amy being bullied by mean girls and husband Tom contemplating a major life change that will affect all the Fairchilds, Faith is eager for distraction in the form of some sleuthing. Unfortunately the clues and conclusion were pretty predictable and a little boring. As much as I have enjoyed this series—there just was not enough of Faith in this novel—and I haven’t really warmed to this new character Sophie. If the author is planning to transition to this new character then this may be my last Faith Fairchild book. 2 out of 5 stars.
    • 4/5
      As a busy pastor's wife and mom of two who runs a catering business on the side, Faith Fairchild is the person the people of Aleford turn to when things are amiss. So when Sophie Maxwell marries a private investigator and begins her new life in Savannah, GA, Faith couldn’t be happier for her friend. Sophie is quickly enchanted by her new husband’s hometown. Unfortunately, Sophie is left to fend for herself quite frequently as her husband’s job takes him away from her.Alone in a strange house and a new city during the holiday season, Sophie slowly begins to learn the customs and make new friends when she discovers a dead body. By the time help arrives, the body has mysteriously disappeared, and no one really believes her. The only one who will listen is Faith; however, Faith has troubles of her own. With her daughter being bullied at school and a member of the congregation acting mysteriously, all Faith can do is listen to her friend from afar.As her life spirals out of control, Sophie begins to wonder if she even knows her husband at all. Is this just a case of new bride jitters or is something really wrong? It’s up to Faith to solve problems both in Aleford and Savannah before things get too out of hand. The Bottom Line: The latest installment in this charming series of a pastor’s wife gets off to a slow start which matches the main setting of the book perfectly. As the reader gets acclimated to Savannah, GA, we are drawn into the mystery with an anxious new bride, a missing body, lots of family drama, and a bit of the supernatural. With several subplots and small town gossip in two cities, there is plenty to keep the reader entertained.While I have read a few books in the series, I have not followed the books in order; however, Katherine Hall Page does a fantastic job of filling in the back stories of the characters. Thus, readers can pick it up any book in the series without feeling lost. Recommended weekend or beach reading for mystery fans who love cozies and food. The inclusion of several recipes inspired by the South is a nice bonus.
    • 4/5
      I have read all of the author’s books and, while a pleasant enough novel, maybe not one of her best. As noted by other reviewers, there seem to be two story lines: Sophie Maxwell finding a body while living in Savannah, and Faith Fairchild, in Aleford, dealing with her daughter being bullied at school and her husband’s possible move to another church in a different city. The Savannah story line sometimes feels a little too much like a travelogue: descriptions of the city, buildings, Southern customs, and lots of mentions of Southern food. I would have preferred that the focus remained on the mystery, rather than the location, but if you are a fan of Katherine Hall Page, you will still find this an enjoyable book.
    • 4/5
      I've had a like/loathe relationship with the "Body in the ( )" books and their heroine, Faith Sibley Fairchild, since the first one I ever read, years ago. The series started out as just another cozy series, with just another culinary professional stumbling over a corpse and, of course, investigating. Where other series have kind of staggered on, doing basically the same thing over and over book after book, this one actually has improved: the writing has become more assured and interesting, and as the years have gone by the family has grown, and the children grown up convincingly (if not in keeping with actual time passage; it's kind of like dog years, only the other way around, with the characters aging not quite one year for every two real-world years). It was a shock when one installment of the series brought me to tears; you'll see an anomalous five star rating for one of these on my shelves. The "loathe" part of the relationship is down to the cultural prejudice and snobbery that pervades the series. It's still there: even after – what, fifteen years in book time and (wow!) 26 years in real time, Faith still yearns for Manhattan and obviously thinks of herself as superior to these villagers. (Her food snobbery still irritates me, too: eat boxed cereal? Pfaugh! I get it - you're a chef. Ease up.) There are times when I want to start a Free Tom! campaign – he's such a nice fellow, and what does he see in her, and all that sort of thing. Now, in this book, Faith's friend Sophie has moved from Maine to Savannah, Georgia with her brand new husband, and so of course now there is the added layer of South versus North. Gosh, that was fun. And I have to admit, all of the conspicuous consumption in the series gets old. Oh, dear, I have to go to a formal party and I don't have a thing – well, I'll just call my personal shopper at Bergdorf and have her spend an hour or so helping me pick out a couple of things which she can then overnight to me. Hm, it's a little awkward getting around right now – there, all better, I bought a car with my pocket change. Hey! Let's fly up to Maine for an impulsive weekend getaway! Yes, I'm aware that this could be considered inverted snobbery and prejudice. Liberté, égalité, and all that. The thing is, I'm just a bit puzzled by the target audience of the books. Are they meant for we middle-class schlubs who can't afford so much as a t-shirt from Bergdorf Goodman, never mind two dresses shipped overnight by a personal shopper? (The first tee I saw on the website was $760.00. For a men's cotton shirt with a lion on it that looks it should be for sale at a craft fair. What kind of anencephalous - - sorry, got derailed there. You can slum it and pay $60 for a truly ugly truly plain gray thing that looks like you bought it at an Army surplus store for under $5. I wouldn't, but you can.) And it would take some intensive saving to be able to afford a flight anywhere. (Hell, I'm still trying to pay for my kidney stone.) Do people in general really enjoy having their noses rubbed in things they can't ever afford? I for one find it particularly annoying in Faith, daughter of and wife of ministers, who never seems to quite get the message that her caviar and designer luggage lifestyle is inappropriate for her setting. It can't feel very good for a parishioner to go to her minister for solace after losing her job, only to see his wife come home with a basket of ingredients for the family dinner that cost more than an average week's salary. But … But. The writing is still really actually pretty darned good. There's a sort of tacit acknowledgement in there that yes, it is a bit unusual that Faith – and her friends – keep tripping over dead folks; it's all a vehicle for getting the story told. That out of the way, this is a very engaging story, with some deliciously (heh) spooky undertones and nice characterization. It's a series that has outgrown its gimmicky start, and grown up along with the characters. I think the series has officially reached the status of Comfort Books. My other remaining quibble with this book and its series-mates is the section of recipes at the back. They're rarely anything I would ever make, and they're rarely the dishes mentioned in the course of the books for which I would actually love recipes. Over and over in the series Faith or someone will cook something that sounds terrific, and it's never heard of again; then someone will make something using either ingredients I either can't find or can't afford, or some combination which might be amazing but which sounds appalling – and there's the note to look for the recipe at the back of the book. Seriously, the books are beyond the subgenre now – I would approve of the recipe sections being retired. I received this book, free for an honest review, through LibraryThing's Early Readers program. Thank you!
    • 5/5
      This novel is part of a long running series and has continuing characters. That being said, it is not hard to catch up with the lives of characters. Faith Fairchild is coping with her catering business and taking care of her children and her minister husband. Then she gets a disturbing call from her dear friend, newly married Sophie Maxwell. Now living in Savannah with her private investigator husband Will, Sophie had discovered a body when she opens a wardrobe in a house that is being renovated, but when the police come to investigate, the body has disappeared. Faith takes her expertise to Savannah to support Sophie and find out what happened. Faith has her own set problems back home: her daughter is being bullied and her husband is considering a career move. Much happens in this intriguing tale, and it is up to Faith to put the clues together. Sophie's husband’s former girlfriend seems to know too much about what Will is doing. And when Will fails to call home while away on a business trip, Sophie becomes increasing worried about his whereabouts. Touching on family relationships, expounding the problem of bullies, and delving into the practice of illegal activities, this novel offers much more than the mere solving of a disappearing murder victim.
    • 3/5
      The friendship between Faith and Sophie, first realized in The Body in the Birches continues in the sequel, The Body in the Wardrobe. Sophie has moved to Savannah with her new husband Will. Faith lives in Aleford with her husband and teenage children when her husband, Tom, gets the call to move to another parish. Should they uproot the family as well as move Faith’s successful business or stay in Aleford with their family and friends?Katherine Page Hall draws on the local characters and settings of Aleford and Savannah, giving her series a cozy feel. The mystery takes a back seat to the elegance of Savannah and parties in a place which time forgot. Food and recipes are interspersed throughout the story as well as the local history of Savannah. Sophie, the new Yankee bride, is welcomed by most family and friends but is treated to a few nasty pranks by the stepsister, Patty Sue, and Laura, a former girlfriend of her husband, Will. Will, a private investigator, is away much of the story with a covert operation. Sophie is alone when a body appears and quickly disappears from a wardrobe in the house the family has offered Will and Sophie until they purchase a home. No one believes she has seen a body, but many acquaintances believe Sophie has seen a ghost. Faith and Sophie support each other long distance until Faith comes to Savannah and helps solve the case of the body in the wardrobe.
    • 5/5
      Sophie Maxwell, who was a key character in the last Faith Fairchild mystery, set on fictional San Pere Island, is now married to Will Maxwell (an odd, coincidental surname) and trying to adjust to her new life in Savannah, Georgia. The couple is living in a house being rehabbed by Will’s step-mother Gloria. While Will is away in Atlanta on a private detecting job, Sophie finds a body in a large wardrobe in the bedroom she and Will are sharing. But, by the time she gets the body reported to police, it’s disappeared. Sophie relies on her phone-friend Faith to talk through the episode. But Faith has concerns of her own, no bodies, but domestic problems that are nagging at her. Her son Benjamin is on his way to France for a high-school experience abroad. Her daughter Amy is being bullied by some Mean Girls at her new school and there is seemingly nothing that can be done. And her minister husband Tom is contemplating a move away from Aleford (Massachusetts) to another church that has asked him to apply for a vacant job.Meanwhile, in Savannah, Sophie continues to struggle with fitting in. It’s not just that she doesn’t, as a Yankee, understand all the southern customs. She also has to contend with a Mean Girl of her own – Will’s half-sister Patty Sue, and “Miss Laura,” a southern belle who thought SHE was going to marry Will. The story in The Body in the Wardrobe (#23 in the series) moves back and forth between Massachusetts and Georgia until Faith flies to Georgia to help Sophie sort things out. The meat of the murder mystery is in Georgia. I’m guessing that after 20+ books, the author wants to mix it up a bit – if only to give herself a chance to write about some new characters in a new setting. If that’s the way that the series continues, I’m OK with it. I still miss the dynamic duo of Faith and her friend Pix solving mysteries. Of course, there are recipes!
    • 4/5
      Attorney Sophie Maxwell has moved to Savannah, Georgia to live with her new husband Will. She quickly grows to love Savannah and certain friends and family members - others she is not so sure of. She is just getting settled in and trying to get used to Will’s business travels, when a body falls out Apple wardrobe in her bedroom and then quickly disappears. Not everyone believes Sophie saw a dead body, but her good friend Faith Fairchild does. Faith may be in Massachusetts but she does everything she can to help Sophie even as she struggles with issues within her own family.It has been many years since I read one of Katherine Hall Page’s Faith Fairchild mysteries and when I won this book from Library Thing I was happy to give the series a try again. Unfortunately, this may not have been a good place to start as the “Body in the Wardrobe” felt more like a Sophie Maxwell mystery than a Faith Fairchild mystery. That is not to say that I didn't enjoy this book - I did - it was just different from what I was expecting. At times the book read more like a Gothic romance than a mystery with an ex-girlfriend looming around and someone pulling pranks on Sophie. Truthfully at times I forgot about the mystery of the dead body in the wardrobe as I was caught up in Sophie's story. While Faith is in the book and has her own storyline dealing with daughters Amy's troubles at her new school, the mysterious behavior of one of her neighbors, and her husband’s thinking of making a major change, but this book is definitely Sophie’s story. I like Sophie as a heroine and wouldn't mind seeing her in a series of her own, but I do wish the mystery aspects in this book were stronger. Still, I think Katherine Hall Page did an excellent job with the atmosphere in this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it even if the mystery was a tad light.