“Librarians are my favorite people and libraries, my favorite places to be.”
Kind words from one of the finest traditional mystery writers around.
The Author's Note from Katherine Hall Page’s latest (and 18th) Faith Fairchild title, The Body in the Sleigh, is her thank-you letter to librarians everywhere. It is so nice to be appreciated.
Page says, “Ultimately librarians are matchmakers. They introduce us to new authors and subjects.”
One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is meeting the Library’s mystery readers and helping them find something new or something different … often by proxy, for a family member or friend who is unable to come in person.
We have a “Book a Librarian” feature here in Westport where you can arrange for a one-on-one meeting with a staff member who can help you in their field of expertise. Being the resident mystery maven, I am available for booking. I’m always happy to meet a fellow mystery fan!
If you would like to meet Katherine Hall Page, stop by the McManus Room Monday night, November 2nd, at 7:30 when she will speak about the new book. Copies will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.
It has a holiday theme, so this may be the perfect gift for some of the mystery readers on your list.
Caterer and clergy wife Faith Fairchild has two cases to keep her busy this Christmas as she looks for a connection between the death of a teenage drug addict whose body was found in an antique sleigh, and the discovery of a newborn baby boy in the manger in spinster Mary Bethany's barn on Christmas Eve.
The award-winning series began in 1990 when, the author says, "I had just finished a doctorate, my son was almost two, and my husband, who is a professor, took a sabbatical in France. And it was the first time that I really had free time -- the gift of time that all writers dream about.”
Recipes for some of Faith’s creations began to appear in the books with the fifth title in the series, The Body in the Cast, in 1993. After four years of Katherine endlessly sending recipes off to inquisitive readers, she decided to just put them in the books.
They are placed in the back so that readers could ignore them if they chose, because, as the author says, "I don't like those books where you have the badly bludgeoned body and then there's a brownie recipe..."
For a list of all of the recipes from the previous books, visit the author’s website.
