SummaryIn her thirteen previous Faith Fairchild mysteries,
Katherine Hall Page has proven to be one of the most
beloved and masterful writers of the village mystery. But
when caterer Faith Fairchild's husband's job takes the
family out of peaceful Aleford, Massachusetts, and into
greater Boston, death rears its ugly head in the big city
as well. Fall is in the air -- its crisp chill hinting at the
approaching holiday season -- yet Faith Fairchild's
minister husband, Tom, is not in a festive mood. His job
has become routine, and his parish seems to care more about
church gossip than worship or service, leaving him doubting
his own effectiveness. So when the opportunity to teach for
a semester at Harvard's Divinity School comes up, he leaps
at the chance . . . but Faith is reluctant. After all, this
New York City girl has just gotten used to life in Aleford -
- and now she has to move? But soon Faith relents, and
within months the family has settled happily into a large,
old home in historic Cambridge, just across the river from
Boston. Faith is shocked when she runs into an old boyfriend in
downtown Boston. Thirteen years before, Richard Morgan had
swept Faith off her feet, then disappeared. But the
intelligent, handsome man's return is a happy one for Faith
as their friendship is renewed. Back in Cambridge, though, something is amiss in the
temporary Fairchilds' residence. Faith discovers a diary hidden in the attic by a woman
living there in 1946. It reveals unspeakable horror, and
soon dark secrets seem to permeate every room. Richard
Morgan has secrets of his own, too, and Faith is caught up
in solving the mysteries . . . with a murderer lurking a
little too close to home.
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