Imagine the sights, sounds, and delicious smells of fabulous Italian food, all enveloping you as you sit in your armchair reading this delectable mystery, the 21st in Katherine Hall Page's Faith Fairchild series. For those of you not familiar with this series, Faith Sibley Fairchild is a successful Boston-area caterer, married to a minister and mother of 2 children. She also, somehow, manages to get involved in murder on a regular basis, so when she and husband Tom decide to travel to Italy to celebrate a special anniversary, we naturally expect there to be a dead body somewhere. In this case it happens in a piazza in Rome and the victim is the charming man that Faith and Tom had met previously on the roof terrace of their hotel.
After the weekend in Rome the couple travel to Tuscany to participate in classes at a new cooking school just opened by Faith's former assistant, Francesca. Unfortunately, connections to the murder keep popping up and it also seems that someone is trying their best to sabotage Francesca's new business. faith can't help but investigate, can she?
This is a mystery that will appeal strongly to foodies. Page does such an exquisite job of presenting various Italian dishes and ingredients that you can almost smell the sauces and spices. The mystery itself almost seemed secondary to the cooking. Our book club was split between great love (those were the foodies) and indifference (those looking for a great mystery). If you love the series be sure to read it. Faith and Tom are as wonderful as usual. Be prepared to need a snack, though, because the culinary aspects of this novel will certainly make your mouth water.
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