Katherine Hall Page Books in Order
Browse Katherine Hall Page books in order, with Faith Fairchild and Christie & Company guides, short summaries, series background, and where to start.
Last updated: June 9, 2026
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Publication Order
36 books
The Body in the Belfry
by Katherine Hall Page
1990
New York caterer and minister's wife Faith Fairchild is settling into small-town Aleford when she finds Cindy Shepherd's body in the church belfry. With Cindy's ex-fiance under suspicion and local secrets piling up, Faith starts asking dangerous questions.
The Body in the Kelp
by Katherine Hall Page
1990
A patchwork quilt bought at a Sanpere Island estate sale seems to point to hidden treasure. Instead, Faith follows its clues to a corpse on the Maine shore and a tangle of greed, family secrets, and real danger.
The Body in the Bouillon
by Katherine Hall Page
1991
Rumors of trouble at Aleford's elegant retirement home draw Faith into the kitchen as a temporary worker. When a resident dies face-first in her bouillon and a blackmailer turns up dead, the house looks far more sinister than refined.
The Body in the Vestibule
by Katherine Hall Page
1992
While staying in Lyon with Tom and little Benjamin, Faith throws a dinner party and finds a corpse in her vestibule. When the body vanishes before police arrive, she has to solve a baffling French mystery before the killer reaches her.
The Body in the Cast
by Katherine Hall Page
1993
A movie crew arrives in Aleford to film a new version of The Scarlet Letter, and Faith lands the catering job. Gossip, sabotage, and an off-camera murder pull her behind the scenes, where protecting her reputation may not be enough.
The Ghost of Winthrop
by Katherine Hall Page
1993
After Aunt Eliza Winthrop dies, her heirs are challenged to find her missing will. The contest turns into a brisk inheritance puzzle full of hidden clues, family rivalry, and old grudges.
The Body in the Basement
by Katherine Hall Page
1994
Pix Miller checks on the Fairchilds' new summer cottage on Sanpere Island and finds a corpse wrapped in an antique quilt in the foundation. Her curiosity soon turns a construction problem into a risky hunt for an antiques killer.
Christie & Company
by Katherine Hall Page
1996
At a boarding school outside Boston, new eighth-grade roommates Christie, Maggie, and Vicky are blamed for a rash of thefts. Instead of keeping their heads down, they start investigating on their own.
The Body in the Bog
by Katherine Hall Page
1996
Development battles split Aleford when plans threaten Beecher's Bog, and Faith is pulled into the fight. Then a murder at a burned house and a poisoning show that the wetland dispute has turned deadly.
Down East
by Katherine Hall Page
1997
A summer at Maggie's parents' Maine inn sounds peaceful until practical jokes grow steadily more dangerous. Christie, Maggie, and Vicky dig into the trouble before someone gets seriously hurt.
In the Year of the Dragon
by Katherine Hall Page
1997
When their friend Bi Yun's family is threatened by a Chinese gang, Christie, Maggie, and Vicky step in. The trio's loyalty is tested as the case pulls them into real danger.
The Body in the Fjord
by Katherine Hall Page
1997
This time Faith's friend Pix takes center stage, traveling to Norway to investigate a family friend's disappearance. What starts as a favor opens into a trail of stolen antiques, wartime secrets, and a killer with nowhere to hide.
The Body in the Bookcase
by Katherine Hall Page
1998
A break-in at Faith's home turns personal fast, and the trail does not stop at stolen property. When a body is tied to the burglary, she goes after both her missing possessions and a murderer.
Bon Voyage
by Katherine Hall Page
1999
A long-awaited trip gives Christie, Maggie, and Vicky another mystery to solve. Away from school and home, the trio has to lean on nerve, friendship, and sharp eyes when the fun goes sideways.
The Body in the Big Apple
by Katherine Hall Page
1999
In this prequel, young Faith Sibley is building her catering business in late 1980s New York. When old friend Emma Stanstead is targeted by a blackmailer, Faith is drawn into Manhattan society, scandal, and murder.
The Body in the Moonlight
by Katherine Hall Page
2001
Faith's church catering job becomes a nightmare when a young woman dies right after dessert at Ballou House. With whispers that Faith poisoned her and another body found under a threat, the case turns painfully personal.
The Would-Be-Widower
by Katherine Hall Page
2001
This darkly funny short story follows a man who keeps trying to rid himself of his wife. Page turns a grim premise into a sharp little puzzle with a wicked comic edge.
The Body in the Bonfire
by Katherine Hall Page
2002
Faith goes undercover at a Massachusetts prep school after racist attacks target student Daryl Martin. Tampered ingredients, bitter school politics, and a body in the bonfire show that someone on campus is far more dangerous than a bully.
The Body in the Lighthouse
by Katherine Hall Page
2003
A late-summer stay on Sanpere Island should be restful, but developers and preservationists are already at war. When Faith finds a body near the old lighthouse, she is pulled into a murder that could scar the island she loves.
The Body in the Attic
by Katherine Hall Page
2004
While Tom teaches at Harvard Divinity School, the Fairchilds spend a semester in a historic Cambridge house. An old diary hidden in the attic, a former boyfriend's return, and buried secrets turn their sabbatical dark.
The Two Marys
by Katherine Hall Page
2004
On a stormy Christmas Eve, a woman who raises goats on a Maine island finds an abandoned baby in her barn. The discovery opens a compassionate, suspenseful mystery about mothers, secrets, and a child who needs protecting.
The Body in the Snowdrift
by Katherine Hall Page
2005
A Fairchild family ski reunion in Vermont starts with unease and quickly turns dangerous. A body on a trail, a missing chef, sabotage at the resort, and deep family tensions keep Faith working overtime.
Club Meds
by Katherine Hall Page
2006
Jack Sutton and his friends know the nurse's office as Club Meds, the place where they get through school one dose at a time. When a bully starts stealing Jack's Ritalin, the kids fight back with a risky plan of their own.
The Body in the Ivy
by Katherine Hall Page
2006
Faith is invited to a remote island gathering hosted by a bestselling writer and her old college circle. Cut off by a storm, the guests start dying one by one, and Faith realizes the weekend was built on lies.
The Body in the Gallery
by Katherine Hall Page
2008
Faith takes over the cafe at Aleford's art museum and agrees to quietly look into a suspected forgery. Then a woman turns up dead inside an installation, and the museum's elegant surface cracks wide open.
The Body in the Sleigh
by Katherine Hall Page
2009
Christmas on Sanpere turns grim when Faith finds a young woman's body arranged in a holiday display. A newborn left in a goat barn seems unconnected at first, but both mysteries lead toward the same danger.
Have Faith in Your Kitchen
by Katherine Hall Page
2010
This cookbook gathers the recipes that run through the Faith Fairchild mysteries in one place. It also adds Katherine Hall Page's reflections on cooking, place, and the writing life.
The Body in the Gazebo
by Katherine Hall Page
2011
An audit puts suspicion on Tom when money disappears from his church fund, just as Faith is asked to help an elderly friend troubled by old secrets. The trail reaches back decades to a deadly summer and a body in a gazebo.
The Body in the Boudoir
by Katherine Hall Page
2012
Set before Faith's marriage, this prequel follows her whirlwind engagement to Tom in 1990 New York. Family tensions, repeated attempts on Faith's life, and a murder in an upstairs boudoir threaten the wedding.
The Body in the Piazza
by Katherine Hall Page
2013
Faith and Tom head to Rome and Tuscany for their twenty-fifth anniversary and a friend's cooking school. When a charming travel writer is stabbed in a Roman piazza, the trip becomes another foreign case.
Small Plates
by Katherine Hall Page
2014
This collection serves up mystery short fiction, many starring Faith Fairchild, alongside several stand-alone pieces. It is a good sampler of Page's food, puzzles, sharp twists, and dark humor in smaller bites.
The Body in the Birches
by Katherine Hall Page
2015
On Sanpere Island, a grand old summer house becomes the center of a bitter inheritance fight. When the housekeeper dies and Sophie Maxwell is put in danger, Faith is drawn into a family battle with deadly stakes.
The Body in the Wardrobe
by Katherine Hall Page
2016
Sophie Maxwell follows her new husband to Savannah and finds family history waiting in the attic. A vanished body, unsettling accidents, and old Southern secrets force Sophie, and then Faith, into another tangled case.
The Body in the Casket
by Katherine Hall Page
2017
Broadway legend Max Dane hires Faith to cater his birthday weekend, then admits he really wants her sleuthing. An anonymous empty casket and a guest list drawn from an old production turn the party into a classic closed-circle mystery.
The Body in the Wake
by Katherine Hall Page
2019
A quieter summer on Sanpere ends when Faith finds a body in her favorite pond and another death follows. As wedding plans and family worries collide, the mystery reaches into Maine's opioid crisis.
The Body in the Web
by Katherine Hall Page
2023
During the pandemic, Faith and her family are living under one roof and trying to adjust to lockdown life in Aleford. A Zoom-bombing scandal and Claudia's death send Faith into a very modern mystery.
Where should I start?
If you want the classic cozy start: The Body in the Belfry → The Body in the Kelp → The Body in the Bouillon
If you want New York Faith before Aleford: The Body in the Big Apple → The Body in the Boudoir
If you want island-set Maine mysteries: The Body in the Kelp → The Body in the Lighthouse → The Body in the Wake
If you want a winter favorite: The Body in the Snowdrift → The Body in the Sleigh
If you're choosing for younger readers: Christie & Company → Down East → In the Year of the Dragon → Bon Voyage
Author bio
Katherine Hall Page was born in New Jersey on July 7, 1947, and grew up there, graduating from Livingston High School. Her father ran the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, her mother was an artist, and the family spent summers on Deer Isle, Maine. That mix of suburban New Jersey, New England tradition, and a lifelong pull toward the Maine coast shows up all through her fiction.
College brought her to Massachusetts, and it stuck. She earned her BA in English from Wellesley College, then a master's in secondary education from Tufts, and later a doctorate in Administration, Public Planning, and Social Policy from Harvard. Before writing full time, she taught at the high school level for years and developed a program for adolescents with special emotional needs.
That work mattered.
Page has said those years taught her a lot about people, pressure, and the hidden things families carry around. You can feel that in her books. Even when the stories are cozy on the surface, they pay close attention to motives, class, loyalty, and the way a community can close ranks when something goes wrong.
Her path to fiction came during a family stay in France. While her husband, MIT psychologist Alan Hein, was on sabbatical and their son was still very young, she wrote The Body in the Belfry. The book introduced Faith Fairchild, a former New York caterer turned minister's wife in small-town Massachusetts, and it won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel.
It turned out Faith had staying power. Page went on to build the long-running Faith Fairchild series, mixing village mysteries, church life, recipes, family comedy, and the occasional genuinely eerie setup. Books like The Body in the Kelp, The Body in the Snowdrift, The Body in the Lighthouse, and The Body in the Web show what readers keep coming back for: smart puzzles, a strong sense of place, and the pleasure of spending time with characters who feel lived-in.
She also wrote the Christie & Company books for younger readers, along with the YA novel Club Meds, the recipe collection Have Faith in Your Kitchen, and the short story collection Small Plates. Her short story "The Would-Be Widower" won an Agatha, and The Body in the Snowdrift took the Agatha for Best Novel. Christie & Company Down East was nominated for an Edgar, which gives a good sense of how comfortably she moves between adult and younger-reader mysteries.
Food is a big part of her work, but not in a decorative way. Meals, kitchens, inns, church suppers, and family tables are where people talk too much, hide too much, or finally slip and tell the truth. Her books also return again and again to Maine islands, old houses, schools, marriages, friendships, and the uneasy overlap between money and manners.
She has long lived in Massachusetts, with Maine never far from the page. Over the years she has picked up some of mystery fiction's most durable honors, including being named an Edgar Award Grand Master in 2024.
Not bad for a writer who started by following people, recipes, and the trouble they bring with them.
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