caterer Faith Fairchild Has A Bad Feeling About Her Father-in-law’s Decision To Celebrate His Seventieth Birthday With A Family Reunion Ski Week At The Pine Slopes Resort In Vermont — The Fairchilds’ Favorite Getaway Since Faith’s Husband, The Reverend Thomas Fairchild, Was A Toddler. At First Her Unease Seems Unfounded — Until Faith Comes Across A Corpse On One Of The Cross-country Trails, The Apparent Victim Of A Heart Attack.

then One Catastrophe Follows Another: The Mysterious Disappearance Of The Pine Slopes’ Master Chef, A Malicious Prank At The Sports Center, A Break-in At The Fairchild Condo, The Sabotage Of A Chairlift. And When A Fatal Accident With The Snow-making Machines Stains The Slopes Blood Red, Faith Realizes She’ll Have To Work Fast To Solve A Murderous Puzzle — Because Suddenly Not Only Are The Reunion And The Beloved Resort’s Future In Jeopardy . . . But Faith’s Life Is As Well.

the New York Times – Marilyn Stasio

at Her Solid Best In the Body In The Snowdrift, Page Organizes A Reunion For Faith’s Big Clan Of In-laws At Pine Slopes, A Tiny, Trim Ski Resort In Vermont That Someone With Murderous Intentions Is Determined To Put Out Of Business. The Winter-wonderland Setting Is Not Only Scenic; It’s Also A Great Spot For Tensions To Explode And For Page To Mourn The Small Family-run Resorts That Are Disappearing As Fast As Large, Rambunctious Families Themselves.

Publish Date : 2006-05-30