The Body in the Sleigh: A Faith Fairchild Mystery by Katherine Hall Page

Author:Katherine Hall Page
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Spouses of clergy, Fairchild, Caterers and catering, Mystery & Detective, Abandoned children, Fiction, Mystery fiction, Women Sleuths, Faith Sibley (Fictitious character), General, Maine
ISBN: 9780061474279
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-10-26T06:00:00+00:00

“Oh, Tom! There must be some mistake,” Faith said. “Jake couldn’t have had anything to do with Norah’s death. If nothing else, the way he asked us to remember her at Christmas dinner proves it. Murderers don’t do things like that.” Or, she couldn’t help thinking, unless they were very clever—and very evil.

“I have to go. Freeman is picking me up right away. Earl is one of the cops at the house and he said they’d wait. They’re letting us take him in, but they’ll be following. Jake hasn’t exactly been cooperating. At first he ran out the back door, but changed his mind and came back. Said he’d go with them, but didn’t want his father to come. Art suggested Freeman, and Jake agreed, but said he wanted me too.” As he spoke, Tom was putting on his coat, a wool one he’d brought to wear to church. The words kept tum bling out. “Call Sam Miller right away and get the name of the lawyer he got for Bill Fox.”

“That was a long time ago, darling, and besides, that lawyer only lived in Blue Hill in the summer.”

“Then maybe he’s retired up here. All I know is that he was good and we need somebody good in a hurry for this kid.”

Faith tied a wool scarf around Tom’s neck. He’d buttoned his coat up wrong. She didn’t think anyone would notice.

“Sam will be able to find someone,” she said. “I’ll have him call you—and call me when you can. Your cell will work in Ellsworth. I love you.”

Tom hugged his wife tight against his chest. “I love you too. Some Christmas, I’m afraid.” He let her go reluctantly.

“Yes,” Faith whispered aloud. “Some Christmas.”

After Tom left, and after making her hurried call to the Millers, Faith was at loose ends. Ben was totally absorbed in his intricate LEGO building. She’d told him Tom had to go help Freeman with something and might be a while. Did he want something to eat? He didn’t, and deprived of the modest activity of making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Faith felt even more restless. She knew she wouldn’t be able to read. Finally, she stood at the window and looked out at the waning daylight slanting across the cove. She hated the early dark of winter. They’d passed the shortest day, and each was getting longer, but it didn’t feel that way to her. It would be pitch-dark when Amy came home. Faith drew a breath sharply. Jake’s mother, Debbie, was on the Marshall Ladies’ Day Out. They would have reached the final phase up in Ellsworth—the movies. Faith pictured her sitting in the darkened theater with her popcorn, unaware that her son was passing by outside, escorted by the police and about to be questioned in a murder investigation.

Murder! What had changed their minds? How had they known to search Jake’s car?

Murder. On some level, she’d thought it all along—and she did not flatter herself that she was any smarter than the police.

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