Faith Fairchild's good friend, newlywed Sophie Maxwell, has moved to Savannah with her new husband, private investigator Will Maxwell, and begun work as an attorney in her father-in-law's law firm. While Will is away in Atlanta working on a case, Sophie discovers a body in the wardrobe in the bedroom of their rental home. However, when the police arrive, the body is gone, and no one believes her. Making matters worse, Will has become distant; someone in his large, extended family clearly dislikes her; and her real-estate agent is none other than Will's former girlfriend. Meanwhile, back in Aleford, Massachusetts, Faith's daughter is being bullied by mean girls, Faith's husband is wrestling with a life-changing decision, and an elderly neighbor is acting out of character. When Sophie needs her, Faith travels to Savannah, and the two identify a murderer and uncover long-buried secrets. Rich in details of the city of Savannah, its cuisine, and the particulars of southern living, this satisfying mystery nicely weaves in the backstories of series characters' lives that cozy readers relish and it includes recipes of southern delicacies.--O'Brien, Sue Copyright 2016 Booklist

In Agatha-winner Page's agreeable 23rd Faith Fairchild mystery, lawyer Sophie Maxwell joins her new husband, PI Will Maxwell, whom she met in Maine in 2015's The Body in the Birches, in Savannah, Ga., his hometown. In a scene reminiscent of Rebecca, Will reacts violently when Sophie retrieves his deceased grandmother's dress from the attic of his family's house. Sophie then stumbles over a body that promptly vanishes, so that everyone believes she has imagined it or has seen an apparition. Next, she's shoved into a storage room missing an interior latch. In addition, Will's beautiful ex-girlfriend, Laura Belvedere, seems to still be in the picture, and Sophie begins to suspect that the deaths of Will's wealthy grandmother and a colleague are suspicious. Faith, Sophie's sleuthing caterer friend, flies to the rescue. Though readers may wish Sophie displayed more of a backbone, they will enjoy this entry in which danger-and clues-turn up in unexpected places. Agent: Faith Hamlin, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Faith Fairchild met Sophie Maxwell on Sanpere Island (The Body in the Birches), and they have remained friends. Now living in historic Savannah, GA, the newly married Sophie claims to have found a body in an antique wardrobe, but everyone thinks she saw a ghost, a by-product of inhabiting a haunted house. Faith welcomes a chance to head south to help her friend and eat some tasty low-country food. Great recipes included, as usual. [See Prepub Alert, 10/19/15.] © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.