Review: Small Plates by Katherine Hall Page

A Mysterious Review of Small Plates by Katherine Hall Page. A Short Story Collection.

Review summary: Most of the stories in this entertaining collection have the author's series character as the lead, and are probably among the better ones as they seem in many ways to be more original, or maybe less predictable, than the stand-alone stories, which are in need of a twist or something to punch them up. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Small Plates
Katherine Hall Page
A Short Story Collection
William Morrow (May 2014)

Publisher synopsis: For years, Katherine Hall Page has delighted readers with her Faith Fairchild series, each book like a delicious, satisfying meal. Now, Page has whipped up a tasty collection of appetizing bites.

In "The Body in the Dunes," Faith's vacation offers more excitement than she and her husband bargained for when a terrified woman knocks on their hotel room door looking to hide from her husband. A case hits close to home in "The Proof is Always in the Pudding," when Faith investigates a generations-old superstition that has been passed down in her husband's family. Faith and her sister, Hope, counsel a bride-to-be suffering a number of alarming "accidents" before the big day in "Across the Pond." In "Sliced," Faith switches from contestant to detective when a killer reality television cooking competition turns deadly.

Small Plates also includes some irresistible standalone treats, including the Agatha Award–winning "The Would-Be Widower," about a husband who longs to be rid of his wife, and "Hiding Places" in which a young wife's new husband may not be all that he appears.