Julia Spencer-Fleming
mass_market | Pages: 370 pages Rating: 3.91 | 11723 Users | 1385 Reviews
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| Title | : | In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1) |
| Author | : | Julia Spencer-Fleming |
| Book Format | : | mass_market |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 370 pages |
| Published | : | March 14th 2003 by Minotaur Books (first published March 4th 2002) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Crime. Romance. Audiobook |
Narration Toward Books In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)
Clare Fergusson, St. Alban's new priest, fits like a square peg in the conservative Episcopal parish at Millers Kill, New York. She is not just a "lady," she's a tough ex-Army chopper pilot and nobody's fool. Then a newborn infant left at the church door brings her together with the town's Police Chief, Russ Van Alstyne, who's also ex-Army and a cynical good shepherd for the stray sheep of his hometown. Their search for the baby's mother quickly leads them into the secrets that shadow Millers Kill like the ever-present Adirondacks. What they discover isa world of trouble, an attraction to each other--and murder...
Mention Books Conducive To In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)
| Original Title: | In the Bleak Midwinter |
| ISBN: | 0312986769 (ISBN13: 9780312986766) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1 |
| Characters: | Clare Fergusson |
| Setting: | Millers Kill, New York(United States) Adirondack Mountains, New York(United States) New York State(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Barry Award for Best First Novel (2003), Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel (2003), Anthony Award for Best First Novel (2003), Gumshoe Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2003), Dilys Award (2003) Agatha Award for Best First Novel (2002) |
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Good beginning for this series. Like the story better than the characters so far.11/11/19 My bookclub is reading this book this month so I thought it would be an excellent time to reread. Had to. Ive read more books in this series (and loved them, BTW). If I didnt reread this one I might (would) have dropped some spoilers at the meeting. Now I know where to stop (we hope) when I extol the romance, the action, the 🤐 Nope, I am not going to drop any spoilers. This is an excellent book by anThis book was a good beach book, perfect to read on a hot summer day because it takes place in a very cold New England winter.I'm not a huge mystery reader, but I enjoyed this book. I liked the police character, I liked the amateur sleuth, I liked the small town, I liked the supporting characters, and I didn't figure out who done it ahead of time. Our protagonist, Claire, is an Episcopalian priest, who in her previous career was an Army chopper pilot. The police chief is your basic rugged New
Hmmm -- undecided between 3.5 and 4 stars 3.5*I waffled for quite a while between 3½ and 4 stars for this audiobook. Suzanne Toran does a great narration (once I understood that Clare was from Virginia). I loved the setting (which reminded me of my grandparents' home in the Finger Lake region of upstate NY).However, I had some problems with Clare as the book progressed. She is new to winter in a northern climate but insists to herself for quite a long time that people's suggestions that, for
Great start to a series that currently extends to 6 books. Former helicopter pilot turned Episcopalian priest Clare Fergusson and police chief Russ Van Alstyne are interesting and complex but still believable characters and I am sure their relationship will continue to be a central part of the series.The mystery in this book was complex with plenty of twists, turns, and surprises. Add the well described setting and a cast of local residents and you can see why this book won a number of first
The mystery idea for this book wasn't bad, and it had a great first sentence. Unfortunately, although it was billed as a mystery, it felt like the author had read a lot of romance and was really more interested in that. I very decidedly was not interested in reading a romance about a married police chief and a female Episcopal priest more than 12 years his junior. The mystery is first about who abandoned a baby in a small upstate New York town church. But then a dead girl turns up- could she be
I have read this book twice now within six months. It only got better upon the second reading. The story wasn't what I thought it was going to be from the blurb because of their relationship statuses in the book. So it had me worried for a very long time. I think that was the reason for the four stars I gave the book after the first time I read it. I'm going to try to keep this review to the first book alone, though it's hard as I want to comment on what comes later. I apologize if I fail at it,
Apparently, this book won all sorts of awards and got glowing reviews in several respected publications, including my hometown Washington Post. My only question is whether I read the same book as everyone else? I found this book to be predictable, tedious, poorly plotted and characterized. The main characters - there were two - were both conflicted, but their conflicts were sterotypical and the intersection of those conflicts telegraphed with every paragraph. The points of view shifted around -
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