In the Bleak Midwinter
Heavy Snow...Icy Desires...Cold-Blooded MurderClare Fergusson, St. Alban's new priest, fits like a square peg in the conservative Episcopal parish at Miller's 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...
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Heavy Snow...Icy Desires...Cold-Blooded MurderClare Fergusson, St. Alban's new priest, fits like a square peg in the conservative Episcopal parish at Miller's 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 Miller's Kill like the ever-present Adirondacks. What they discover is a world of trouble, an attraction to each other-and murder...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312986766 (0312986769)
ASIN: 312986769
Publish date: March 14th 2003
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 370
Edition language: English
Category:
Book Club,
Romance,
Mystery,
Detective,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
New York,
Suspense,
Cozy Mystery
Series: Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries (#1)
The only thing better than a good book is a good book that is the start of a series. "In The Bleak Midwinter" was a great read that starts a series which currently sits at eight novels. I took a risk when I bought this book - a mystery about a new woman priest and the Chief of Police of a small to...
The only thing better than a good book is a good book that is the start of a series. "In The Bleak Midwinter" was a great read that starts a series which currently sits at eight novels.I took a risk when I bought this book - a mystery about a new woman priest and the Chief of Police of a small town ...
The only thing better than a good book is a good book that is the start of a series. "In The Bleak Midwinter" was a great read that starts a series which currently sits at eight novels.I took a risk when I bought this book - a mystery about a new woman priest and the Chief of Police of a small town ...
I liked it, just not enough to write a proper review: Construct a three or four step murder mystery. Add a dash of red herrings and a congregation of suspects. Mix them up with a character driven slow burn—emphasis on the slow—romance and voilà. You've just mastered the recipe for a delicious book...
Have you ever noticed how it's actually harder to review a series that you love? Especially if, like me, you wait until you've read 7 books in the series to review the first. It's almost impossible to be objective about any individual book, barring one of them just being a massive disappointment. ...
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