![]() ![]() ![]() However, some of the secondary characters are rather stereotypical, such as the vestry members and congregation at St. Needless to say, feelings deepen between Russ and Clare as they work towards the denouement with the murderer.Ĭlare and Russ are well-drawn characters. All during a bleak Adirondack winter.Īs the mystery thickens, so does the attraction between the priest and the married chief. Deaths mount up as quickly as clues – first the baby’s mother, then the baby’s conniving, ne’re-do-well grandfather. They begin piecing clues together, first the identity of the baby’s mother, then the father. Alban’s demands Reverend Clare Fergusson dive right into the thick of things assisting Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne. ![]() Who would expect a former Army helicopter pilot to become an Episcopalian priest? Who would expect that priest to also be a female? And one who jumps into possibly dangerous situations first and asks questions later? These are some of the plot twists in Julia Spencer-Fleming ’s In the Bleak Midwinter, first in the Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne series.Ī baby abandoned behind St. ![]()
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