Russ Van Alstyne and Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson have stayed apart because Russ can't overcome the guilt and grief of his wife's death. But when a local Latino man is murdered, Clare ends up smack in the middle of the investigation because of volunteer work she's been doing in the community with the migrant population.
Russ tries to ignore the fierce longing he feels every time Clare is around. Most of the time he's successful at diminishing what he feels, hiding it in the guilt over how his wife died, and how he didn't save her. Now, added to his torment, is a dead body that has something to do with his sister's dairy farm, and Clare just won't stay out of the way.
Add in the local crazies and hot heads, and you're set for a read that's hard to put down. I have not read this entire series and wish that I'd had more background on Russ and Clare. But it was such a good book, I intend to go back and read those other books. Ms. Spencer-Fleming creates realistic characters and a plot that will keep you tense and guessing. Very good.
Millers Kill reaches the boiling point in this white-
hot novel of love and suspense
People die. Marriages fail. In the small Adirondack town
of Millers Kill, New York, however, life doesnβt stop for
heartbreak. A brand-new officer in the police department,
a breaking-and-entering, and trouble within his own family
keep Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne busy enough to ignore
the pain of losing his wife---and the woman he loves.
At St. Albanβs Episcopal Church, the Reverend Clare
Fergusson is trying to keep her vestry, her bishop, and
her National Guard superiors happy---all the while denying
her own wounded soul.
When a Mexican farmhand stumbles over a Latino man killed
with a single shot to the back of his head, Clare is
sucked into the investigation through her involvement in
the migrant community. The discovery of two more bodies
executed in the same way ignites fears that a serial
killer is loose in the close-knit community. While the
sorrowful spring turns into a scorching summer, Russ is
plagued by media hysteria, conflict within his department,
and a series of baffling assaults.
As the violence strikes closer and closer to home, an
untried officer is tested, a wary migrant worker is
tempted, and two would-be lovers who thought they had lost
everything must find a way to trust each other again---
before it becomes forever, fatally, too late.
Julia Spencer-Fleming shows you can escape danger---but
not desire---in her most suspenseful, passionate novel yet.
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