Clare Fergusson is a 35-year-old former army helicopter pilot who is now an Episcopal priest. She has been pastor at St. Alban's in Miller's Kill, located in New York's Adirondack Mountains, for less than a year. Russ Van Alstyne grew up in the Miller's Kill area and recently returned to serve as chief of police. He is in his late 40's and married to Linda, his faithful wife who is mentioned frequently but never seen. Clare and Russ have been fighting off an unacknowledged mutual attraction for months.
A series of horrific attacks on local gay men might be hate crimes, or they might have a more sinister meaning. Claire is shaken when she discovers the body of one of the developer's of a local upscale spa in a local park during the town's 4th of July fireworks display. This victim, who was also known to be gay, had his throat cut and his death could be related to the previous attacks, or perhaps there is a connection to alleged PCB contamination problems at the building site. Clare discovers a connection between the couple she is preparing to marry and the victim and she launches her own investigation into the murder. The result is an action-packed mystery brimming over with appealing characters, ecclesiastical detail, unrequited love, and a great helicopter rescue.
Julia Spencer-Fleming Fleming has produced an incredible follow-up to In the Bleak Midwinter, her first Clare Fergussen novel.
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