Best Selling Books by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Clare Fergusson, the first female priest of an Episcopal church in Millers Kill, New York, finds herself immersed in murder when a newbown baby is abandoned and a young mother is brutally slain, forcing her to dig deeply into the town''s secrets.

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER New York Times bestseller Julia Spencer-Fleming returns to her beloved Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery series with new crimes that span decades in Hid from Our Eyes. "New parents Clare Fergusson and police chief Russ Van Alstyne tackle three copycat murders and one testy baby in this riveting addition to an acclaimed series" —People magazine 1952. Millers Kill Police Chief Harry McNeil is called to a crime scene where a woman in a party dress has been murdered with no obvious cause of death. 1972. Millers Kill Police Chief Jack Liddle is called to a murder scene of a woman that''s very similar to one he worked as a trooper in the 50s. The only difference is this time, they have a suspect. Young Vietnam War veteran Russ van Alstyne found the body while riding his motorcycle and is quickly pegged as the prime focus of the investigation. Present-day. Millers Kill Police Chief Russ van Alstyne gets a 911 call that a young woman has been found dead in a party dress, the same MO as the crime he was accused of in the 70s. The pressure is on for Russ to solve the murder before he''s removed from the case. Russ will enlist the help of his police squad and Reverend Clare Fergusson, who is already juggling the tasks of being a new mother to her and Russ''s baby and running St. Alban''s Church, to finally solve these crimes. Readers have waited years for this newest book and Julia Spencer-Fleming delivers with the exquisite skill and craftsmanship that have made her such a success.

In LETTERS TO A SOLDIER, Julia Spencer-Fleming provides new content--letters exchanged between the main characters in I Shall Not Want and One Was a Soldier. Along with the letters, there is also a special note from Julia Spencer-Fleming and a sneak peak of ONE WAS A SOLDIER. Julia Spencer-Fleming burst onto the mystery scene with her debut, In the Bleak Midwinter, garnering almost every award imaginable. Since then, her Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series has taken suspense and heart-tugging to the next level, making for truly satisfying reading. The newest installment, ONE WAS A SOLDIER, is available April 2011.

Award winning author Julia Spencer-Fleming does it again in this third mystery featuring Rev. Clare Fergusson and Sheriff Russ Van Alstyne in the small town of Millers Kill, N.Y. As the small town''s gossip increasingly speculates about the Rev.''s ambigous relationship with the married Sheriff, a more urgent problem is the disappearance of the doctor of Millers Kill''s free clinic, a town institution with roots in events from the 20s and 30s. Digging into the roots of these disturbing happenings, Russ and Clare find that painful events from the town''s past can still roil the peace of Millers Kill. Out of the Deep I Cry is a 2005 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel.

One horrible murder. Two people destined for love or tragedy. Emotions explode in the novel Julia Spencer-Fleming''s readers have been clamoring for. Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne''s first encounter with Clare Fergusson was in the hospital emergency room on a freezing December night. A newborn infant had been abandoned on the town''s Episcopal church steps. If Russ had known that the church had a new priest, he certainly would never have guessed that it would be a woman. Not a woman like Clare. That night in the hospital was the beginning of an attraction so fierce, so forbidden, that the only thing that could keep them safe from compromising their every belief was distance---but in a small town like Millers Kill, distance is hard to find. Russ Van Alstyne figures his wife kicking him out of their house is nobody''s business but his own. Until a neighbor pays a friendly visit to Linda Van Alstyne and finds the woman''s body, gruesomely butchered, on the kitchen floor. To the state police, it''s an open-and-shut case of a disaffected husband, silencing first his wife, then the murder investigation he controls. To the townspeople, it''s proof that the whispered gossip about the police chief and the priest was true. To the powers-that-be in the church hierarchy, it''s a chance to control their wayward cleric once and for all. Obsession. Lies. Nothing is as it seems in Millers Kill, where betrayal twists old friendships and evil waits inside quaint white clapboard farmhouses.

Her fourth installment of her award-winning mystery series set in the small town of Millers Kill N.Y.

In In the Bleak Midwinter, Julia Spencer-Fleming''s Malice Domestic-winning first mystery, Reverend Clare Fergusson was quickly introduced to a more eventful life than she had expected after moving to the small town of Millers Kill in upstate New York. But the Episcopal priest and former Army Air Force chopper pilot proved to her flock—and to police chief Russ Van Alstyne—that she could cope with the unexpected, even when it was as dire as murder. In this new adventure for the two ill-matched friends (who are gamely resisting something beyond friendship), evidence shows that a small town can hold just as much evil as the Wicked City. The Chicago Tribune says "[Spencer-Fleming] pulls it off again" in A Fountain Filled With Blood.

I Shall Not Want is the sixth in Julia Spencer-Fleming''s New York Times bestselling series—the strongest in the Russ Van Alstyne and Clare Fergusson novels—is a great entry into this beloved series. In the searing conclusion to All Mortal Flesh, Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne’s precarious balance between duty and desire was broken by his wife’s tragic death. Now, Russ and Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson are separated by a wall of guilt and grief. When a farmhand stumbles over a body, Clare is reluctantly drawn into the investigation through her involvement with the migrant community. The discovery of two more bodies could mean a serial killer is on the loose. As spring turns into summer, Russ is plagued by media hysteria, conflict within the police department, and a series of baffling assaults. Throughout the escalating tensions, emotions are fueled as Russ and Clare find themselves seeking each other out, even as they intend to keep distant. With new packaging, fans new and old will welcome this stunning edition as a refresher or an entry in this beloved series. *BONUS CONTENT: This edition of I Shall Not Want includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide

Here together for the first time in a fabulous eBook bundle are books 1-3 in the Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Series: In the Bleak Midwinter, A fountain Filled with Blood, and Out of the Deep I Cry New York Times bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming brings to life the town of Millers Kill where two people who are destined for love or tragedy put their lives on the line in a town where nothing is as it seems...and evil waits inside quaint farmhouses. In The Bleak Midwinter Clare Fergusson, female priest and Russ Van Alstyne, the chief of police in an Upstate New York town investigate the abandonment of a newborn baby on the church steps and the subsequent discovery of the mother''s body. A Fountain Filled with Blood Clare and Russ who have been fighting their mutual attraction and carefully avoiding one another, are thrown together when circumstances dictate their working together. The pair find that it''s hard enough trying to solve a crime with an assortment of valid suspects; but even harder to tamp down a powerful personal attraction. Out of the Deep I Cry Someone else is missing in Miller''s Kill, NY. Suspicion falls on a volatile single mother with a grudge against the missing doctor, but Clare isn''t convinced. As Clare and Russ investigate, they discover that the doctor''s disappearance is linked to a bloody trail going all the way back to the hardscrabble Prohibition era. As they draw ever closer to the truth, their attraction for each other grows increasingly more difficult to resist.

Here together for the first time in a fabulous eBook bundle are books 4-6 in the Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Series: To Darkness and to Death, All Mortal Flesh, and I Shall Not Want New York Times bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming brings to life the town on Millers Kill where two people who are destined for love or tragedy put their lives on the line in a town where nothing is as it seems...and evil waits inside quaint farmhouses. To Darkness and to Death In Millers Kill, where everyone knows everyone and all are part of an interconnected web of blood or acquaintance, one person''s troubles have a way of ensnaring others. What begins as a simple case of a woman lost in the woods leads to a tangle of revenge, blackmail, assault, kidnapping, and murder. As the hours tick by, Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne and Reverend Clare Fergusson struggle to make sense of their town''s plunge into chaos---and their own chaotic emotions. All Mortal Flesh When Russ''s wife is found brutally murdered after she kicked him out of the house the state police believe it''s an open-and-shut case of a disaffected husband silencing his wife and putting a stop to the murder investigation he controls. To the townspeople, it''s proof that the whispered gossip about the police chief and the priest was true. Russ and Clare must struggle against the reach of the law, the authority of the church, and their own guilty hearts. I Shall Not Want In the searing follow up to All Mortal Flesh, Russ''s precarious balance between duty and desire was broken by his wife''s tragic death. Now, Russ and Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson are separated by a wall of guilt and grief.

On a warm September evening in the Millers Kill community center, five veterans sit down in rickety chairs to try to make sense of their experiences in Iraq. What they will find is murder, conspiracy, and the unbreakable ties that bind them to one another and their small Adirondack town. The Rev. Clare Fergusson wants to forget the things she saw as a combat helicopter pilot and concentrate on her relationship with Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne. MP Eric McCrea needs to control the explosive anger threatening his job as a police officer. Will Ellis, high school track star, faces the reality of life as a double amputee. Orthopedist Trip Stillman is denying the extent of his traumatic brain injury. And bookkeeper Tally McNabb wrestles with guilt over the in-country affair that may derail her marriage. But coming home is harder than it looks. One vet will struggle with drugs and alcohol. One will lose his family and friends. One will die. Since their first meeting, Russ and Clare''s bond has been tried, torn, and forged by adversity. But when he rules the veteran''s death a suicide, she violently rejects his verdict, drawing the surviving vets into an unorthodox investigation that threatens jobs, relationships, and her own future with Russ. As the days cool and the nights grow longer, they will uncover a trail of deceit that runs from their tiny town to the upper ranks of the U.S. Army, and from the waters of the Millers Kill to the unforgiving streets of Baghdad. One Was a Soldier is "a surefire winner" (Booklist) and "Outstanding" (Library Journal)--Julia Spencer-Fleming at her best.

Here together for the first time in a fabulous eBook bundle are books 7 and 8 in the Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Series: One Was a Soldier and Through the Evil Days New York Times bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming brings to life the town on Millers Kill where two people who are destines for love or tragedy put their lives on the line in a town where nothing is as it seems...and evil waits inside quaint farmhouses. One Was A Soldier Since their first meeting, Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne Russ and Reverend Clare Fergusson''s bond has been tried, torn, and forged by adversity. But when he rules a veteran''s death a suicide, she violently rejects his verdict, drawing the surviving vets into an unorthodox investigation that threatens jobs, relationships, and her own future with Russ. Through The Evil Days Russ and Clare search desperately for the truth about a missing child, but the hunters will become the hunted when they are trapped in the cabin beside the frozen lake and stalked through the snowbound woods by a killer.

When a raging fire quickly becomes a double homicide and kidnapping, expectant parents Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne and the Reverend Clare Fergusson must deal with personal and professional issues they never before encountered.

For fans of Louise Penny and Elizabeth George. A 2005 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel. The third in the New York Times bestselling mystery series. On April 1, 1930, Jonathan Ketchem''s wife Jane walked from her house to the police department to ask for help in finding her husband. The men, worn out from a night of chasing bootleggers, did what they could. But no one ever saw Jonathan Ketchem again... Now decades later, someone else is missing in Miller''s Kill, NY. This time it''s the physician of the clinic that bears the Ketchem name. Suspicion falls on a volatile single mother with a grudge against the doctor, but Reverend Clare Fergusson isn''t convinced. As Clare and Russ investigate, they discover that the doctor''s disappearance is linked to a bloody trail going all the way back to the hardscrabble Prohibition era. As they draw ever closer to the truth, their attraction for each other grows increasingly more difficult to resist. And their search threatens to uncover secrets that snake from one generation to the next-and to someone who''s ready to kill.

''Thrilling, chilling and the suspense is killing'' Val McDermid New York Times bestseller Julia Spencer-Fleming returns with the eighth novel in her much-loved series: THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS. Clare Fergusson and her new husband, Police Chief Russ van Alstyne, are awoken in the night by an urgent call: a farmhouse has erupted into flames, killing the couple sleeping inside. But the couple had not been alone - their eight-year-old foster child, Mikayla, has vanished. Still recovering from a life-saving operation, Mikayla will sicken and die if she doesn''t receive medication, and now the police force of Millers Kill has just eight days to find her. As snow drives down, they face a near-impossible task. And Clare and Russ discover that the icy storm isn''t the only threat being posed... Can anyone unpick the trail before it''s too late?

Amerika hat 5 große Krimipreise. Julia Spencer-Fleming gewann sie alle Clare Fergusson ist die erste Pastorin, die jemals die Episkopalkirche von Millers Kill, einer Kleinstadt in den Adirondacks, geleitet hat. Und davor war sie ausgerechnet Hubschrauberpilotin bei der Army. Kaum hat Clare ihren Posten angetreten, wird in einer eisigen Dezembernacht ein Neugeborenes auf den Stufen ihrer Kirche ausgesetzt. Kurz darauf findet man die Mutter, einen Teenager, ermordet im Schnee. Zusammen mit dem knorrigen Sheriff Russ van Alstyne will die couragierte Pastorin den Fall um jeden Preis lösen.

Erlöse uns von dem Bösen ... Nach ihrer Karriere als Militär-Seelsorgerin hat sich Claire Fergusson mit ihrem neuen Job als Priesterin in der abgelegenen Kleinstadt Miller''s Kill eigentlich auf ein ruhigeres Leben gefreut. Umso schockierter ist sie, als wehrlose Einwohner Opfer von brutalen Übergriffen werden. Handelt es sich um ein Hassverbrechen an Homosexuellen? Chief Russ van Alstyne kommen Zweifel, als ein weiterer Angriff in Mord endet. Bei dem Toten handelt es sich um einen Bauunternehmer, der in Miller''s Kill ein Spa errichten sollte – ein Vorhaben, dem viele Bürger mit Misstrauen, sogar Hass, entgegenstanden. Um den Mörder zu finden, müssen Claire und Russ erneut zusammenarbeiten – und machen sich so bald selbst zur Zielscheibe ... »Genauso fesselnd wie Spencer-Flemings Debüt.« Publishers Weekly Der fesselnde zweite Fall für Reverend Claire Fergusson und Chief Russ Van Alstyne – für alle Fans von Deborah Crombie und Elizabeth George. In Band 3, »Der kalte Schrei der Schuld«, verschwindet ein angesehener Arzt aus Miller''s Kill. Ein Verbrechen aus Rache? »Noch mehr Action, Plot-Twists und unmögliche Romantik als in Band 1.« Kirkus Review

Der Herr hasst lügnerische Lippen ... Als in der amerikanischen Kleinstadt Miller’s Kill ein Arzt der örtlichen Ketchem Klinik verschwindet, ist die Gemeinde in Schock: Wer sollte dem allseits beliebten Dr. Allan Rouse etwas antun wollen? Polizeisheriff Russ van Alstynes Verdacht fällt auf eine alleinerziehende Mutter, die Rouse erst kürzlich beschuldigte, ihren Sohn mit Autismus »infiziert« zu haben – doch Pastorin Clare Fergusson hat ihre Zweifel. Ermittlungen führen sie bald zu einem Fall, der bereits 70 Jahre zurückliegt: 1930 meldete Jane Ketchem ihren Mann, einen angesehenen Arzt und den späteren Namensgeber der Ketchem Klinik, als vermisst – er wurde nie gefunden. Gemeinsam machen Clare und Russ sich auf die Spur eines Geheimnisses, dass bereits mehrere Generationen von Miller’s Kill vergiftet hat ... »Mitreißende Spannung in Kaminfeuer-Atmosphäre.« Krimi-Couch Der packende dritte Band der amerikanischen Krimireihe MILLER’S KILL – für alle Fans Deborah Crombie und Elizabeth George. Im nächsten Band müssen Clare und Russ eine Frau suchen, in den Wäldern der Adirondack Mountains verschwunden ist – wurde Millicent entführt?

Du sollst nicht töten ... Als erste weibliche Pastorin der Episkopalkirche weiß Sarah Fergusson ganz genau, dass ihr Neuanfang in der abgelegenen Kleinstadt Miller''s Kill alles andere als einfach sein wird. Doch als sie kurz nach ihrer Ankunft ein neugeborenes Baby vor der Türschwelle des Pfarrhauses entdeckt und wenig später ein junges Mädchen brutal erschlagen aufgefunden wird, findet Sarah sich mitten in einer Mordermittlung wieder. Gemeinsam mit dem örtlichen Chief Russ van Alstyne, der der fremden Pastorin zunächst skeptisch gegenübersteht, begibt sie sich auf die Jagd nach dem Mörder – und muss schon bald feststellen, dass die kleine Gemeinschaft in den Bergen mehr dunkle Geheimisse hütet, als sie sich je hätte vorstellen können ... Der packende Auftakt von Julia Spencer-Flemings Spannungsreihe MILLER''S KILL – für alle Fans der Bestseller von Deborah Crombie und der TV-Serie »Broadchurch«. In Band 2, »Die rote Spur des Zorns«, erschüttert eine Reihe brutaler Morde an Homosexuellen Miller''s Kill. Sarah und Russ müssen erneut gemeinsam ermitteln ... »Ein fesselnder Pageturner von Anfang bis Ende.« Publishers Weekly

Eigentlich will Sheriff Russ Van Alstyne seinen 50. Geburtstag in Ruhe feiern. Doch daraus wird nichts: Millie van der Hoeven, die Erbin eines reichen Großgrundbesitzers, ist entführt worden. In der Kleinstadt Millers Kill, in der jeder jeden kennt, lässt das natürlich niemanden kalt – Russ steht unter Druck. Wie immer will ihm seine Mitstreiterin, die Pastorin Clare Fergusson, zur Seite stehen. Doch was als Entführungsfall beginnt, entpuppt sich schon bald als Mahlstrom aus Rachsucht, Erpressung, Habgier und Mord ...

In Millers Kill reißt eine Mordserie an illegalen Wanderarbeitern einfach nicht ab. Die Latinos werden regelrecht hingerichtet. Sind es gezielte Hassmorde? Oder treibt hier jemand noch ein ganz anderes Spiel? Bei ihren Ermittlungen stechen Sheriff Russ van Alstyne und Pastorin Clare Fergusson in ein Wespennest ...

Als Dr. Rouse plötzlich spurlos verschwindet, glauben die meisten Bewohner von Miller’s Kill an einen Racheakt, denn kurz zuvor war der Arzt von einer wütenden Patientin angegriffen worden. Aber bei ihren Ermittlungen decken Sheriff Russ Van Alstyne und Pastorin Clare Fergusson ein ganz anders Verbrechen auf, das mehr als siebzig Jahre zurückliegt und lange Schatten auf die Gegenwart wirft. Doch was hat das alles mit dem Verschwinden des Arztes zu tun?

Um die zarte Romanze zwischen der Pastorin Clare und Sheriff Russ steht es nicht gut: Russ ist von seiner Frau Linda vor die Tür gesetzt worden, und Clare hat Ärger mit dem Bischof. Als Linda kurz darauf ermordet aufgefunden wird, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Russ wird der Tat verdächtigt und vom Dienst suspendiert. Clare will seine Unschuld beweisen und beginnt zu ermitteln ...

In a small Adirondack town, the violent attack on a doctor triggers a series of gay-bashing episodes. Episcopalian priest Clare Fergusson and Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne enter a reluctant partnership. As their investigation continues, closeness becomes inevitable.