Dead girls do tell tales--eventually!
Hid from Our Eyes (Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ van Alstyne Mysteries #9)
by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Three murders over three different periods in time, from the 1950's to 1972 and now in the present day. How could they relate, particulate given the span of years? All three were young attractive women, posed identically. There is nothing nearby to reveal who they are. All are nicely dressed, special occasion garments. Their cause of death is unknown. Nothing can be detected.
Clare Fergusson and Russ van Alstyne are an interesting couple. Van Alstyne is the Police Chief at Millers Kill, Clare his wife, is the local Episcopalian Church minister.
We have a cast of fascinating characters with interesting hints of the stories behind them. I am still intrigued by the past and present of many of them.
I love Clare's struggle s with being a Reverend and a new mother, and her deeper struggles with alcoholism. The reality of her genuineness is a gift.
I like that Clare's new intern Joni is who she is. Introduced so naturally.
Talk about peeling an onion! The way the various aspects of the story tie together was intriguing and so multilayered as to be mouth dropping. The resolution is a stroke of genius.
My only regret is that I have not read previous novels about these two. Now my TBR list has just expanded expediently.
I was trapped by this novel. I loved it and can't wait for the next!
A St. Martin's Press ARC via NetGalley
*****
by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Three murders over three different periods in time, from the 1950's to 1972 and now in the present day. How could they relate, particulate given the span of years? All three were young attractive women, posed identically. There is nothing nearby to reveal who they are. All are nicely dressed, special occasion garments. Their cause of death is unknown. Nothing can be detected.
Clare Fergusson and Russ van Alstyne are an interesting couple. Van Alstyne is the Police Chief at Millers Kill, Clare his wife, is the local Episcopalian Church minister.
We have a cast of fascinating characters with interesting hints of the stories behind them. I am still intrigued by the past and present of many of them.
I love Clare's struggle s with being a Reverend and a new mother, and her deeper struggles with alcoholism. The reality of her genuineness is a gift.
I like that Clare's new intern Joni is who she is. Introduced so naturally.
Talk about peeling an onion! The way the various aspects of the story tie together was intriguing and so multilayered as to be mouth dropping. The resolution is a stroke of genius.
My only regret is that I have not read previous novels about these two. Now my TBR list has just expanded expediently.
I was trapped by this novel. I loved it and can't wait for the next!
A St. Martin's Press ARC via NetGalley
*****
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