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Through the Evil Days

Fergusson/Van Alstyne Mysteries Series, Book 8

#8 in series

by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Suzanne Toren
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Now a New York Times bestselling author, Julia Spencer-Fleming rises to the accolade with a powerful, and emotionally charged novel fans have been yearning for.
On a frigid January night, Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne and Reverend Clare Fergusson are called to the scene of a raging fire, that quickly becomes a double homicide and kidnapping. Which is the very last thing Russ needs...Currently he's struggling with the prospect of impending fatherhood. And his new wife is not at all happy with his proposal for their long-delayed honeymoon: a week in an unelectrified ice-fishing cabin. The vestry of St. Alban's Church has called for the bishop to investigate Clare's "unpriestly" pregnancy. She has one week to find out if she will be scolded, censured, or suspended from her duties. Officer Hadley Knox is having a miserable January as well. Her on-again-off-again lover, Kevin Flynn, has seven days to weigh an offer from the Syracuse Police Department that might take him half a state away.
As the days and hours tick by, Russ and Clare fight personal and professional battles they've never encountered. In the course of this one tumultuous week the lives of the Millers-Kill residents readers have come to love and cherish change forever. Listeners have waited years for Through The Evil Days and Julia Spencer-Fleming delivers with the exquisite skill and craftsmanship that have made her such a success.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 6, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427231505
      • File size: 412353 KB
      • Duration: 14:19:04

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 16, 2013
      In Agatha-winner Spencer-Fleming’s eighth Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery (after 2011’s One Was a Soldier), the individual personal dramas of her leads overshadow the detective work. Clare, an Episcopal priest, and new husband Russ, the police chief of Millers Kill, N.Y., are looking forward to a week’s honeymoon. Meanwhile, Clare’s pregnancy, which began before their wedding, places her career in jeopardy, and Russ learns that his department may be completely eliminated. Clare’s condition evokes conflicting feelings in Russ, whose first wife suffered numerous miscarriages. Russ also fears that Clare’s substance abuse before learning she was pregnant will harm the baby. With all those issues to work through, the story’s central crime—an act of arson aimed at covering up a double murder—almost recedes into the background. While the couple’s complex relationship will engage readers, the very pregnant Clare’s active involvement in getting the bad guys strains credulity. Author tour. Agent: Meg Ruley, Jane Rotrosen Agency.

    • Library Journal

      February 15, 2014
      The latest entry in Spencer-Fleming's series finds Clare and Russ heading up to a secluded cabin on a frozen lake for their long-delayed honeymoon. But as fans of this series know, it won't be that simple. Murder, arson, kidnapping, violent drug dealers, and a deadly ice storm that immobilizes everything and everyone combine to create an edge-of-your-seat thriller, with Clare and Russ fighting for their lives. As with the other books in the series, the plot is solid, but the characters are the main attraction, as they try to navigate complex, realistic emotional issues. Suzanne Toren continues her run of this series, admirably bringing vibrancy to the characters. VERDICT Recommended for mystery fans, as well as those who enjoy the books of G.M. Malliet and Elly Griffiths.--Donna Bachowski, Orange Cty. Lib. Syst., Orlando, FL

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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