Julia Spencer-Fleming
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| Title | : | I Shall Not Want (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #6) |
| Author | : | Julia Spencer-Fleming |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | June 10th 2008 by Minotaur Books |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Romance |
Chronicle To Books I Shall Not Want (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #6)
Millers Kill reaches the boiling point in this white-hot novel of love and suspensePeople die. Marriages fail. In the small Adirondack town of Millers Kill, New York, however, life doesn’t 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. Alban’s 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, I Shall Not Want.
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| Original Title: | I Shall Not Want |
| ISBN: | 0312334877 (ISBN13: 9780312334871) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #6 |
| Characters: | Russ Van Alstyne, Clare Fergusson, Jonathan Ketcham |
| Setting: | Adirondack Mountains, New York(United States) Millers Kill, New York(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Agatha Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008) |
Rating Epithetical Books I Shall Not Want (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #6)
Ratings: 4.2 From 5390 Users | 404 ReviewsWrite-Up Epithetical Books I Shall Not Want (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #6)
As a great series should do, each book in the Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series gives something new in the progression of the story line of the characters. Of course, with Clare and Russ there are always ups and downs that drive the reader crazy, too. Crazy in a good way, though. In this latest tale, there is a new cop on the force, Hadley Knox, somebody is killing Latino men, and Clare has joined the National Guard. After discussions with her bishop, Clare and he decided that there wereThat's it, it's official, the shark has been jumped - repeat, the shark has been jumped. This series isn't even bothering with believability anymore and has fully embraced its true soap opera nature... which, oddly enough, might have actually improved the crack-filled trainwreck-ness of the whole thing. Somewhere around the halfway mark I finally cracked and started brainstorming a list of all the possible soap opera twists that might happen; by the end I was pleasantly surprised to see that a
Moving right along on the Clare/Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries with number 6, I Shall Not Want chalked off. At the end of number five the ongoing affair of the two main characters, Priest Fergusson and Chief Van Alstyne came literally to a dead stop. We knew or we hoped we knew this couldn't be so as the sexual tension of these two is what brings many readers back. We are not disappointed. The beat goes on. By now I sort of know what I'm going to get in this series, a mystery that will be
This is another great story from Julia Spencer-Fleming. When chief of police, Russ Van Alstyne's sister and brother-in-law buy a farm, the decide to hire some Mexicans to help with the work. But the van the workers are in crashes. Upon arrival at the scene, only two in the van load have remained due to they are illegals. Several days later, the body of a Mexican is discovered on the outskirts of Chief Alstyne's sisters farm.The autopsy reveals the person to be a male with a gunshot would to the
I love the Clare and Russ books and even though their situation is not ideal, I hated that Ms. S-F went in this direction in order to resolve that issue. If you haven't read the series, go for it! Start with the first one though, as each book builds on the previous one. *warning - may not care for the subject matter, but could be addictive.* It felt to easy and convenient. That being said, I am on pins and needles for her next one due in April 2011.
So glad that I can quickly go on to the next book in this series! This is such an engrossing series and I like the secondary characters as well as the main. Sure hope I can download the seventh book today!
(Warning: Spoiler below for those who haven't read the previous book)It's been two months since the accident that killed Russ Van Alstyne wife, and he and the Rev. Clare Fergusson haven't spoken in all that time. But then an accident involving undocumented Mexican migrants brings them together, and soon they are solving a string of deaths. Meanwhile, a new character, Hadley Knox, is introduced -- one that Spencer-Fleming has said may spin off into another series. Spencer-Fleming manages to pair
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