num_pages: 370
description: Clare Fergusson, St. Alban's new priest, fits like a square peg in the conservative Episcopal parish at Millers Kill, New York. She is not just a "lady," she's a tough ex-Army chopper pilot and nobody's fool. Then a newborn infant left at the church door brings her together with the town's Police Chief, Russ Van Alstyne, who's also ex-Army and a cynical good shepherd for the stray sheep of his hometown. Their search for the baby's mother quickly leads them into the secrets that shadow Millers Kill like the ever-present Adirondacks. What they discover is a world of trouble, an attraction to each other--and murder...
language: English
title: In the Bleak Midwinter
titlecomplete: In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)
characters: Clare Fergusson
genres: New York, Mystery, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Audiobook, Romance, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 15340
places: Adirondack Mountains, New York, New York (State), Millers Kill, New York
series: The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Gumshoe Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Minotaur Books