description: Clare Fergusson, Saint Alban's new priest, fits like a square peg in the conservative Episcopal parish at Miller's Kill, New York. She is not just a lady but also 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 is 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 Miller's 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
characters: Clare Fergusson
genres: Romance, Mystery Thriller, Suspense, New York, Contemporary, Thriller, Crime, Fiction, Audiobook, Mystery
ratings_count: 15352
places: New York (State), Millers Kill, New York, Adirondack Mountains, 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: Blackstone Publishing