Part of The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries, book 5
First published 2018
Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne first met Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson on a frigid December night in the hospital emergency room. Someone had left a newborn on the church steps. Russ never expected the new priest to be a woman like Clare. Their attraction burns fierce and forbidden in the small town of Millers Kill. When Russ's wife Linda kicks him out of their house, he keeps the separation private. Then a neighbor discovers Linda's butchered body on her kitchen floor. The state police see an obvious case against the estranged husband who controls the murder investigation. Townspeople whisper that the rumors about the police chief and the priest were true all along. Church officials seize their chance to rein in their rebellious cleric. In Millers Kill, betrayal corrupts old friendships and evil hides behind white clapboard farmhouses. Nothing appears as it truly is.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, crime
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance
Setting: Millers Kill
Period: 21st-century
MP3 CD · Blackstone on Brilliance Audio
Content warnings: domestic-violence, murder