Part of The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries, book 3
First published 2004
Reverend Clare Fergusson faces a puzzling case when the physician at the Ketchem clinic disappears from Miller's Kill, New York. Police chief Russ Van Alstyne suspects a troubled single mother who harbored resentment against the missing doctor. Clare questions this easy answer. She discovers the current vanishing mirrors an older mystery from April 1930, when Jonathan Ketchem disappeared after his wife Jane sought police help finding him. The exhausted officers, fresh from pursuing bootleggers, never located Jonathan. Clare and Russ dig deeper into both cases, uncovering connections that stretch from the violent Prohibition years to the present day. Their investigation reveals family secrets spanning generations and puts them in the crosshairs of someone willing to commit murder. As they close in on answers, Clare and Russ struggle against their growing feelings for each other, complicating both their professional partnership and personal lives.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation
Setting: Miller's Kill, New York
Period: 1930s, Present Day
325 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books