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Feb 24, 2023busymom51 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was the first book after finishing the Louise Penny Inspector Gamache series. It's not fair to compare the two, especially since I developed a near obsession with Three Pines and those wonderful Quebecois. However, I was pleasantly…
Jan 26, 2023MillieBT rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable mystery
Jul 05, 2022LauraSteinert rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Because I've seen a made-for-TV movie or a television episode with the EXACT plot, although the priest was male, I knew very early on who was guilty. That kind of spoiled it for me. I still enjoyed the characters and some of the…
Aug 03, 2021RosaReads2 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this so much. I finished it in a day. It helps that it was an audiobook and I've been busier than ever driving to appointments and completing a house project. Very conducive to listening time. I found the mystery compelling and…
Jan 21, 2021mdawnott rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.75 stars I started this book with equal parts excitement and trepidation. As an Episcopalian, the thought of a mystery with a Episcopal priest as one-half of the duo was right up my alley. However, I also strongly dislike mysteries…
Mar 25, 2019
1st book in the series of 9 titles thru yr 2020. Enjoyable reading; intelligent writing. very popular author; popular series; Might be called a series as fitting into the Clerical Detective genre. It's early winter, but very cold…
Mar 04, 2018Roxanne52 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Freezing weather, cool reception for a newly appointed pastor, cold hearted murder, chilling suspense...and surprise after surprise. You think you know who committed the murder, until the second murder...by the third murder you are not so…
Mar 25, 2017Roundcat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The two main characters of this first book in a series are both vulnerable, likeable people who are drawn to each other because of their military backgrounds. They work together to solve the problems posed by the abandoned baby and the…
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Oct 24, 2016htliang rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you like mysteries set in cold climates, you'll enjoy this book. As you cosy-up in front of your fire with a cup of tea, you can read about snow, freezing temperatures, and winter driving. Ex-Army pilot, Clare Fergusson, becomes the…
Jun 12, 2016LadyJaneBrais rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Really entertaining, well written whodunit, the first of a series about this town. Characters are interesting and seem very real to this reader. I look forward to enjoying the rest of the series. The library does not have the 2nd book in…
Jan 11, 2016horthhill rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
"In the Bleak Midwinter" by Julia Spencer-Fleming was not a bad mystery. There was a nice balance between the detecting of the two sleuths - Russ and Clare - and there was a nice balance between the church and police work. My only…
Sep 21, 2015
It has been years since a book has kept me up so late. Really great book. Love her writing style.
Dec 22, 2014Chapel_Hill_KenMc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Deftly written characters and a fast pace make this a superior small-town mystery. Spencer-Fleming pairs an ex-military female helicopter pilot with admirable survival skills, now an Episcopalian priest, with a rather stereotypical…
May 24, 2013
A new series for me. I think I found this series by checking out another author's recommendations at the bottom of their page on Fantastic Fiction. FF is a great source in case you've never tried it. Anyway, I went into this with some…
Mar 26, 2011CD1982 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This series is so well written and well thought out. I love murder mysteries, but I really don’t enjoy being frightened, so I’m happy to report that these books won’t keep you up at night because they’re gruesome- they’ll keep you up…