A FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH BLOOD : A Reverend Clare Ferguson Mystery **AWARD FINALIST**

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2003. First edition so stated, April 2003 with complete number line beginning with 1. Light soiling at top edge of pages else fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The 2nd mystery featuring Reverend Clare Fergusson set in a small town in upstate NY. A BARRY AWARD NOMINEE for Best Novel. "Spencer-Fleming's second cozy-cum-thriller to feature the Reverend Clare Fergusson, an ex-army helicopter pilot turned Anglican priest, is every bit as riveting as her first, In the Bleak Midwinter (2002). A series of gay bashings, the discovery of PCBs in a local elementary school playground and a brutal murder heat up the Adirondacks town of Millers Kill, N.Y., hotter than the July weather. Clare, rector of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, and the very much married police chief Russ Van Alstyne, who have spent the last six months avoiding each other in hopes of dispelling their mutual attraction, find themselves working together on a perilous murder investigation. With eloquent exposition and natural dialogue, the precisely constructed plot moves effortlessly to its dramatic conclusion. The poignant reflections of Clare and Russ as they examine their own hearts and struggle with their feelings never detract from the crime solving. Amid a host of memorable characters, Clare stands out, whether daring to drive a sports car instead of a safer four-wheel-drive vehicle or donning her vestments to perform the evening service of Compline in an empty church lit with candles. Not just fans of ecclesiastical mysteries will have reason to rejoice." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.