To Darkness and to Death (A Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery)
St. Martin's Paperbacks - St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release date: 2006-05-30
Mass Market Paperback
Author: Julia Spencer-Fleming
Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
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To Darkness and to Death (A Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery)
Date undefinedI was saving this book so I that I could look forward to more Clare and Russ, little did I know they would fail to show in this book of the series. I say series lightly because this book should not be included as part part of the Clare Fergusson/ Russ Van Alstyne mysteries. I am fairly new to the series and this was a huge disappointment since the characters I know and care about rarely appear. This book is peppered with minor characters and often less than plausible story lines.
I am sad to say I put this was down. Ms. Spencer-Fleming's fascination with deer hunting and subesquent deer skining was very off putting. It's a shame she feels she has to resort to this type of false sensationalism after a noteworthy first novel.
To Darkness And To Death lacked both style and substance and is a world away from what I grew to know and love in the first few books. My love affair with Clare and Russ is now over.
To Darkness and to Death (A Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery)
Date undefinedThis sensitively penned drama of ethical struggle versus real life love and passions fulfils at several levels - the crime/mystery to be solved and the moral dilemmas to ponder.
The characters are true to life but never boring and the setting authentically enchanting.
A fabulous read for a night by the fire.
To Darkness and to Death (A Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery)
Date undefinedI only recently became acquainted with this author and absolutely love her books. I have read all that are available in paperback and will continue to look forward to reading future books.
I got hooked on mysteries by reading Agatha Christie when I was young and this author's characters and plots remind me of Agatha. Great reading.
