{"product_id":"one-was-a-soldier-a-clare-fergusson-and-russ-van-alstyne-mystery-9781250003874","title":"One Was a Soldier: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a warm September evening in the Millers Kill community center, five veterans sit down in rickety chairs to try to make sense of their experiences in Iraq. What they will find is murder, conspiracy, and the unbreakable ties that bind them to one another and their small Adirondack town. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Rev. Clare Fergusson wants to forget the things she saw as a combat helicopter pilot and concentrate on her relationship with Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne. MP Eric McCrea needs to control the explosive anger threatening his job as a police officer. Will Ellis, high school track star, faces the reality of life as a double amputee. Orthopedist Trip Stillman is denying the extent of his traumatic brain injury. And bookkeeper Tally McNabb wrestles with guilt over the in-country affair that may derail her marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut coming home is harder than it looks. One vet will struggle with drugs and alcohol. One will lose his family and friends. One will die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince their first meeting, Russ and Clare's bond has been tried, torn, and forged by adversity. But when he rules the veteran's death a suicide, she violently rejects his verdict, drawing the surviving vets into an unorthodox investigation that threatens jobs, relationships, and her own future with Russ. \u003cbr\u003eAs the days cool and the nights grow longer, they will uncover a trail of deceit that runs from their tiny town to the upper ranks of the U.S. Army, and from the waters of the Millers Kill to the unforgiving streets of Baghdad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Was a Soldier \u003c\/i\u003eis \"a surefire winner\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"Outstanding\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)--Julia Spencer-Fleming at her best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBestselling author \u003cb\u003eJulia Spencer-Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e is the winner of the Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, Dilys, Barry, Nero Wolfe, and Gumshoe Awards, and an Edgar and \u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e RC Award finalist. She was born at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, spending most of her childhood on the move as an army brat. She studied acting and history at Ithaca College, and received her J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. She lives in a 190-year-old farmhouse outside of Portland, Maine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676107510034,"sku":"9781250003874","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_102d4448-1679-492d-a15e-0ed579a1dbf1.jpg?v=1733876113","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-was-a-soldier-a-clare-fergusson-and-russ-van-alstyne-mystery-9781250003874","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}