One was a soldier
On 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.
The 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.
But 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.
Since 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.
As 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.
One Was a Soldier is "a surefire winner" (Booklist) and "Outstanding" (Library Journal)--Julia Spencer-Fleming at her best.
City and town life -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains -- Fiction
Crimes against
Fergusson, Clare (Fictitious character)
Fergusson, Clare (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Fiction
Investigation
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Veterans -- Fiction
Murder
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Mystery
Mystery fiction
Police chiefs
Police chiefs -- Fiction
Thriller
Van Alstyne, Russ (Fictitious character)
Van Alstyne, Russ (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Veterans
Veterans -- Crimes against -- Fiction
Women clergy
Women clergy -- Fiction
9781982446819
9780792767053
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Grouping Title | one was a soldier |
Grouping Author | julia spencer fleming |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-03-28 03:51:39AM |
Last Indexed | 2023-03-28 04:18:21AM |
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Online Hoopla Collection
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At the Millers Kill community center, five veterans gather to work on adjusting to life after war. Reverend Clare Fergusson has returned from Iraq with a head full of bad memories she's using alcohol to wipe out. And down-on-her-luck Tally McNabb has brought home a secret—a fatal one. Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne just wants Clare to settle down and get married—to him. But when he rules Tally McNabb's death a suicide, Clare sides with the other vets against him. Russ and Clare's unorthodox investigation will uncover a trail of deceit that runs from their tiny Adirondack town to the upper ranks of the Army, and from the waters of the Millers Kill to the unforgiving streets of Baghdad.
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Fergusson, Clare (Fictitious character)
Fergusson, Clare (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Veterans -- Fiction
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Mystery fiction
Police chiefs -- Fiction
Van Alstyne, Russ (Fictitious character)
Van Alstyne, Russ (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Veterans -- Crimes against -- Fiction
Women clergy -- Fiction
One was a soldier / Julia Spencer-Fleming
One was a soldier : a Clare Fergusson/Russ van Alstyne mystery [electronic resource] / Julia Spencer-Fleming
Crimes against
Fergusson, Clare (Fictitious character)
Fiction
Investigation
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Murder
Mystery
Police chiefs
Thriller
Van Alstyne, Russ (Fictitious character)
Veterans
Women clergy
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