A Fountain Filled with Blood Lib/E

Review

Despite the brutal crimes, this is a quiet and civilized story just right for those who enjoy a modern take on the old-fashioned whodunit.-- "Rocky Mountain News"

Even more action, more plot-twists, and more unconsummated romance than in Clare and Russ's notable debut.-- "Kirkus"

Exciting...keeps the pages turning...Clare's army background and a plot framed by church rituals add interest to the series.-- "Booklist"

Riveting...Not just fans of ecclesiastical mysteries will have reason to rejoice.-- "Publishers Weekly"

The plot is complicated, and the ethical issues are even thornier. Wisely, Spencer-Fleming treats them with the same delicacy she extends to Clare's forbidden love.-- "New York Times"


Product Description

Nestled in the heart of the Adirondacks, Miller's Kill, New York is about as safe as it gets. That's why Episcopal minister Clare Fergusson is shocked when the Fourth of July weekend brings a rash of vicious assaults to the scenic town. Even Clare's good friend, police chief Russ Van Alstyne, is shaken by the brutality of the crimes-especially when it appears that the victims were chosen because they are gay. But when a third assault of an out-of-town developer ends in murder, Clare and Russ wonder if the recent crime wave is connected to the victim's controversial plan to open an upscale spa in Miller's Kill. But not all things in the tiny town are what they seem-and soon, Clare and Russ are left to fight their unspoken attraction to one another even as they uncover a labyrinthine conspiracy that threatens to turn deadly for them both ...

About the Author

Julia Spencer-Fleming is an Agatha, Anthony, Barry, Dilys, Gumshoe, and Macavity award winner. She studied acting and history at Ithaca College and received her JD at the University of Maine School of Law. Her books have been short-listed for the Edgar and Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice awards. She lives in a 190-year-old farmhouse in Buxton, Maine, with her husband and three children.

Suzanne Toren has over thirty years of experience in narration. She has won the American Foundation for the Blind's Scourby Award for Narrator of the Year, AudioFile magazine named her the 2009 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture, and she is the recipient of multiple Earphones Awards. She performs on and off Broadway and in regional theaters and has appeared on Law & Order and in various soap operas.

From AudioFile

When you see a helicopter in a Clare Fergusson mystery, you know sooner or later it's going to take off with Clare at the controls. Here, the Reverend Fergusson, who flew choppers in Desert Storm, is up to her neck in a bloody struggle with ruthless developers, to the despair of her heartthrob, Police Chief van Allstyne. Suzanne Toren is wonderful with Clare's soft drawl, in fact with all the women characters, and with a handsome, funny Brit who gets way too many kir royales into Clare at a fancy party. Toren's van Allstyne voice sounds painful, as if he's being garroted, but that's a minor quibble. Great fun. B.G. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine