The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 10 books · 2002 to 2024 · Set in the fictional Millers Kill, New York

Julia Spencer-Fleming

Crime and mysteryPolice proceduralAmateur sleuth

In the small Adirondack town of Millers Kill, the Reverend Clare Fergusson, an Episcopal priest and former army helicopter pilot, and police chief Russ Van Alstyne solve crimes and fall in love.

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Fergusson and Van Alstyne

10 books · Set in the fictional Millers Kill, New YorkAmateur sleuthPolice procedural
  1. 1In the Bleak Midwinter2002With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Fountain Filled with Blood2003With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Out of the Deep I Cry2004With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  4. 4To Darkness and to Death2005With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  5. 5All Mortal Flesh2006With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  6. 6I Shall Not Want2008With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  7. 7One Was a Soldier2011With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Through the Evil Days2013With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Hid from Our Eyes2020With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon
  10. 10At Midnight Comes the Cry2024With Clare Fergusson and Russ Van AlstyneBuy on Amazon

Characters

5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Millers Kill