Out Of The Deep I Cry [Paperback]

Julia Spencer-Fleming (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur (2004)
• ASIN: B000OTI5S6
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,211,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bestselling author JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING is the winner of the Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, Dilys, Barry, Nero Wolfe, and Gumshoe Awards, and an Edgar and Romantic Times 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, with three children, two dogs, and one husband. Visit her on the Web at www.juliaspencerfleming.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful series featuring a compelling female protagonist, July 23, 2004

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David Montgomery "Book Critic" (davidjmontgomery.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out of the Deep I Cry: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery (Hardcover)

Julia Spencer-Fleming's Out of the Deep I Cry is the third book featuring the Rev. Clare Fergusson, an Episcopal priest, and her good friend, Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne.

As with the first two books in the series (all three named after hymns), Out of the Deep contains an absorbing plot, with all the necessary touches of intrigue and suspense. This is the author's best story yet, a contemporary mystery with roots in the past, presented with the flair and polish of the finest artisan.

Even better than the plots, though, are the wonderful characters Spencer-Fleming creates. The relationship between her two main players, especially, is so touching and authentic that the ending is enough to make even the hardest heart melt.

Reviewed by David Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complex, fascinating and hard to put down, September 30, 2006

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R. Kyle (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out of the Deep I Cry (A Rev. Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)

Spencer-Fleming's writing amazes me. She manages to skillfully weave the mystery in with the humdrum details of her character's life to create a rich, real novel that keeps you turning pages.

Rev. Clare Fergusson's church is in trouble. The ceiling's literally fallen in and there's no money anywhere to fix it. Just as the Rev turns to a board member Lacey Marshall to turn over part of a trust that was being used by the town's free clinic to the church for urgent repairs, the clinic's physician disappears under suspicious circumstances.

This whole situation is so similar to the disappearance of the father of Mrs. Marshall's. Both mysteries weave together and echo each other in eerie ways. I suggest you allot time to finish this book, because you are not going to want to wait to see the ending. So far, every book in this series has been great. I'm very much looking forward to the next.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Series, April 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Out of the Deep I Cry: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery (Hardcover)

In her third book Spencer-Fleming develops characters you really know and care about. The tension between the priest and policeman is defined and the reader can feel their personal tension. Secondary characters are also expanded meaningfully. There is more than one plot taking place in different time periods, but all is masterfully woven together. A very unique and interesting page turner.