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Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series: Book 3
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On April 1, 1930, Jonathan Ketchem's wife Jane walked from her house to the police department to ask for help in finding her husband. The men, worn out from a night of chasing bootleggers, did what they could. But no one ever saw Jonathan Ketchem again... Now decades later, someone else is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Russ Van Alstyne: Police chief in the small Adirondack town of St. Albans.
- Mrs. Marshall: Wealthy woman benefactress of the Jonathan Ketchem clinic.
- Clare Fergusson: Episcopal priest who has a habit of ending up in danger and mystery.
- Dr. Allan Rouse: Medical Clinic doctor.
- Jonathon Ketchem: Father of Mrs. Marshall who disappears during the Prohibition.
- Harry McNeil: Add a description of this character.
- George Stillman: Orthopedic doctor who is the third generation to serve the Adirondack community.
- Whitley: Debba Clow's three year old daughter.
- Shaun
- Norm Madsen: Mrs. Marshall's lawyer and friend.
- Mrs. Jonathon Ketchem: Wife of the disappeared Jonathan Ketchem and mother of Mrs. Marshall.
- John Huggins
- Kevin Flynn
- Lyle MacAuley
- Jack
- Mary
- Emil Dvorak
- Peter Ketchem
- Deborah Clow: Protestor of children's vaccinations.
- Harlene Lendrum: Long-time police dispatcher.
- Renee Rouse: Wife of Dr. Allan Rouse.
- Stewart
- Linda Van Alstyne
- Lois Greuling Fleming
- Dr. Anne Vining-Ellis
- Lacey: Nickname of Mrs. Marshall.
- Lucy: Child of Jane and Jonathan Ketchem who dies in a diptheria epidemic.
- Debba
- Fergusson
- Robert Corlew
- Karen Burns
- Duane
- Janie
- Noble Entwhistle
- David Ketchem
- Mark Durkee
- Mr. Hadley
- Lilly Clow
- Vigue
- Dr. Hansvoort
- Hugh Parteger
- Lee Harse
- Terence McKellan
- Timothy LaMar
- Yvonne Story
- Arent De Grave
- Mrs. Johnson
- Shelby Cobra
- Hutch Shaw
- Ruth Madsen
- John Smith
- Wright
- Laura Rayfield
- Roxanne Lunt
- Judge Jacob DeWeese
- Willem Ellis
- Niels Madsen
- Skylar
- Haley
- Bob Mongue
- Sterling Sumner
- Margy Van Alstyne
- Liz Garrettson
- Geoffrey Burns
- Julia Spencer-Fleming
- Alta
- Nick
- Lewis
- Mrs. Creighton
- Jeremy
- Sonny Barnes
- Cody Burns
- Jack Daniel
- Liddle
- Virgin Mary
- Nathan Andernach
- Dr. Farnsworth
- Stevenson
- Ketchem Marshall
Quotes edit
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“You may have tangible wealth untold; Casketes of jewels and coffers of gold, Richer than I you can never be- I had a Mother who read to me. -Strickland Gillian”
Dedication: To Lois Greuling Fleming
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“May our God who always tempers justice with mercy pour out forgiveness over you,” she said, “washing clean all your sins, strengthening you to do all good things, bringing you day by day and hour by hour into eternal life.”
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“During the years when you’re living on macaroni and cheese and falling into bed exhausted each day from taking care of little kids, you long so for the future. And it isn’t until the future arrives that you realize how wonderful it all was.”
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“How frightening to embrace life, when one expected cold stillness. Scary. But none of us can stop it, and we’re wrong to try. We become used to deadening who we are and what we feel, but now the stone is rolled away. We cannot wrap the linens around ourselves again. No one ever promised that transformation was easy, but we are called to have courage. And faith.”
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“I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent,” she said, “by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy word.”
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“In the name of the Creator, the Redeemer, and the Sustainer, amen.”
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“Heavenly Father, you have blessed us with many riches and given us stewardship over them. A beautiful house of worship, a close-knit community, and a measure of prosperity. You have raised up intelligent, passionately committed people to lead our congregation. You ask in return, Lord, that we use our resources wisely and always remember that what we do here is not to satisfy our own egos, but for the glory of your name. Amen.”
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Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Russ Van Alstyne had just gotten a tug on his line when he saw the old lady get up from between the headstones she had been trimming, lay down her gardening tools, and walk into the reservoir.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 8 in Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series. (standard series)
Preceded by A Fountain Filled With Blood, and followed by To Darkness And to Death.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Julia Spencer-Fleming (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Minotaur
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0312312628
Page Count: 325
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Minotaur
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0312312628
Page Count: 325
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- Dewey: 813
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