Out of the Deep I Cry

Jacket Description/Back: "Julia Spencer-Fleming's debut In the Bleak Midwinter reached unprecedented heights amongst the mystery world awards, receiving the Agatha for Best First Mystery as well as the Malice Domestic, the Anthony, the Dilys, the Barry and the Macavity Awards, making Spencer-Fleming the first author to win all six awards for a first novel. Her follow-up A Fountain Filled with Blood was also a smashing success. Now, Spencer-Fleming delivers her best novel to date with "Out of the Deep I Cry... A DARK PAST THAT COULD BRING ... 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... DEADLY CONSEQUENCES TO THE PRESENT... Now decades later, someone else is missing in Miller's Kill, NY. This time it's the physician of the clinic that bears the Ketchem name. Suspicion falls on a volatile single mother with a grudge against the doctor, but Reverend Clare Fergusson isn't convinced. As Clare and Russ investigate, they discover that the doctor's disappearance is linked to a bloody trail going all the way back to the hardscrabble Prohibition era. As they draw ever closer to the truth, their attraction for each other grows increasingly more difficult to resist. And their search threatens to uncover secrets that snake from one generation to the next-and to someone who's ready to kill. "Brings new airs and graces to the traditional small-town mystery...this is a very small town, but under Spencer-Fleming's grave and tender touch it becomes a world that you want to visit and hate to leave.""-The New York Times Book Review" "A poignant and provocative mystery."-"Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Review Quotes: "The third and most densely textured mystery in a series by Julia Spencer-Fleming that brings new airs and graces to the traditional small-town mystery...the rich heritage of this Adirondack Mountain region also gives depth and complexity to the crimes that the well-matched pair must solve together...yes, this is a very small town, but under Spencer-Fleming's grave and tender touch it becomes a world that you want to visit and hate to leave."-"The New York Times Book Review" "One of the great pleasures in a mystery reviewer's life is watching a promising series take root and blossom into something strong and unusual. Out of the Deep I Cry...is a perfect example."-"Baltimore Sun" "Early spring in the Adirondacks is vividly described in this third installment in the series, and both the main and secondary characters are well developed...a comfortable mix of police procedural and village cozy."-"Booklist"Biographical Note: JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING is an Agatha, Anthony, Barry, Dilys, Gumshoe and Macavity Award winner. Her books have been shortlisted for the Edgar, and Romantic Times RC awards. Julia lives in southern Maine with her husband and three children. Marc Notes: A Thomas Dunne book.; Copyright date: 2004.; Includes discussion questions.; 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 missing in Miller's Kill, New York.. Publisher Marketing:"A pivotal book in this award-winning series, and nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Novel--Julia Spencer-Fleming's "Out of the Deep I Cry "is a triumph not to be missed."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 missing in Miller's Kill, NY. This time it's the physician of the clinic that bears the Ketchem name. Suspicion falls on a volatile single mother with a grudge against the doctor, but Reverend Clare Fergusson isn't convinced. As Clare and Russ investigate, they discover that the doctor's disappearance is linked to a bloody trail going all the way back to the hardscrabble Prohibition era. As they draw ever closer to the truth, their attraction for each other grows increasingly more difficult to resist. And their search threatens to uncover secrets that snake from one generation to the next-and to someone who's ready to kill. Review Citations:

Booksense '76 June 2004 06/01/2004 pg. 1 (EAN 9781587247491, Hardcover)

Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 132 (EAN 9780792732228, MP3 CD)

Kliatt 07/01/2005 pg. 54 (EAN 9780792732211, Compact Disc)

Kliatt 01/01/2005 pg. 48 (EAN 9780792732211, Compact Disc)

Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 132 (EAN 9780792732211, Compact Disc)

Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 132 (EAN 9780792732204, Analog Audio Cassette)

Ingram Paperback Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 36 (EAN 9780312988883, Mass Market Paperbound)

Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2004 pg. 158 (EAN 9780312312626, Hardcover)

Booklist 02/15/2004 pg. 1044 (EAN 9780312312626, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 03/08/2004 pg. 53 (EAN 9780312312626, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Library Journal 04/01/2004 pg. 126 (EAN 9780312312626, Hardcover)

New York Times 04/25/2004 pg. 23 (EAN 9780312312626, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 05/01/2004 pg. 95 (EAN 9780312312626, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Spencer-Fleming, Julia JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING is an Agatha, Anthony, Barry, Dilys, Gumshoe and Macavity Award winner. Her books have been shortlisted for the Edgar, and Romantic Times RC awards. Julia lives in southern Maine with her husband and three children.