Hid from Our Eyes: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery

Julia Spencer-Fleming

Apr 2020 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Suzanne Toren

About this audiobook

This program includes a bonus conversation with the author

New York Times bestseller Julia Spencer-Fleming returns to her beloved Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery series with new crimes that span decades in Hid from Our Eyes.

1952. Millers Kill Police Chief Harry McNeil is called to a crime scene where a woman in a party dress has been murdered with no obvious cause of death.

1972. Millers Kill Police Chief Jack Liddle is called to a murder scene of a woman that's very similar to one he worked as a trooper in the 50s. The only difference is this time, they have a suspect. Young Vietnam War veteran Russ van Alstyne found the body while riding his motorcycle and is quickly pegged as the prime focus of the investigation.

Present-day. Millers Kill Police Chief Russ van Alstyne gets a 911 call that a young woman has been found dead in a party dress, the same MO as the crime he was accused of in the 70s. The pressure is on for Russ to solve the murder before he's removed from the case.

Russ will enlist the help of his police squad and Reverend Clare Fergusson, who is already juggling the tasks of being a new mother to her and Russ's baby and running St. Alban's Church, to finally solve these crimes.

Listeners have waited years for this newest book and Julia Spencer-Fleming delivers with the exquisite skill and craftsmanship that have made her such a success.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

"Superb...Julia Spencer-Fleming makes a triumphant return." -- Associated Press

Ratings and reviews

So this book has so many interesting characters lol and like I was, super hesitant when it mentioned a character was trans but I think they did pretty well making her a character and though transphobia was brought up more than once/ppl said transphobic things, it wasn't glossed over (for the most part) imo idc if someones 70 yall can learn to not be a butt. This was a really interesting story though didn't see that coming! I kinda thought it might be along the lines of more than one person but I will admit I ddint see that coming! ik some of those ppl had to be dirty and had an idea but couldn't say for sure! Ngl this book did have, more religion than most thriller/mysteries I read but it wasn't horrible. Yes it did have lots of offhand Christian comments but it wasn't like *some* books ive read. so it wasn't bad. plus this did show diversity in Christianity and they were "accepting" (I don't really like that term but for the sake of easily being understood I will sue that) the trans woman not just going to church but literally working in it :)

About the author

JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING is the New York Times bestselling author of One Was A Soldier, and an Agatha, Anthony, Dilys, Barry, Macavity, and Gumshoe Award winner. She studied acting and history at Ithaca College and received her J.D. at the University of Maine School of Law. Her books have been shortlisted for the Edgar, Nero Wolfe, and Romantic Times RC awards. Julia lives in a 190-year-old farmhouse in southern Maine.