One was a soldier
(Book)
On a warm September evening in the Millers Kill community center, five veterans sit down in rickety chairs to try to make sense of their experiences in Iraq. What they will find is murder, conspiracy, and the unbreakable ties that bind them to one another and their small Adirondack town.
The Rev. Clare Fergusson wants to forget the things she saw as a combat helicopter pilot and concentrate on her relationship with Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne. MP Eric McCrea needs to control the explosive anger threatening his job as a police officer. Will Ellis, high school track star, faces the reality of life as a double amputee. Orthopedist Trip Stillman is denying the extent of his traumatic brain injury. And bookkeeper Tally McNabb wrestles with guilt over the in-country affair that may derail her marriage.
But coming home is harder than it looks. One vet will struggle with drugs and alcohol. One will lose his family and friends. One will die.
Since their first meeting, Russ and Clare's bond has been tried, torn, and forged by adversity. But when he rules the veteran's death a suicide, she violently rejects his verdict, drawing the surviving vets into an unorthodox investigation that threatens jobs, relationships, and her own future with Russ.
As the days cool and the nights grow longer, they will uncover a trail of deceit that runs from their tiny town to the upper ranks of the U.S. Army, and from the waters of the Millers Kill to the unforgiving streets of Baghdad.
One Was a Soldier is "a surefire winner" (Booklist) and "Outstanding" (Library Journal)—Julia Spencer-Fleming at her best.
Fergusson, Clare (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Iraq War, 2003- -- Veterans -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Police chiefs -- Fiction.
Van Alstyne, Russ (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Veterans -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
Women clergy -- Fiction.
Spencer-Fleming, J. (2011). One was a soldier. New York, Minotaur Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Spencer-Fleming, Julia. 2011. One Was a Soldier. New York, Minotaur Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Spencer-Fleming, Julia, One Was a Soldier. New York, Minotaur Books, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Spencer-Fleming, Julia. One Was a Soldier. New York, Minotaur Books, 2011.
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