In The Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Book Description
It's a cold, snowy December in the upstate New York town of Millers Kill, and newly-ordained Clare Fergusson is on thin ice as the first female priest of its small Episcopal church. Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne dismisses her as a naive do-gooder and her blunt manner, honed by eight years as an Army chaplain, receives a chilly reception. When a baby is abandoned and a young mother is brutally murdered, Clare has to pick her way through the secrets and silence that shadow the town like the ever-present Adirondack Mountains. As the days dwindle down and the attraction between the avowed priest and the married chief grows, Clare will need all her faith, tenacity and courage to stand fast against a killer's icy heart.

My thoughts
The novel begins when a baby is found on the steps of a church in the middle of a snowy winter. While investigating whose baby it is, the Chief of Police, Russ Van Alstyne and Claire Ferguson, the female priest of said church discover that the young mother was murdered.

As the story unfolds, the reader gets to learn more about Claire and Russ. These characters are well developed and have a chemistry that makes their investigation fun to read. I found this to be an enjoyable mystery.

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