Julia Spencer Fleming Reading Order
1 series · 12 books
Julia Spencer Fleming is the author of a mystery series following the unconventional partnership between an Episcopal priest and a police chief in upstate New York. Her novels, beginning with In the Bleak Midwinter, blend crime investigation with deeply drawn character development and small-town dynamics. Fleming's work is known for its atmospheric settings, complex moral questions, and the slow-burn romance that develops between her two central characters across the series.
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Standalone Novels Series
12 books
Julia Spencer Fleming's Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne series spans twelve books published in order from A Fountain Filled with Blood through To Darkness and to Death. Though marketed as standalone novels, these books form a connected series that should be read in publication order to follow the developing relationship and cases involving Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson and police chief Russ Van Alstyne in a small New York town. The series is complete with all twelve volumes available.
Start with A Fountain Filled with Blood, the first of 12 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Fountain Filled with Blood |
| 2 | All mortal flesh |
| 3 | Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Series, Books 4-6 |
| 4 | Hid from our eyes |
| 5 | I shall not want |
| 6 | In the bleak midwinter |
| 7 | One Was a Soldier |
| 8 | Out of the deep I cry |
| 9 | The Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Series, Books 1-3 |
| 10 | The Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Series, Books 7 and 8 |
| 11 | Through the evil days |
| 12 | To darkness and to death |
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- How many books has Julia Spencer Fleming written?
- Julia Spencer Fleming has written 12 books across 1 series.

