Books : A Fountain Filled with Blood: A Mystery
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780312304102
ISBN: 0312304102
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: April 01, 2003
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Sales Rank: 410604
Studio: St. Martin's Minotaur
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In In the Bleak Midwinter, Julia Spencer-Fleming’s Malice Domestic–winning first mystery, Reverend Clare Fergusson was quickly introduced to a more eventful life than she had expected after moving to the small town of Millers Kill in upstate New York. But the Episcopal priest and former Army Air Force chopper pilot proved to her flockæ and to police chief Russ Van Alstyneæthat she could cope with the unexpected, even when it was as dire as murder. In this new adventure for the two ill-matched friends (who are gamely resisting something beyond friendship), evidence shows that a small town can hold just as much evil as the Wicked City.
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Really enjoyed this second installment, love Clare and Russ and when they are together fighting crime everything seems right in the world.
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This was my first venture into the works of Julia spencer-Fleming and it was totally enjoyable. I plan on reading more of her works when I next want to do some "light or escape" reading.
Her protagonist, Reverand Clare, is a delightful, daring and caring human being. There is a hint of forbidden romance with the local Police Chief and a humorous one-upmanship relationship between the two.
The plot is a little clumsy in places but the theme of hate crimes and the terror they cause make it worthwhile.
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This book continues the relationship between Clare and Russ plus being a great mystery. I love these books and am looking forward to the latest in the series.
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The story is excellent and the author can be proud of it. She should, however, fire whomever created the Kindle version of her book. This is absolutely the worst Kindle-format book I have ever read. If I hadn't gotten it for free during a recent Amazon promotion, I would be asking for my money back.
What's wrong with it?
* First, the device renders each page so slowly that turning pages is annoying--every page! I've been told that this is a consequence of not using the font that's built into the Kindle firm-ware.
* Second, there's no table of contents, so you can't jump directly to a particular chapter.
* Third, there are no page breaks at the beginning of each chapter. I doubt the publisher would have been happy with this in his print edition.
* Fourth, the text looks like they didn't use a proper font. Rather, you see some broken letters like mis-prints in paper books, while the same letter nearby is perfect. Also, there are some lines where a given word will be out of place.
Don't spend your money on a poorly made Kindle edition. Get the paperback. A Fountain Filled With Blood (A Rev. Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery)
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(Kindle format). Interesting book, bad e-formatting. Many format errors, including line spacing and kerning, words falling into the line below - it all makes for a very crowded, tight page. Forced hyphenation means odd hyphens in the middle of lines.
Strong characters, interesting story, although a little more politically/socially heavy-handed than the first book.
Some irritating automotive errors - the Reverend Clare drives a classic car which is worth upwards of $45,000, after complaining in the last novel that she couldn't afford to replace her MG B (which is not a luxurious high performance car, as is claimed in the first novel). There is no such thing as a "four hundred twenty seven liter" car. 427 cc or 4.27 liter, most likely.
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