Very exciting to read a book that is based on a (fictional) town very close to my own tiny hometown! Julia Spencer-Fleming certainly has the character voices down for this particular area of Upstate NY.

Claire did not live up to my expectations, given her very interesting description in the synopsis. She makes foolhardy decisions that belie her experience as an Army vet. The mystery was good, perhaps more interesting to me because of the setting.

As always, I could have done without the romantic angle - we can't have female priest/male cop buddy time without sexual tension?! Man. This is especially true since one of the parties is MARRIED.