ONE WAS A SOLDIER: A CLARE FERGUSSON RUSS VAN ALSTYNE NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 06830013B61874
English Summary/英文概要： 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.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 九月的一个温暖的傍晚，在米勒斯•基尔的社区中心，五名退伍老兵坐在摇摇欲坠的椅子上，试图理清自己在伊拉克的战争经历。他们在这段探寻之旅之中发现谋杀、阴谋和他们间兄弟般牢不可破的关系，都和他们现在所处的纽约州北部米勒斯的阿迪朗达克小镇有着千丝万缕的关系。
牧师克莱尔•弗格森想要忘却她曾作为一名战斗机飞行员所看到的一切，专注于她和警长拉斯•范•阿尔斯丁的关系上。骑警队的埃里克•麦克雷需要控制他那会威胁到职业生涯的火爆脾气。威尔•艾利斯，高校内的田径明星，身为一个双侧截肢者真实地生活着。整形外科医生特瑞普•斯蒂尔曼一直拒绝接受他的创伤性脑部损伤程度。档案管理员泰利•麦克纳博正努力在克服自己在婚姻出轨后的内疚。
但归家之路总是那么不易。一位兽医正在努力戒掉自己的毒瘾和酗酒的毛病。一个将会失去家庭和朋友。一个将会死去。
自从第一次见面，拉斯和克莱尔的关系就一直遭受着厄运的纠缠，折磨和冲击。但当他裁定退伍军人的死亡为自杀时，克莱尔坚决地反对他的裁决，拉着幸存的老兵去进行一场会威胁到拉斯工作，和他们现存关系和未来的异教调查之中。随着时间的渐渐流逝，他们将会发现来自他们小镇背后军队上层的一连串谎言，和米勒斯•基尔那些曾经的往事以及在巴格达街头的无情岁月。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：好消息是牧师克莱尔•弗格森（Clare Fergusson）被派往中东作战的少校，已经退役回到了自己的家乡。她计划到警察局长拉斯・范・阿尔斯丁求婚。但那只是关于好消息。尽管小镇上的飙升的谋杀率(《我必不缺乏》， 2008年)，米勒斯•基尔，纽约州北部米勒斯的阿迪朗达克小镇，临床医生萨拉•道林正在疲于为治疗小组内退伍军人诊治，是众所周知的事情。 但克莱尔•弗格森，骨科医师特瑞普•斯蒂尔曼，双侧截肢者威尔•艾利斯，档案管理员泰利•麦克纳博和返会警队的骑警埃里克•麦克雷，无法想到他们的生活将会在未来几个月内被痛苦地胶着在一起…. 然而，作者对剧中人物如何去修复自己个人的愧疚没有埋下很多伏笔，转而探索了从战场上归家的士兵们那逃脱不了的后遗症，包括思想的沉重负担，和那些难以逾越的负罪感。茱莉亚•斯宾塞弗莱明这部最具热望年度小说，用现代生活中的这些行尸走肉折射出人类所无法实现崇高目标。但读者们将饶有兴趣地品味这个延续的小镇故事。“Julia Spencer-Fleming is a rarity in this business, a risk taker and a writer of deep feeling. Few others could deliver a high-concept thriller that so perfectly captures the subtle sufferings of soldiers home from combat. A story of greed, betrayal, and wounded love, One Was a Soldier left me entertained, satisfied, and a shade wiser about the cost of war.” --New York Times bestselling author John Hart
“This is a surefire winner, taking the linchpin Fergusson–Van Alstyne relationship to a new level, probing the personal lives of other members of the town’s police department, and personalizing the toll taken by war. Spencer-Fleming’s fans who have been waiting eagerly for her latest won’t be disappointed; this series, as intelligent as it is enthralling, just keeps getting better.” --Booklist (starred review)
“An absolute tour de force! Both a superb murder mystery and a gripping examination of the suffering of returning soldiers.” --Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author
“Explor[es] the inescapable legacies of soldiers come home, including a crushing burden of imagined, and unimaginable, guilt.” --Kirkus Reviews
“In the hands of a lesser writer, this novel would not fly, but Spencer-Fleming carries it off and concludes with a believable resolution. Outstanding.” --Library Journal (starred review)
About the Author/作者介绍： 茱莉亚•斯宾塞弗莱明JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING是一位荣获阿加莎，安东尼、麦卡维迪、迪利斯、巴里、沃尔夫和套靴奖的畅销作家，同时她还入围和一位埃德加和浪漫时代RC奖。在普拉茨堡空军基地出生的她，童年的大部分时光都是作为一个军士的顽童中渐渐长大。她在伊萨卡大学学习了表演和历史，并在缅因大学法学院获得了法理学博士学位。她目前与三个孩子，二条狗和丈夫定居于缅因州，波特兰城外一所有着190年历史的老农舍里。 如果你想了解她的更多讯息，请登录网站www.juliaspencerfleming.comJULIA SPENCER-FLEMING is an Agatha, Anthony, Barry, Dilys, Gumshoe and Macavity Award winner. She studied Acting and History at Ithaca College and received her J.D. at the University of Maine School of Law. Her books have been shortlisted for the Edgar, and Romantic Times RC awards. Julia lives in a 190-year-old farmhouse in Buxton, Maine with her husband and three children.
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