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Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Books in Order

Julia Spencer-Fleming has written 11 Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books, published between 2002 and 2025. The first book is In the Bleak Midwinter (2002) and the newest is At Midnight Comes the Cry (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2002–2025
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,742 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
46–69 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,742 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne checklist

Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne are the two fictional characters of Julia Spencer-Fleming's Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries. Subject headings for the books name women clergy, the Episcopal Church, police chiefs, missing persons and murder investigation. The 11 catalogued books run from In the Bleak Midwinter (2002) to At Midnight Comes the Cry (2025). A Fountain Filled with Blood (2003), All Mortal Flesh (2006), One Was a Soldier (2011) and Hid from Our Eyes (2020) fall between. The series is ongoing.

How many Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books are there?

Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne has 11 books, released between 2002 and 2025.

Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming (2002)
  2. Cover of A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming (2003)
  3. Cover of Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming (2004)
  4. Cover of To Darkness and to Death by Julia Spencer-Fleming (2005)
  5. Cover of All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming, book 5 of the Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries series
  6. Cover of I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming, book 6 of the Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries series
  7. Cover of One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming, book 8 of the Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries series
  8. Cover of Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming (2013)
  9. Cover of Hid from Our Eyes by Julia Spencer-Fleming, book 10 of the Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries series
  1. 1
    In the Bleak MidwinterRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #12002 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002370
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  2. 2
    A Fountain Filled with BloodRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #22003 · 385 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003385
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  3. 3
    Out of the Deep I CryRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #32004 · 325 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004325
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  4. 4
    To Darkness and to DeathRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #42005 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005311
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  5. 5
    All Mortal FleshRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #52006 · 322 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006322
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  6. 6
    I Shall Not WantRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #62008 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008336
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  7. 7
    Letters to a SoldierRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #72009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    One Was a SoldierRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #82011 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011336
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  9. 9
    Through the Evil DaysRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #92013 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013357
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  10. 10
    Hid from Our EyesRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #102020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  11. 11
    At Midnight Comes the CryRev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #112025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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Do you have to read Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books in order?

You should read the Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne book also stands alone.

Where to start with Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne

Start with In the Bleak Midwinter (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne book?

At Midnight Comes the Cry (2025) is the newest Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne book released so far.

Is there a new Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne book coming?

No next Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne at a glance

Still running
Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,742 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books are about

9 of the 11 Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: clare fergusson (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Julia Spencer-Fleming

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.