In the Bleak Midwinter (novel)

{{Short description|2002 mystery novel by Julia Spencer-Fleming}}

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In the Bleak Midwinter is a mystery novel written by Julia Spencer-Fleming. Published in 2002, it won six awards for best first novel, including the Agatha Award.{{cite web |url=http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=6cd59a23e35914bd |publisher=Galveston Daily News |title=Priest, police chief team up to solve murders |accessdate=9 April 2010 |first=Margaret |last=Barno}} The book introduced the characters of Clare Fergusson, an ex-Army helicopter pilot who has become an Episcopal priest and Russ Van Alstyne, a married police chief who lives in the same town.