In a tiny Adirondack town, five veterans gather to work on adjusting to life after war.
One Was a Soldier is a surefire winner ( Booklist ) and Outstanding ( Library Journal )--Julia Spencer-fleming at her best..
Army, and from the waters of the Millers Kill to the unforgiving streets of Baghdad.
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.
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.
Since their first meeting, Russ and Clare\'s bond has been tried, torn, and forged by adversity.
One will die.
One will lose his family and friends.
One vet will struggle with drugs and alcohol.
But coming home is harder than it looks.
And bookkeeper Tally McNabb wrestles with guilt over the in-country affair that may derail her marriage.
Orthopedist Trip Stillman is denying the extent of his traumatic brain injury.
Will Ellis, high school track star, faces the reality of life as a double amputee.
MP Eric McCrea needs to control the explosive anger threatening his job as a police officer.
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.
The Rev.
What they will find is murder, conspiracy, and the unbreakable ties that bind them to one another and their small Adirondack town.
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.
But Russ and Clare\'s unorthodox death investigation will uncover a trail of deceit that runs to the upper ranks of the Army.
In a tiny Adirondack town, five veterans gather to work on adjusting to life after war
