Lentorama 2024: Clerical Crime Solvers

Day 36: Claire Fergusson

Claire Fergusson is the new priest at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Millers Kill, New York. She's not exactly what the parishoners expected, as she's a former Army chopper pilot with a no-nonsense attitude. When a baby is left at the church, she enlists the help of the town's police chief - ex-Army himself - to find the parents, a mission that uncovers secrets, murder, and perhaps a budding romance?

Author Julia Spencer-Fleming does not appear to have entertained a religious vocation or served in the military. She does originally come from upstate New York, but lives in Maine now. Unlike many of these series this one is still active.