Reviews
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., "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), "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 "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) "Explor[es] the inescapable legacies of soldiers come home, including a crushing burden of imagined, and unimaginable, guilt." -- Kirkus Reviews, "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 FergussonVan 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), An absolute tour de force! Both a superb murder mystery and a gripping examination of the suffering of returning soldiers., 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., 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., "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 FergussonVan 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), Explor[es] the inescapable legacies of soldiers come home, including a crushing burden of imagined, and unimaginable, guilt.
