Another Winner from Minnesota

Yeah, love Brian Freeman and I am always excited to read whatever he puts out.  Spilled Blood was not a Jonathan Stride book, but it was just as excellent.  The new Jonathan Stride comes out in the US in April and I can't wait!  Spilled Blood begins with the murder of a young teenager in a ghost town in western Minnesota.  Another young teenage girl is charged with her murder, which is seen as the most violent crime yet in a war between two small towns.  There's a lot going on here.  The accused girl's dad is a lawyer, divorced from his wife, who lives in Minneapolis, but comes to the aid of his daughter, the accused.  Great story and I didn't see the end coming at all.  I almost was upset because there is a Lutheran Church in the book and there is a a crucifix in the church.  Instantly I was upset, but then I held off.  I did a little research and I found out that many Lutheran Churches do, in fact, have crucifixes!  So I was not upset!  And I learned something!