{"product_id":"2940156992317","title":"Who Invited the Dead Man?","description":"A Thoroughly Southern Mystery #3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixty-something-year-old MacLaren Yarbrough has celebrated enough birthdays in her lifetime to think she's seen it all. But this year, at a birthday gala hosted in honor of her husband Joe Riddley, a mysterious murder is about to shake up the party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a man lying dead in her house with a bullet in his head, MacLaren must track down the killer and clear her family name before the authorities wrap up their own investigation--all the while managing Yarbrough's Feed, Seed, and Nursery, tackling her newfound duties as the town magistrate, and caring for a spouse suffering from severe brain trauma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a race against the clock, MacLaren must use her sweet-talk sleuthing to unravel the secrets of Hopemore, Georgia, because in a town with no strangers, a homicide is the strangest it gets.\u003cbr\u003e\"Sprinkle has a gift for developing a full, rich world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Publisher's Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sprinkle entertains and enchants her readers. Her characters are so real you'll find yourself believing you grew up with them.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Christian Retailing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sprinkle has a real eye for regional culture and traditions. . . . She tackles weighty subject matter with a steady hand and a reassuring touch.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Atlanta Journal Constitution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sprinkle's characters are fantastic, her Southern settings shine, and her stories always mesmerize.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Roundtable Reviews","brand":"NYLA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071092539632,"sku":"2940156992317","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940156992317_p0.jpg?v=1764090546","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940156992317","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}