{"product_id":"2940170538652","title":"Sin Killer","description":"It is 1830, and the Berrybender family -- rich, aristocratic, English, and fiercely out of place -- is on its way up the Missouri River to see the American West as it begins to open up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord and Lady Berrybender have abandoned their palatial home in England to explore the frontier and to broaden the horizons of their children, who include Tasmin, a budding young woman of grit, beauty, and determination, her vivacious and difficult sister, and her brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs they journey by rough stages up the Missouri River, they meet with all the dangers, difficulties, temptations, and awesome natural scenery of the untamed West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the very core of the story is Tasmin's fast-developing relationship with Jim Snow, frontiersman, ferocious Indian fighter, and part-time preacher. Known up and down the Missouri as \"the Sin Killer,\" he's the handsome, silent Westerner who eventually captures her heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the immense backdrop of the American West, Larry McMurtry tracks this engaging family as they make their way up the great river, surviving attacks, discomfort, savage weather, and natural disaster. \u003ci\u003eSin Killer\u003c\/i\u003e is an adventure story full of incident, and suspense, as well as a charming love story between a headstrong and aristocratic young Englishwoman and the stubborn, shy, and very American Jim Snow. As big as the West itself, this is the kind of story that only Larry McMurtry can write.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162376650992,"sku":"2940170538652","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170538652_p0.jpg?v=1763711724","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170538652","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}