{"product_id":"9780472027644","title":"Faithful Unto Death","description":"Benzonia, Michigan, 1894: a sleepy Congregationalist community, dedicated to the education of hardworking and virtuous young people of both sexes and all races. Anna Spencer Thacker is the daughter of missionaries, a faithful wife, and mother of five, pious to a fault. She is suddenly stricken with a mysterious ailment that soon proves fatal. Was it truly an unfortunate illness? Or was it murder---or suicide?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Taking a true story of a murder in her own family, Becky Thacker has crafted a historical mystery novel whose cast of characters rapidly builds, including William Henry Thacker as deputy sheriff, deacon in his church, a kind man . . . but perhaps just a trifle too fond of the attractive young housekeeper; and Charlotte Spencer, the pretty missionary sister, almost saintly in her efforts to bring Jesus to the Armenians in the mountains of Turkey, though a bit prone to exaggeration. She could be a suspect---or the next target.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The children are Roy, 19: musical, a good student, but a little too wild for Benzonia; Ralph, 17: trying to shoulder the responsibilities of farm and family; and Lottie, 14: a talented young artist trying to take care of young Will and Josie. \u003ci\u003eFaithful Unto Death\u003c\/i\u003e provides a window into the daily lives of small-town Michiganders at the turn of the century wrapped up in a riveting whodunit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cover image by Hemera\/Thinkstock\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184160817392,"sku":"9780472027644","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780472027644_p0.jpg?v=1763707475","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780472027644","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}