{"product_id":"9781469742038","title":"The Sight of Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003eA murder mystery. A love story. A social commentary. All these describe \u003ci\u003eThe Sight of Blood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSet in a small Michigan town in the 70’s, the disappearance of a young woman and the murder of a beloved citizen seem to have no connection to the people and the officials of Grangeville, but to Jane Fleming, the town’s firs woman deputy, there IS a connection. But hampered by few clues, and the hostility of the townspeople and the sheriff’s department, including Sheriff Ralph Parsons, to a female deputy, Jane has to struggle to find the evidence of the connection.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBut supporting her is her lover Michael “Butch” Przybylski, a cocky mechanic and owner of a filling station in Grangeville. Jane with her passionate and barely discreet affair with Butch further shocks the townspeople.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe sight of blood is also filled with the characters and homespun lifestyle of small town America, examined during Jane’s investigation and relationship with Butch; Tim Usher, the town’s newspaper publisher, who has his own feelings about Jane, George Robbins, who gets Jane out of a tight situation. These and other characters, plus the Michigan setting, make \u003ci\u003eThe Sight of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e a fun and entertaining read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135608766704,"sku":"9781469742038","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469742038_p0.jpg?v=1763701006","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469742038","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}