{"product_id":"9781937274146","title":"Muffin Man","description":"John Lawson, sheriff of the quiet Hill Country town of Bolero, Texas, attempts to quell a feud between the local megachurch and a construction contractor, but it escalates from picketing to vandalism to arson.\u003cp\u003eThe case is derailed by the unwelcome return of John's free-wheeling bipolar father, who arrives in the same red Mustang he drove away twenty-four years ago when he abandoned the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut ultimately it is the muffin that his overzealous deputy bags as evidence that threatens John's ordered life, possibly beyond repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter six years of silence, Whittington's highly anticipated entrance into the general fiction market combines his considerable storytelling talents. Muffin Man strikes a balance between comedy and drama and takes the trademark Whittington elements of rich setting, engaging characters, and turn of phrase to a new depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wunderfool Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053943931120,"sku":"9781937274146","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937274146_p0.jpg?v=1763661279","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937274146","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}