{"product_id":"9781464208515","title":"The Old Buzzard Had It Coming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother of nine on the Oklahoma frontier looks into a drunk neighbor's death in \"a tale full of wit, humor, sorrow and, more important, the truth\" (Tony Hillerman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of the Leaphorn and Chee series).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     Alafair Tucker is a strong woman, the core of family life on a farm where the back-breaking work and daily logistics of caring for her husband, Shaw, and their nine children-and being neighborly as well-require hard muscle and a clear head. She's also a woman of strong opinions, and it is her opinion that Harley Day is a drunkard and a reprobate. So, when Harley's body is found frozen in a snowdrift one January day in 1912, she isn't surprised that his long-suffering family, while not actually celebrating, isn't much grieving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     When Alafair helps Harley's wife prepare the body for burial, she discovers that his demise was anything but natural-there's a bullet lodged behind his ear. Alafair is concerned when she hears that Harley's son, John Lee, is the prime suspect in his father's murder-especially since her own seventeen-year-old daughter, Phoebe, is in love with the boy. At first, Alafair's only fear is that Phoebe is in for a broken heart. But as she begins to unravel the events that led to Harley's death, she discovers that Phoebe might be more than just John Lee's sweetheart-she may be his accomplice. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \"A sharp and suspenseful first novel.\" ―\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \"A very sympathetic protagonist . . . the author's depiction of time and place is so vivid that readers will swear they are smelling the brisk Oklahoma air and feeling the dirt under their feet.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \"A book to savor, lyrical, authentic, and heartwarming.\" ―Carolyn Hart, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eResort to Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \"Should please even the most demanding fans of historicals with its authentic situations, fully drawn characters, and clever plotting.\" ―\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes an introduction by the author\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46513434099953,"sku":"9781464208515","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781464208515_p0.jpg?v=1772349110","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781464208515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}