{"product_id":"a-favored-child","title":"A Favored Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e~ \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-6ff19f4b-7fff-b983-7777-65178c16f116\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A Sheriff Syl Tilghman Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e ~ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the spring of 1899, Sheriff Syl Tilghman agrees to reopen a mystery that has haunted his sweetheart’s family for three years: the disappearance of her cousin, Polly Small.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolly was last seen boarding a train in Arahpot, supposedly on her way to reunite with her husband. She never arrived. With the original investigation long since abandoned and the trail gone cold, Syl begins retracing her final movements, uncovering old resentments, family secrets, and questions that some would rather leave in the past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the investigation takes him to the city of Shannon, the search becomes far more dangerous. An attack by a mysterious stalker sends Syl undercover, forcing him to rely on a man he doesn’t entirely trust as he navigates a criminal operation with surprising ties to Polly’s disappearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, a clue from a journalist points Syl toward one final lead—a writer with a strangely familiar byline who may hold the answer to what really happened to Polly Small.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for fans of Charles Fergus’s Gideon Stoltz mysteries and Maureen Jennings’s Murdoch Mysteries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BodyA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"None\"\u003eAuthor:\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sunburypress.com\/collections\/j-r-lindermuth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJ R Lindermuth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePage Count: 185\u003cbr\u003eTrim Size: 6 x 9\u003cbr\u003ePublish Date: October 27, 2026\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Milford House Press\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Mystery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ Mystery \u0026amp; Detective \/ General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ Mystery \u0026amp; Detective \/ Historical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ Mystery \u0026amp; Detective \/ Cozy \/ General\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J R Lindermuth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67844229365853,"sku":"9798888193792","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0294\/8484\/3101\/files\/afc_fc.jpg?v=1793035586","url":"https:\/\/www.sunburypress.com\/products\/a-favored-child","provider":"Sunbury Press Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}