Nineteenth Century Coal Region Sheriff Sylvester
Tilghman has been one of my most popular characters with readers.
Tilghman was introduced in Fallen From Grace. His
adventures continued in Sooner Than Gold. And now I'm thrilled to report The
Bartered Body, third in the series, has been released by Milford House, fiction
imprint of Sunbury Press
The third of his family to serve as a lawman in the
fictional Arahpot, Jordan County, Pennsylvania, Sylvester has persevered in his
duties and continued his quest to marry the ambitious and independent Lydia
Longlow. Now, this time around, he faces one of his most difficult challenges
as a law enforcement officer.
Here's the blurb:
Why would thieves steal the body of a dead woman?
That’s the most challenging question yet to be faced
by Sylvester Tilghman, the third of his family to serve as sheriff of Arahpot,
Jordan County, Pennsylvania, in the waning days of the 19th century.
And it’s not just any body but that of Mrs.
Arbuckle, Nathan Zimmerman’s late mother-in-law. Zimmerman is burgess of
Arahpot and Tilghman’s boss, which puts more than a little pressure on the
sheriff to solve the crime in a hurry.
Syl’s investigation is complicated by the arrival in
town of a former flame who threatens his relationship with his sweetheart Lydia
Longlow; clashes with his old enemy, former burgess McLean Ruppenthal; a string
of armed robberies, and a record snowstorm that shuts down train traffic, cuts
off telegraph service and freezes cattle in the fields.
It will take all of Syl’s skills and the help of his
deputy and friends to untangle the various threads and bring the criminals to
justice.
The Bartered Body is available in print and
electronic format from the publisher, https://www.sunburypressstore.com/The-Bartered-Body-9781620067567.htm
as well as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers.
If you're looking for a fun read and haven't yet met
Syl and his friends I hope you'll add The Bartered Body to your TBR list.
