{"product_id":"below-the-landscape-9781036707217","title":"Below the Landscape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tragic accident, a missing fiancé... and a buried truth that refuses to stay hidden.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a high-school band trip ends in tragedy, Sue Jaworski steps in to comfort her friend and fellow garden-club member, Ruth, whose nephew was among the victims. But while visiting Ruth's home, something unusual catches Sue's attention: a set of oil paintings identical to ones she recently bought at Trinkets and Treasures. The artist? Ruth's fiancé, who vanished without a trace forty years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Intrigued, Sue shares the discovery with her granddaughter Jessica, who insists on showing her the actual landscape that inspired the artwork. But the picturesque setting hides a dangerous secret--it rests atop an unstable, long-abandoned coal mine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As Sue and her husband Alan, Aspen Notch's police chief, dig into the past, they uncover a decades-old cover-up involving the town's shady bylaws, a powerful mining company, and a silence bought at great cost. Then Jessica goes missing... and Sue realizes some secrets were never meant to stay buried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The fourth book in the Aspen Notch Mystery Series, \u003ci\u003eBelow the Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholesome cozy mystery full of small-town charm, long-buried secrets, and an amateur sleuth with a sharp eye for the truth. Fans of \u003ci\u003eMurder, She Wrote\u003c\/i\u003e, Betty Rowlands, and the timeless appeal of Nancy Drew will feel right at home in Aspen Notch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________________________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for the Aspen Notch Mystery Series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Well written, well plotted, \u0026amp; likable characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Each story just gets better!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You can't put it down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Her characters are my friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Heartwarming, exciting and complicated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ She makes the characters \"come alive\" on the pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Life is not boring with Sue \u0026amp; Alan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vinci Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036707217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.80d","brand":"Kathleen McKee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452302127285,"sku":"9781036707217","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d1d49b56-c7d7-429e-a386-9f0c2f3f8b5b.jpg?v=1776826637","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/below-the-landscape-9781036707217","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}