{"product_id":"the-beautiful-risk-9781448309931","title":"The Beautiful Risk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer husband died in a plane crash on Mount Blanc. It was a tragic accident.\u003cbr\u003eThese are the simple facts.\u003cbr\u003eExcept someone's not telling the truth . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAfter nine months of sorrow and grief, Junie Lagarde - a brilliant forensic accountant and passionate guitarist - is gradually accepting life without her beloved husband Olivier, a French safety consultant and climate-change expert, whom she lost in a tragic plane accident over Mont Blanc. If only she could have found her loyal hearing-dog Leo, who ran off in the terrifying aftermath of the crash, before she had to return home to America. But then Junie receives an unexpected call from France . . .Capitaine Philippe Brevard, the man in charge of investigating Olivier's death, has seen recent CCTV footage which shows Leo being held by a man who closely resembles Olivier . . . right down to his distinctive jacket.It's not Olivier. It \u003ci\u003ecan't\u003c\/i\u003e be . . . can it? But who is the man - and what else is Capitaine Brevard hiding from her? Junie knows she must go to Chamonix, rescue her dog, and uncover the truth . . . but there are those who mean her harm, and soon Junie's learning dangerous secrets. Secrets that will shake her faith in her closest friends and put more than just her own life in the gravest of danger.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Risk\u003c\/i\u003e is an intelligent, thought-provoking standalone thriller from internationally bestselling author Lynn Hightower.It's a story of grief, of a dangerous mountain with a dark history, of corruption and greed, of ecoterrorism . . . and of a vulnerable woman with hearing loss, an injured dog and a broken heart, who'll stop at nothing to uncover the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448309931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lynn Hightower","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896145481909,"sku":"9781448309931","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cc4131cc-3777-41e7-a3fb-ab1769abee35.jpg?v=1686100446","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beautiful-risk-9781448309931","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}