Below the Landscape

<p><b>A tragic accident, a missing fiancé… and a buried truth that refuses to stay hidden.</b><br><br/> <br><br/> 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.<br><br/> <br><br/> 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.<br><br/> <br><br/> 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.<br><br/> <br><br/> The fourth book in the Aspen Notch Mystery Series, <i>Below the Landscape</i> 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 <i>Murder, She Wrote</i>, Betty Rowlands, and the timeless appeal of Nancy Drew will feel right at home in Aspen Notch.<br><br/> <br><br/> _________________________________________________________________<br><br/> <br><br/> <b>Praise for the Aspen Notch Mystery Series:</b><br><br/> <br><br/> ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Well written, well plotted, & likable characters.<br><br/> <br><br/> ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Each story just gets better!<br><br/> <br><br/> ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You can’t put it down.<br><br/> <br><br/> ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Her characters are my friends.<br><br/> <br><br/> ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Heartwarming, exciting and complicated.<br><br/> <br><br/> ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ She makes the characters "come alive" on the pages.<br><br/> <br><br/> ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Life is not boring with Sue & Alan.</p> <br/> <p></p>