{"product_id":"a-sculpted-demise-glenn-j-hill-9798235095762","title":"A Sculpted Demise","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the artistic heart of Ashland, Oregon, where Shakespeare banners flutter above crowded galleries and musicians play beneath strings of lantern light, beauty can be dangerously deceptive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen celebrated sculptor Hadrian Kessler unveils his dazzling new gallery of Greco-Roman statuary during Ashland's First Friday Art Walk, retired Israeli antiquities investigator William Mills immediately senses something wrong beneath the polished marble surfaces. The sculptures are flawless. Too flawless. And when a mysterious death shocks the local arts community, William and his partner Carol Lindsey find themselves drawn into a labyrinth of forged antiquities, hidden vaults, stolen masterpieces, and secrets buried beneath Ashland's charming façade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the deeper they dig, the stranger the mystery becomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhostly piano notes echo through the old Ashland Co-Op Gallery next door. Wolfie-the gentle spirit of a gifted young pianist killed decades earlier in a tragic accident-seems desperate to warn them. Dante, the mischievous ghost cat haunting Beckworth Mansion, reacts with fear to hidden rooms beneath Kessler's villa filled with looted statues and dangerous secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the Blue Lady ghost, Ophelia Beckworth, continues to haunt Lithia Park's fountain, and William's dreams of a woman running through the rain grow more vivid with every passing night. Someone was chasing her long ago. Someone may still be hiding the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs William's investigation places him behind bars for a murder he may not have committed, Carol must take the lead-navigating Ashland's eccentric artists, mysterious spiritualists, suspicious collectors, and colorful locals to uncover the truth before another death occurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with cozy charm, Shakespearean atmosphere, ghostly intrigue, delicious food, hidden history, and a slow-burning romance, \u003cem\u003eA Sculpted Demise\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth installment in the beloved \u003cem\u003eGhostly Ashland Shakespeare Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Ashland, even the statues have secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn J. Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235095762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountain Glen Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Glenn J. Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743247020287,"sku":"9798235095762","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-sculpted-demise-glenn-j-hill-9798235095762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}