{"product_id":"bury-me-beneath-the-twisted-tree-paperback","title":"Bury Me Beneath the Twisted Tree (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a dying factory town, desperation is the deadliest drug.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eA twenty-two-year career vanishes in a single afternoon. When the local factory shuts its doors, a desperate father is dragged into the rural drug trade to keep his family afloat. A gritty, high-stakes thriller about toxic loyalty and the dark side of the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural Noir \/ Crime Thriller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSetting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southeast Iowa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThemes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Economic collapse, family survival, toxic friendship\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-semibold leading-tight text-pretty mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\" id=\"a-shattered-quiet-life\"\u003eA Shattered Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eDavid has spent twenty-two years playing by the rules at the local warehouse to provide a stable life for his wife and young daughter. But when corporate executives abruptly shutter the plant, his quiet existence in rural southeast Iowa is thrown into an economic freefall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-semibold leading-tight text-pretty mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\" id=\"the-dangerous-complication\"\u003eA Dangerous Friend\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eHis volatile lifelong friend, Ryan, responds to the sudden layoff with absolute chaos. After robbing a gas station and faking his own death in a fiery truck crash, Ryan aligns himself with a ruthless local drug dealer named Bob. Stripped of his old life, Ryan extends a dangerous, illicit lifeline to his desperate friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-semibold leading-tight text-pretty mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\" id=\"the-ultimate-stakes\"\u003eThe Ultimate Stakes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eWith bills mounting and his marriage unraveling, David is pulled into a shadowy operation pushing pills and meth. As the situation escalates from petty crime to life-and-death choices at the barrel of a gun, David must navigate a treacherous current of toxic loyalty. He is forced to decide exactly how far a good man will go when the rules no longer apply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 78.3752px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.7545%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.8845%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e214 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.7545%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.8845%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.7545%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.8845%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eUndercurrent Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.E. Teitsworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086442684624,"sku":"burymepb-1","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback (Autographed)","offer_id":45086442717392,"sku":"burymepb-2","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/0716\/9232\/files\/BookBrushImage33_c12ea3bd-516e-47a9-a514-9e8dbaace948.png?v=1785640652","url":"https:\/\/jeteitsworth.com\/products\/bury-me-beneath-the-twisted-tree-paperback","provider":"J.E. Teitsworth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}