It was only a few months ago that the ladies of Arlo's Friday Night Book Club solved the murder of renowned author, Wally Harrison. So when they select Wally's bestseller, Missing Girl, for their next discussion, Arlo is hopeful it will be the end of their mystery hunt.
But the women are convinced Missing Girl was inspired by a 50-year-old Sugar Springs cold case — the disappearance of Mary Kennedy that rocked the town long ago — and Arlo can do little to stop the book club ladies from investigating.
When a young girl is murdered in the exact place the women believe Mary went missing all those years before, it becomes clear these two cases are connected. And with Arlo's help, they may book an old suspect for the crimes...