Plotted at the Sugar Mill Marketplace — Becky Clark

A public argument. A disappearance. Another cliff-hanger for Thrice Sold Tales?After a bumpy start for the Sugar Mill Marketplace, Dena Russo finally thinks she has the ABCs of bookstore ownership under her belt. All is well until the man from whom she bought Thrice Sold Tales returns, accusing her of not fulfilling her contract and demanding the store be returned to him. When he is reported missing after their loud and very public argument, all eyes-and the full force of the internet-turn toward Dena. She's even accused of stealing his dog!Dena tries everything to find him, but only manages to find mysterious footprints in her snowy backyard, some financial headaches, and just how unhealthy a viral video can be. With a boycott called against her bookstore, and the internet trolls out for blood, Dena expects the worst. But she has no idea the worst also includes a dead body in her yard. Can Dena file this deadly chapter away before she's forced to file for bankruptcy? PLOTTED is the second book in the Sugar Mill Marketplace Mystery series. These books are best read in order. If you enjoy laugh-filled cozy mysteries with complex and quirky characters, lots of twists, and pages you can't stop turning, then you'll love Becky Clark's fun, fast fiction. Start with the prequel novella RAT RACE, then BOOKED, then PLOTTED.