Tammy Wright, a bestselling mystery author, returns to her hometown to give her Aunt Clara a hand with running her ceramic shop during tourist season. She discovers that two vindictive realtors have been bullying her aunt and others into selling their properties to make room for new housing developments. Those who don't comply pay the consequences.

Tammy stumbles upon a body, and when her aunt refuses to give in to either realtor, she disappears without a trace.

With the help of an old schoolmate turned policeman, Tammy must step out from behind her computer screen and her fictional mysteries to confront real-life crime. If she doesn't, she may never see her aunt again.