Secrets on Sawdust Street
(2026)(The second book in the Mildred Wiggins Mystery series)
A novel by Lori Soard
The boy who saved butterflies grew into the man Maple Hollow suspects of murder. Mildred Wiggins hasn't forgotten who he is.
Gruff learned young how little it takes for a town to turn on you. A foster kid living in a group home, he was accused of pushing a classmate off the town bridge. He didn't do it. But people remembered the accusation, and he grew tired of trying to change their minds.
Now he rides a motorcycle, has tattoos, and doesn't bother smoothing his rough edges for anyone. Most folks see what they expect to see. Mildred remembers the gentle boy who took care of butterflies, and she knows there's still a good heart beneath that tough exterior.
When a developer is found dead on a job site, Gruff is an easy man to blame. He'd argued with the developer and stayed late that night. Around Maple Hollow, people are talking about the boy at the bridge again, as though repeating an old accusation makes it true.
Mildred won't let gossip decide Gruff's future. Clearing him means finding out who killed the developer, though, and fond memories won't count as evidence. While the town watches Gruff, she'll have to look closer at the people they're willing to trust.
Return to Maple Hollow in Secrets on Sawdust Circle, the second book in the Mildred Wiggins cozy mystery series.
Genre: Mystery
Gruff learned young how little it takes for a town to turn on you. A foster kid living in a group home, he was accused of pushing a classmate off the town bridge. He didn't do it. But people remembered the accusation, and he grew tired of trying to change their minds.
Now he rides a motorcycle, has tattoos, and doesn't bother smoothing his rough edges for anyone. Most folks see what they expect to see. Mildred remembers the gentle boy who took care of butterflies, and she knows there's still a good heart beneath that tough exterior.
When a developer is found dead on a job site, Gruff is an easy man to blame. He'd argued with the developer and stayed late that night. Around Maple Hollow, people are talking about the boy at the bridge again, as though repeating an old accusation makes it true.
Mildred won't let gossip decide Gruff's future. Clearing him means finding out who killed the developer, though, and fond memories won't count as evidence. While the town watches Gruff, she'll have to look closer at the people they're willing to trust.
Return to Maple Hollow in Secrets on Sawdust Circle, the second book in the Mildred Wiggins cozy mystery series.
Genre: Mystery