Elderly detective Betty Grape journeys from Silicon Valley to Devon, UK, to spend Christmas with her friend’s daughter Catia who is housesitting a home old enough to still have an outdoor toilet. Betty, intrigued with the English lifestyle and beguiled by the jargon, settles in to reminisce and play matchmaker for Catia. As Christmas approaches in their cold remoteness miles from the nearest village, Bette ponders multiple strange events: the cat collar left on the doorstep and their nearest neighbors living in a trailer, two guys with strange disparate personalities.
If you like charm stirred with a dash of mystery, you’ll enjoy this quick read.