A light hearted farce set in a village rectory, whose occupant is rather absent minded and as a result of his omitting one vital word in an advertisement starts a chain of events with unexpected results. A nephew who is a famous TV star trying to hide from the press adds to the confusion.
The story of the less well known contemporary of the famous writer and her mysterious disappearance - complete with suspects, amateur sleuths, red herrings and a collection of rather familiar characters.