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Exiled to a family homestead for the summer, NYC-girl Effie Starr Zook is determined to unravel family secrets. Penn Creek, Pennsylvania, is populated by eccentrics, including the full-bearded paterfamilias of a family feuding with the Zooks, the friendly bookstore owner living under an alias, and the previous mayor's snoopy widow. What do they know that Effie doesn't? Light mystery meets warm family drama.