It is the 1960's. "Postmistress" and widow Grace Beckett is busy with work, and writing fiction, but is dissatisfied with life. When elderly Serena Sevon is found unconscious on the very day nephew Justin Lorenzo arrives, a plot is uncovered to gain "Aunty's" valuable waterfront property, and that of her neighbor. Then the body of a pretty blond is found in the river. Is it accident, murder, or suicide? Grace unravels the mystery with close friend...