On the south coast of England sits the little town of Horse-sur-mer. Settled by Huguenots fleeing France before expulsionor worseit seems to attract the strangest people. People like Roddy Lewis, who talks to dead Huguenots; Laura Tregarthan, a vicar who cant quite stick to Anglicanism; and Police Sergeant Eileen Sturgeon, whos not quite sure whats going onbut shes going to fight to protect everyones right to be as weird as they want.

But not everyone loves Horse-sur-mer and its unusual ways, and the mysterious stranger with the Jesuit Hat who comes to stay causes problems for the town. Two unexpected deaths bring Gwyneth Gladwell and Gladys Grinski from Llanprytherch to help the Horsefolk and their Celtic cats sort out exactly whats going on and how to fight it.

And then there is the dog who can predict the weather, but youll have to read to find out about himor is it her?