GERALDINE PORTER, a recently retired high school English teacher in a small northern California town, has organized a crafts fair for her lifelong hobby: dollhouses and miniatures. But even before the doors open, there’s a snag in the program. Geraldine’s fellow crafter and her prized miniature Governor Winthrop desk are missing. By the time the week is over, Geraldine will have dealt with robbery, fraud, and murder, all wrapped up in the world of the very small.