Salem Grimes is determined not to be that one lame friend who shows up at Christmas with no gifts. If she has to make extra money by spending three days pet-sitting for a weirdo who possibly communicates with his alien overlords through his Shirley Temple doll collection, so be it. If she has to care for a psychotic tropical parrot with a beak that looks like a crude caveman rock-breaking tool, well, it will be worth it when she gets paid the extra cash. If she has to face a crazed gunman who is committed to guarding a sixty-year-old secret with his life...well, maybe she can make some nice cookies for Christmas gifts. Join Salem and her octogenarian friend Viv as they once again face life-threatening danger and save the day in classic style, and make some Christmas memories along the way.