Woven into the mix is a robbery, carried out by two Australians, that wrecks plans by the Johnsons' close friends Jim and Mary to buy a cottage in town.
Without giving too much away, suffice it to say police track down the culprits and the luckless home buyers get a roof over their head. But there's a twist - the house is home to the spirit of an old lady who died there.
Mrs Meyer's first book was very well received, especially in Wairarapa itself.
Interviewed yesterday, she revealed she had in fact started that book many years before it was published, while she was laid up in hospital over three weeks.
The manuscript was filed away and only resurfaced years later when the now retired Greytown woman had time to devote to writing.
-Changing Fortunes is published by Frazer Books and has been edited by Di Grant. It retails for $35.
