Finished: The Lamplighters (Stonex) The story of three lighthouse keepers who mysteriously go missing from their offshore lighthouse in 1972 with no sign of foul play, and no communications or calls for help. When the relief boat pulls up to the treacherous rocks of the lighthouse off the coast of England, they are alarmed when there is no one there to grab their rope and literally haul the replacement keeper up in the winch. They finally manage to get a man onto the rocks, only to find that there is not a sign of the keepers anywhere, also no sign of a struggle. Everything is spotless. The kitchen table is set for lunch for two (not three), and both clocks in the lighthouse have been purposely stopped at 8:45. The book picks up in 1992 where the author of several best-selling action novels approaches the survivors of the three men in hopes of writing a book. Over the years theories of their disappearance have ranged from everything to pirates, to aliens, to ghosts, to simply a huge wave washing them over the rails. The book flashes back and forth between 1972, where we get the viewpoints of Arthur, the primary keeper, Bill, his second in command, and Vince, the newest and youngest member of the crew; and 1992, where we get the viewpoints of Arthur's wife, Helen, Bill's wife, Jenny, and Vince's former girlfriend, Michelle. They all have their opinions about what happened, and they all also have their secrets that may have had something to do with what happened. As we flip back and forth, we eventually find out about those secrets, plus one tragic event in Arthur and Helen's lives, AND exactly what did happen on the lighthouse. It's a well-written story that kept me interested and reading til the end. :-)