Before the first choice
You have a seasonal job at Bellwether’s lighthouse museum on the coast of Maine. On reopening morning, its old lens is missing. Caretaker Owen Bell has the keys, your friend Mara has a reporter’s questions, and the town is already on its way.
Find out what happened before a rumour becomes the only story anyone remembers.
People you’ll meet
- Mara Ellis
- Your friend, a local reporter who knows the harbour and asks direct questions.
- June Pike
- The museum’s volunteer glass restorer, who cares deeply about the work and her place in it.
- Owen Bell
- The lighthouse caretaker, who keeps his keys in a cookie tin.