Ace reporter Lucy Stone discovers a multitude of story lines to pursue when she begins investigating the life and death of old Dan Malone, the grizzled owner of the Bilge, a derelict dive in Tinker's Cove, Maine.
Covering the town's annual Giant Pumpkin Fest during the Halloween season, reporter Lucy Stone follows leads to a local general store-turned-Internet hotspot when her husband, Bill, is framed for a friend's murder.