Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini: The Lighthouse (1992)

From the Publisher:
"MULLER AND PRONZINI AS A TEAM ARE AS MEMORABLE AS NICK AND NORA CHARLES... WHEN THEY COMBINE FORCES THEY DOUBLE OUR PLEASURE!" -- San Francisco Chronicle

The Lighthouse
MARCIA MULLER and BILL PRONZINI
A remote coast. An isolated lighthouse. A man who may be losing his mind. A wife as worried as she is frightened. The sensational writing team of Pronzini and Muller takes these ingredients, adds some dead bodies and a curious police detective, and serves up one of the most satisfying mystery yarns in many a season.

"WELL ROUNDED CHARACTERS, SOLID PLOTTING, AND PLENTY OF ATMOSPHERE... EXCELLENT!" -- Publishers Weekly

MARCIA MULLER AND BILL PRONZINI HAVE SEPARATELY WRITTEN MANY POPULAR NOVELS AND TOGETHER PENNED BEYOND THE GRAVE.

Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini: The Lighthouse. A Mystery Scene Book. Carroll & Graf, ISBN: 0881848859 (December, 1992), 296 p., $4.50 (?).

Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini: The Lighthouse (1987)

From the Publisher:
Anticipating a peaceful and relaxing year in which to write and illustrate a book, college professor Jan Ryerson and his artist wife Alix move to the isolated Cape Despair Lighthouse on a desolate stretch of Oregon coast. But their well-laid plans are twisted awry shortly after their arrival.

Jan experiences several terrifying blackouts, but conceals them from his wife, fearing that she will leave him if she realizes that he will soon be blind. The villagers, suspicious of the couple from the start, become increasingly hostile and resentful, and when the murdered body of a young woman is discovered, are quick to blame the stranger in town, Jan.

Strange events soon turn life at the lighthouse into a horrifying trap. Alix is haunted by doubts of Jan's sanity, and the residents of town increase their hostile actions, seeking revenge for the murder. Jan and Alix are terrorized by an unknown enemy and separated from each other by a gulf of mistrust within the isolated and dreary location. Another murder brings a chilling and suspenseful confrontation, when the truth of Cape Despair must be revealed.

BILL PRONZINI and MARCIA MULLER are the authors of numerous mysteries, including the highly acclaimed "Nameless Detective" series by Pronzini, and the "Sharon McCone" series by Muller. Both authors live in Northern California.

Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini: The Lighthouse. A Novel of Terror. St. Martin's Press / Thomas Dunne Books, ISBN: 0312001509 (February, 1987), 296 p., $16.95.