Set in the fogs of Down East Maine, Monument Lot tells the story of the passionate and beautiful Alice Wyman. Blocked from the musical career she aches to achieve, she is held back by her own deep-seated fear of surrendering her independence. Even worse, she sees her husband, aficionado of murder mysteries from an earlier era, as part of the problem. He desperately wants to help her - his fourth wife - to resolve her conflicts, but is stymied by her headstrong personality. That is, until she very nearly loses him. Set in the easternmost town in the United States, the trail leads through the Hell's Kitchen gourmet heaven to a detective-story conclusion.