Released in 1977, Blue Lights in the Basement is Roberta Flack's follow-up to 1975's Feel Like Makin' Love. Of course during the space between the two efforts, R&B and pop had certainly changed immensely. This album finds Flack responding to the changing times with a batch of smooth tracks and a polished and accomplished production.

1912: The jagged, lethal rocks around the bay of Trewarthan have claimed more lives throughout the passing centuries, which is why Parker has been sent to draw up scaled and accurate coastal maps of the area. Arriving in the town, Parker senses hostility. Is it simply his work than the local fishermen fear, or is there something more to Trewarthan than meets the eye? Why do the locals avoid any mention of the lighthouse on Fetch Rock?