The Whitfield Margin
Bellwick University, Caldmere
A priceless 1623 first edition has vanished from the Whitfield Library's rare books vault — and the three people who had access yesterday aren't offering straight answers.
Everyone has something to hide.
A campus institution. Brilliant, theatrical, and deeply political. Hosts legendary dinner parties and considers himself Caldmere's unofficial intellectual conscience. Has a gambling problem he's managed to hide for twenty years.
The university's rising star. Published, grant-funded, and absolutely relentless. Direct, impatient, principled. Her students worship her; her colleagues resent her.
Tends a remarkable garden on the island. Supplies herbs to Wren & Finch and makes tinctures half of Caldmere swears by. Has a knowledge of plant toxicology she frames as 'folk medicine.'
Can you name the culprit?
Read the case file, interrogate the suspects, and make your accusation — five guesses to crack it. The deduction board and the solution are for detectives only.
Caldmere, Maine.
A small town on the Maine coast where everyone knows everyone, and nothing is quite what it seems. Explore the locations and characters behind every case.