The Vanishing Vintage
Wren & Finch, Caldmere
Nineteen months ago, on the last Saturday of September, a bottle of 1961 Château Pétrus disappeared from Wren & Finch's cellar — and with it, the illusion that Caldmere's finest restaurant was immune to the kind of trouble that visited lesser establishments.
Everyone has something to hide.
Runs the dining room with grace under pressure and a wine knowledge that borders on supernatural. Polished, strategic, warmer than she first appears.
Adrien's ex-partner — romantic and culinary. Precise, inventive, and starting to resent living in Adrien's shadow. Cool, methodical, observant.
Evelyn's son. Has his mother's intelligence but none of her patience. Competent but not exceptional, and increasingly frustrated by the gap.
The closest thing Caldmere has to royalty. Served on the state bench for 22 years. Adjudicates club disputes with courtroom authority. Fair, formal, and impossible to intimidate.
The best investigator on a force that doesn't always deserve her. Meticulous, empathetic, and increasingly frustrated with a department culture that values closing cases over solving them.
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.