Salt and Silence
Wren & Finch, Caldmere
Food critic Marcus Vane arrived at Wren & Finch on Thursday evening with a reputation for ending careers. By ten o'clock, he was dead at table nine.
Everyone has something to hide.

A French-Canadian transplant who came to Caldmere for the seafood. An extraordinary chef, a terrible businessman. His food is transcendent. His management style is volcanic.

Adrien's ex-partner — romantic and culinary. Precise, inventive, and starting to resent living in Adrien's shadow. Cool, methodical, observant.

The most talented performer in Caldmere and she knows it. Charismatic, competitive, insecure beneath the bravado. Funny in a way that occasionally draws blood.
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.