The Inside Job
Caldmere Police Dept, Caldmere
Someone broke into the evidence room at Caldmere PD — and the only person who should have had access is now in St. Clair with a fractured wrist and a gap in his memory. Three people were in the building that night. One of them isn't telling the truth.
Everyone has something to hide.
Twenty-six years on the force, twelve as chief, and Ray is tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix. Protective of his department, skeptical of outsiders.
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.
The conscience of Caldmere. Has run the Gazette for twenty-two years. Fierce, principled, and terrified that the paper will die before she does.
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.