The Ghost on the Lot
Caldmere Garage & Salvage, Caldmere
An insurance adjuster comes to Caldmere Garage to inspect a totaled truck — and discovers the truck has been totaled twice.
Everyone has something to hide.
33. Married Vic's daughter Sofia, who left for Boston. Stayed because leaving would mean admitting the marriage is over. Restless, competent, frustrated. Drinks a little too much on weeknights.
56. Third-generation Caldmere — fixes everything. Methodical, taciturn, deeply decent. Communicates through grunts and meaningful glances at broken parts. Reads poetry on his lunch break.
The unofficial mayor of the working waterfront. Has run the bait shop for 40 years and knows the tide schedule, every boat's registration, and which marriages are falling apart.
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.