The Stacks Don't Lie
Caldmere Public Library, Caldmere
A rare map dealer's locked exhibition case was broken into during last night's Friends of the Library gala — and the centerpiece, a 1731 coastal chart of Massachusetts valued at $180,000, is gone.
Everyone has something to hide.
49. Master's in library science, second life as an amateur genealogist. Has traced half of Caldmere's family trees back to the 1700s. Polite but not warm — she cares about information more than people.
27. Nonbinary. Reserved, precise, dry. Came to Caldmere to disappear. Manages the library's digital catalog, security cameras, and alarm system — quietly overqualified for a small-town library.
Evelyn's son. Has his mother's intelligence but none of her patience. Competent but not exceptional, and increasingly frustrated by the gap.
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.