Blood and Iron
Caldmere Garage & Salvage, Caldmere
Russell Petrone was found dead in the salvage yard behind his brother's garage on Friday evening, his body wedged between the hulks of two junked sedans. The cause, according to the county medical examiner, was ligature strangulation.
Everyone has something to hide.
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.
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.
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.