Gone Fishing for Credentials
The Brine, Caldmere
A marine insurance adjuster walks into The Brine to meet a naval engineer who can verify a storm-damage claim — but the man waiting for him knows almost nothing about boats.
Everyone has something to hide.
29. Five-foot-four, 130 pounds, the most effective bouncer The Brine has ever had. Former amateur boxer. Loud, funny, physical. Reads a room's energy before it turns.
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.
Declan's son and the family disappointment — at least by marina standards. Works the boat because it's expected but plays guitar at open mics because it's all he wants.
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.