A Fine Imitation
Harbor Lane Hardware, Caldmere
Someone posing as a Harbor Lane Hardware employee sold a visiting decorator forty dollars' worth of supplies at a made-up employee discount — and pocketed every cent.
Everyone has something to hide.
36. Married Walt's son David, who works offshore six months a year. Sharp, underestimated, quietly furious about being stuck in a hardware store in a town she married into.
Charming, self-destructive, and far too good at his job to fire. Knows everyone's drink and everyone's business. A functioning alcoholic who hides it impeccably — until he doesn't.
38. Evening shift waitress for nine years. Watchful, dry, economical with words. Invisible in the way service workers often are — which means people say things in front of her they would never say to anyone else.
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.