Quiet Arrangements
Tidewater Funeral Home, Caldmere
Someone has been sending Victor Hale envelopes that contain photocopies of old documents — and demanding he withdraw his permit application to open a second funeral home in Caldmere. Now Hale has gone to the police, and the Driscolls are the obvious suspects.
Everyone has something to hide.
48. Fourth-generation Driscoll funeral director. Has personally handled over a thousand funerals. Calm, empathetic, precise. Carries the specific loneliness of being the person everyone needs and no one wants to see.
76. Nate's mother. Ran Tidewater for 20 years before he took over. Frank, unsentimental, wryly funny. Says exactly what she thinks and has reached the age where no one can stop her.
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.
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.