Tab Trouble at Undertow
Undertow Coffee, Caldmere
Someone has been running a phantom loyalty tab at Undertow Coffee — collecting reward drinks in Britta Solano's name without her knowledge. The fake tab has racked up fourteen free lattes over six weeks.
Everyone has something to hide.
22. Creative writing senior. Quiet, observant, gently anxious. Writes everything down in Moleskine notebooks — thinks he is gathering material for fiction. Is actually building a forensic record of Caldmere without realizing it.
The university's rising star. Published, grant-funded, and absolutely relentless. Direct, impatient, principled. Her students worship her; her colleagues resent her.
Liang's star pupil and the department's unofficial fixer. Smart, ambitious, and increasingly aware that her mentor isn't who she thought he was.
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.