Debt of Blood and Parts
Caldmere Garage & Salvage, Caldmere
Preston Gale arrived at Caldmere Garage & Salvage before sunrise on Thursday, left with a folder tucked under his arm, and told no one where he'd been. By Friday morning, he'd wired forty thousand dollars out of a joint account — and his silent business partner was screaming.
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.
A former PGA Tour hopeful who washed out and landed at Pinecrest. Likable, athletic, and far more observant than his easygoing demeanor suggests.
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.