Paper Chase on College Hill
Bellwick University, Caldmere
A university auditor starts receiving threats the moment she begins digging into Bellwick's departmental accounts — but the harassment campaign is more calculated than it first appears.
Everyone has something to hide.
A campus institution. Brilliant, theatrical, and deeply political. Hosts legendary dinner parties and considers himself Caldmere's unofficial intellectual conscience. Has a gambling problem he's managed to hide for twenty years.
The university's rising star. Published, grant-funded, and absolutely relentless. Direct, impatient, principled. Her students worship her; her colleagues resent her.
A French-Canadian transplant who came to Caldmere for the seafood. An extraordinary chef, a terrible businessman. His food is transcendent. His management style is volcanic.
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.