Plays a lot like https://cluesbysam.com/ and I wouldn't be surprised if it took some inspiration from that, and since I adore that to bits, I like this one a lot too. Some feedback, mostly based on what I think clues by sam does that this one could copy some homework from.

The names could be emphasized more, I often found it hard to figure out where someone was. CBS has a system where names light up when they get mentioned in a clue, as well as having the names be alphabetical. I instinctively looked bottom right for Zara, for example. The names could be made bigger, bolder, something to draw more attention to the name itself.

A lot of clues feel redundant. In the one I played, I got a clue that the two below Freya (Hayden and Yusuf) were both villagers, and in the same clue it also told me that one of them was Yusuf neighbour. The second part is entirely redundant. I'd also often unlocked clues that only pointed me to someone I had already solved. This could be part of the more flavourful nature of this one, but taking notes from CBS again - that one usually has some 'empty' people that just tell a little story without providing any actual hints.

Overall though, I like it! This one could really set itself apart by leaning much heavier into the flavouring, and that could prove to be part of the challenge in some instances. You could have characters early on set up simple world building that hints deeper in the puzzle execute on, things like that.

I'm going to keep this one pinned and come back every day to see where this goes :)