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Authors: Paul Moxham
The Mystery of Smugglers Cove (The Mystery Series, Book 1) (21 page)
“But surely there are a ton of people who have cockney accents?” Amy said.
“Well, maybe so,” Joe said, “but when Sarah told me about the accent, I realised that we hadn’t found out how those crooks escaped from the locked van in the driveway of Chandler Manor. Having the sergeant as one of the crooks explained everything. I must admit that there was a slight chance that I was wrong, but luckily it paid off.”
“But why would he do it?” Amy said.
“Who knows?” the inspector replied. “Regardless, at least we have caught him. I must admit that, if Joe hadn’t had a private talk with me beforehand, I would have been none the wiser.” He looked at the young boy. “If you feel like joining the police force when you grow up, give me a call, and I’ll put in a good word for you.”
Joe smiled. “Thanks, but…” He glanced around at the others. “It was a team effort.”
Inspector Price stood up. “Well, thanks once again. Now I need to see that the crooks are safely taken to Edgeworth.” He headed out of
Darby’s
.
Mr Spencer glanced at the others. “I’d better get going as well. My publisher isn’t going to be too happy if I don’t deliver the first draft of my book on time.” He stood up, paid the bill, and headed out.
Joe twirled his glass around on the table. “I can’t believe it’s all over.”
“It was scary,” Amy admitted, “but also fun.”
Sarah nodded. “Now that it’s over, it doesn’t seem so scary. But when we were trapped on that boat and heading to
France
, I thought it was all over.”
“Well, that adventure’s over, but there’s still plenty of exciting stuff to do in Smugglers Cove,” Will said.
“Like what?” Joe asked, intrigued.
“Well, there’s
Brackness
Castle
—” Will replied.
“Hmm, a castle,” Joe broke in. “That sounds exciting. “When can we go and explore?”
Will laughed. “You really do like exploring, don’t you?”
“Of course.” Joe grinned. “Who doesn’t?”
“Well, if you want, we could go tomorrow,” Will said.
Joe beamed. “Good. Let’s do it. This has already been the most exciting summer holiday ever, but if we could have one more adventure, it would be perfect.”
Amy smiled. “Maybe we’ll have it at
Brackness
Castle
.”
Joe nodded. “Hopefully. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.”
The End
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THE MYSTERY SERIES
This adventure series set in 1950’s
Britain
will delight children of all ages.
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Full Length Novels:
The Mystery of Adventure Island
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Short Stories:
The Mystery of the Missing Money
The Mystery of the Missing Gnomes
The Mystery of the Mysterious Man
The Mystery of the Strange Notebook
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Box Set:
The Mystery Series Collection (Short Stories 1-4)
The Mystery Series Collection (Books 1-3)