False Notes by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene [keene, carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Girls & Women, Action & Adventure
ISBN: 9780689875298
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2004-02-24T06:00:00+00:00

Stakeout

George and I made sympathetic noises as Mrs. Diver muttered a bit more about Clay Simmons. All the while my mind was racing. This changed everything. It now looked like there was a mystery to solve here after all!

I was sure this was an important clue. Clay Simmons wasn’t the type of person to be rude for no reason—I was certain of that.

He and Heather might have been using this rehearsal-retreat story as a cover, so people wouldn’t start asking too many questions about where Leslie was. That way they could keep the kidnapper happy in the hope that he’d return their daughter unharmed.

It occurred to me that I might be exaggerating the meager evidence I had and convincing myself that there was a mystery when there really wasn’t one. But I quickly shrugged off the thought. What was the worst that could come of continuing to investigate? If Leslie turned up at that audition on Thursday morning, safe and sound, I would be more than happy to admit that I was wrong and take all the teasing my friends could dish out. But if she didn’t…

I shook my head. I had to keep digging… just in case. Leslie’s safety might depend on it.

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to continue my investigation until late the following afternoon. By the time the recital let out, it was time to head home to bed. Wednesday morning and early afternoon were filled with the charity tag sale, where I was kept busy marking prices, ringing up sales, and assisting customers.

I finally managed to escape from the sale at around four thirty. Earlier I had called Bess and George and asked them to meet me at Food for Thought, a sandwich shop near the university. I’d called Ned too, but he wasn’t home.

After a quick walk across campus, I hurried into the cramped but cheerful shop, which always smelled of sour pickles and frying bacon. My mind was racing as I tried to figure out what to do next. There wasn’t much time left; the filing deadline was just a little over forty-eight hours away. If I didn’t find Leslie soon, Granger was going to get away with his plan. And I definitely didn’t want that to happen.

Bess and George were sitting at one of the round, marble-topped tables near the counter. They looked up and waved when they saw me come in.

“Hi,” I greeted them. “Glad you’re here.”

George checked her watch. “We’ve been here for ten minutes,” she said grumpily, “and we’re starving. If you hadn’t shown up soon, I was going to order without you.”

I smiled. “Okay, let’s eat,” I said. “But get your sandwiches to go, okay? We’re short on time, and I want to get going on this investigation.”

“Get going?” Bess said. “Get going where? What do you have in mind, Nancy?”

I shrugged. “I’m not sure yet. I have a couple of ideas, but I’ve hardly had a second all day to think about them.”

“Go ahead and think,” George said, her gaze wandering to the large menu board above the counter.

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