Spark by M. G. Leonard

Author:M. G. Leonard [Leonard, M.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781529509076
Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 2022-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Count me in,” Terry said, after Jack and Ava had told him that they wanted to eavesdrop on Nick Skinner’s meeting. “Anything’s got to be better than staying in this mad house.”

The three of them were perching on the breakfast bar in Terry’s kitchen. The lino floor was covered with about ten centimetres of water.

“Mum and Dad turned us into a human chain this morning so we could get all the furniture and stuff upstairs quickly,” Terry said. “Everything is piled up in our bedrooms. Who knows where we’re going to sleep? The place looks like a jumble sale. Mum keeps crying.” He looked down at the kitchen floor and sighed. “Dad keeps going on about the house insurance and saying the car will be ruined.” He looked at Jack. “He blames the toffs on the hill for burning the heather and drying out the land.”

“That’s what Reggie said.”

“I daren’t tell him I’ve got a job up there helping out at the party on Friday.” Terry looked guilty.

“You don’t have to do it,” Jack said.

“I’m going to give Dad the money,” Terry said, “and if it means we stop them from hurting that vulture, it’s worth it.” He looked at Jack. “Did you tell Twitch and the others? Together, we’ve got a better chance of stopping Nick Skinner.”

“I tried.” Jack shook his head. “Twitch laughed. He said it was impossible that someone would want to kill the bird, and that I was just playing at being a detective.”

“He never!” Terry looked disbelieving. “Did you tell him about Lady Goremore and that room?”

“I didn’t get a chance.”

“Wow.” Terry blinked with surprise. “I really thought he’d want to help.”

“Let’s see what we find out at six o’clock,” Ava said. “We don’t know for definite what Nick Skinner’s planning. If we get some concrete evidence that he is hunting the bearded vulture, that will change Twitch’s mind.”

“We don’t need Twitch,” Jack said. “We’re doing great on our own.”

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