The Case of the Disappearing Dogs by David Lewman

Author:David Lewman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Spotlight

Chapter 11

As they walked back to Hannah’s house, the three members of Club CSI discussed what they should do next.

“Maybe I should dress up as a dog to lure the dognapper into taking me,” Corey said, hoping to get a smile out of Hannah. He didn’t.

“Well,” Ben said, “we’re sure that somebody took Molly. The question is who? Let’s try to come up with a list of suspects.”

The three of them walked in silence for a moment, thinking. Then Hannah spoke up.

“I hate to accuse anyone without any hard evidence pointing to them,” she said, “but that high-school girl Lauren seems like a suspect.”

“The girl who owns that little dog? Princess?” Ben asked. “Why would she take Molly?”

“I don’t know,” Hannah replied. “Maybe she was jealous that her dog came in second in the contest. Since she works at a pet supply store, she might know something about how to handle dogs. And she definitely had a bag of those treats, like the smashed one we found in the yard.”

“Yes, but does she wear men’s shoes? Size ten D?” Ben said slowly.

“She could have worn someone else’s shoes that night, just to confuse us,” Corey said. “Like her dad’s shoes. Maybe she even left the shoe print behind on purpose.”

“I guess that’s possible,” Hannah said. “But now that you say it out loud, it sounds pretty unlikely.”

They walked on, thinking. A kid rode by on his bicycle and waved, but they barely noticed.

“Why would anyone steal a dog, anyway?” Corey asked. “Can’t you get one for free at the dog pound?”

“Some people might steal dogs in order to sell them,” Ben said. “Certain breeds are really expensive.”

“Including Australian cattle dogs,” Hannah said. “I think my parents paid a lot of money for Molly when she was a puppy.”

They reached Hannah’s house. “I’ve got an idea,” Ben said. “Maybe we should check online to see if anyone is trying to sell an Australian cattle dog. Someone around here, that is.”

“That’s a good idea,” Hannah said. “Come on in, and we’ll check.”

“I’ve got to get home pretty soon,” Corey said. “It’s almost time for dinner.”

“This’ll only take a second,” Hannah assured him. “Come on.”

Hannah opened the front door and led the way into the house. Her parents heard them come in.

“What did the police say?” Hannah’s dad asked.

“Officer Inverno was nice about the whole thing,” Hannah said. “But he called our evidence ‘circumstantial,’ and he said there really wasn’t much he could do.”

Her dad shook his head. “I was afraid of that.”

“Did anyone call about the reward while we were gone?” Hannah asked.

“I’m afraid not, honey,” her mom said.

Hannah started up the stairs to her room, followed by Ben and Corey.

“Dinner’s just about ready,” Mrs. Miller said.

“We’re just going to check something on the Internet,” Hannah called. “It’ll only take a second.”

In Hannah’s room, the three friends gathered around her computer, staring at the screen. Ben was the fastest typist, so they let him “drive.”

He quickly found a few Australian cattle dogs for sale, but when they checked the pictures, none of them was Molly.

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