The Doughnut Whodunit by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00

Suspects

The afternoon had turned sunny and warm. The Alden children decided to eat lunch on a wooden bench in front of the store. The Aldens unzipped their jackets, and Jessie handed out sandwiches from home. The children ate quietly, enjoying the sunshine.

“I wish we could have more warm days for the rest of our spring break,” said Violet. “This weather makes me feel good.”

“This weather helps me think,” said Henry. “And we’ve got a lot to think about.”

As soon as Jessie finished her sandwich, she got out her notebook and pencil. “I made up a list of people who might be copying the recipes,” she said. “We need to figure out who’s doing that. And also, who might have broken into the shop. It could be the same person, or it might be someone else. The first person on my list is Nathan, Steve and Dawn’s apprentice.”

Henry crumpled up his sandwich wrappers. Benny threw his into the nearby trash can and then decided to run in circles around the bin.

“Nathan sounds like a good person to have on the list,” Henry said. “He watched Steve make his recipes. He might remember them.”

“But Dawn did say Nathan was bad at remembering the recipes,” said Violet. “Steve wouldn’t let him write them down.”

“And Steve said it had been a while since he had made The Twisties,” said Jessie. “Nathan would have to have planned taking the recipes for a long time.”

Benny stopped running. “What if he wrote the recipes down in secret?” he asked.

The other children thought about that. Benny started running again.

Violet said, “Nathan might have taken notes and then hidden them somewhere in the bakery.”

“He could have been looking for them that time I surprised him in the back room,” said Jessie. “He said he came to get his rolling pin, but what if he was looking for his notes?”

Violet said, “What if you stopped Nathan before he found the notes? That would explain why he had to break into the shop that night!”

Henry nodded. “Okay, it all fits together. Except…whoever broke in probably used a key. Nathan gave Steve his key when he quit.”

“He might have made an extra key, like Steve said,” suggested Violet.

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