The Ghoul of Christmas Past: Blue Moon Investigations Book 16 by Steve Higgs

Author:Steve Higgs [higgs, steve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-26T16:00:00+00:00

More Guests to the Party. Saturday, December 24th 1647hrs

‘Who is Michael Michaels?’

Jason Pendergrass swallowed hard. His mouth was parched from being without water all day. He was also freezing cold and still tied up with his hands behind his back. That the man in the Dickens outfit with the awful mask planned him harm was for certain and the thought of dying in this musty, dark room made him want to wet himself in terror.

‘I don’t know,’ Jason managed to stammer. ‘I’ve never heard of him.’

Mr Dickens eyed Jason carefully, looking for a lie. The voicemail message had sounded like the man was introducing himself. Whoever he was, he claimed to be a private investigator which meant he wasn’t a police officer and thus probably nothing to worry about. Was that right though? Shouldn’t he worry? Michael Michaels had pieced enough parts together to know to call Jason Pendergrass and he said he’d spoken to some of the other shareholders. “Call me back as a matter of urgency, please.” That was how the message ended. It was clear he didn’t know much; he hadn’t worked out how the pieces should fit together, but he might if given enough time.

A random thought occurred to him as he remembered the old man at Glaagard’s house. Could that have been Michael Michaels? Whether it was or wasn’t, he was going to have to deal with him. He had an easy way to do that, but it would have to wait because he was too close to finishing his grand work now.

Jason watched as the man dressed as Charles Dickens came out of his crouch, standing up again and taking a step back. To his great horror, the man who refused to give his name, said, ‘Ghoul.’ The giant, lumbering menace came into view, clumping around the corner in his enormous boots to stand at his master’s shoulder. ‘I think it’s time we moved Mr Pendergrass into position. Take him to the boat.’

Overwhelmed with terror, Jason still managed to buck and shout as the huge creature came for him. His cries for help echoed off the walls and ceiling in the confined space but no one answered or gave any indication they might have heard.

‘You shouldn’t waste your breath, dear fellow,’ the ghoul’s master chuckled. ‘There isn’t a live soul that can hear you.’

The ghoul grabbed Jason with two giant hands, hauling him from the floor like he weighed nothing and threw him over one shoulder like a sack of flour. They were leaving the room, which pleased Jason, and he was getting some transferred warmth from the ghoul’s body, which was a relief because it meant the creature wasn’t dead even though he looked it. However, as they came out of the room, he saw where he was.

‘Hey, we’re at the theme park,’ he blurted. He recognised the place because he’d been given a tour when the opportunity to invest arose. A couple of the other investors, Glaagard and that chap that looked like a rat, Mason Sabre, had both insisted they wanted to see everything.

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