Agaton Sax and the Big Rig by Nils-Olof Franzén

Author:Nils-Olof Franzén
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Detective, mystery, Sweden, crime, 70s, 80s, retro, read along, famous five, roald dahl, quentin blake, pirates, Sherlock Holmes, Jackanory, Swedish, bedtime, Nordic, funny, twist, mastermind, classic, cat and mouse, kids, children, fun, humour, Kenneth Williams
ISBN: 9781789827439
Publisher: Andrews UK
Published: 2022-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

The Inspector paused. Agaton Sax was his most trusted colleague and closest friend, and he was dying to tell someone his good news.

‘It’s a matter of national security, Agaton. I hope you understand. But I’ll speak to my government contacts. I’m sure we can get you the appropriate clearances. You’ve earned them, after all.’

‘You’ve made me curious, Lispington, so I appreciate that. When can I call you again? I’ve some business of my own to take care of at the moment that I’d also like to discuss with you.’

‘Can’t I call you?’

‘I’m afraid I shall be on the move, Lispington. Shall we say 10:00 tomorrow morning?’

‘Yes, yes, that will be fine.’

‘Until then, Inspector.’

‘Be safe, Agaton.’

‘I shall do my best.’

***

Agaton went straight from the phone box to the cloakroom, where he once again swapped clothes, re-cladding himself in his travelling disguise.

Having done so, he returned to the coffee shop and purchased a second cup. This time, he took a table and relaxed, confident that his plans were starting to come together. Lispington’s secret news interested him, strangely, but there would be time for that later.

It was then however he noticed from behind his dark glasses that he was being watched. From a table on the other side of the café, two men were staring directly at him. On feeling his attention being drawn, they turned away, pretending to be very interested in the behaviour of a passing waitress.

Agaton Sax was too experienced to fall for such a simple trick. He reached into his pocket and produced a miniature camera. Then, he picked up a discarded newspaper from the table and a fork, punched a hole in the paper, and then raised it to cover his face.

Behind the paper, he moved the tiny camera lens to the hole he’d made and quickly took two good snaps of the men. If he was right, they were from the same gang as the men he was following.

He was on the trail of two crooks and now two further crooks were on his. It seemed a fair balance. Besides, he had a plan and no number of criminals would interrupt it.

Agaton paid for his coffee and moved to leave the coffee shop. Reaching the door, he turned back to retrieve the newspaper. The crooks, thinking he was leaving, had already stood up to follow and were now forced to crash clumsily back into their seats.

Agaton decided to have a little fun for all of his pains.

He turned back to the door again, this time stepping halfway through before swinging back into the room for a box of matches.

This time one of the crooks walked straight into a waitress, who showed her displeasure by walloping him upside the head with her tray.

In the commotion, Agaton made his real exit, having bought himself a useful head start – just enough time to hail and enter a taxi.

‘Quickly, please!’ he said to the driver.

‘Of course, sir. Any particular direction?’

Agaton gave an address, seeing in the taxi’s rearview mirror that the two new crooks were attempting and failing to acquire transportation of their own.

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