Detective Ruby Baker series Box Set by Daisy White

Author:Daisy White [White, Daisy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books classic crime and mystery
Published: 2019-09-02T22:00:00+00:00

BEACHSIDE DRAMA

As we reported yesterday, the body of Mrs Susie Stocker was washed up on Brighton beach just hours before a sixteen-year-old girl allegedly attempted to kidnap four-year-old Maisie Watson. Several people are currently helping police with their enquiries. Bystanders told our reporter that the unnamed teenager attempted to take Maisie Watson (4) and was leading her across the road when Maisie’s brother intervened.

The girl has told police she was on a day trip to Brighton with her father, when they became separated in the crowds. The pair are said to be from London. There is no further comment on the kidnapping attempt from police, but we understand they expect to have the matter cleared up shortly.

It was a record weekend for incidents. On Sunday evening three young men, also from London, were drowned when their hired fishing vessel was overturned by a freak wave.

Police are urging anyone with information on the incident to come forward and report to Brighton Police Station. Police are also advising locals and holidaymakers alike to take care on the beach after a rising number of accidents already this summer.

“Dreadful news. If it isn’t bodies on the beach, it’s kidnappings. I heard the police still have the girl at the police station. That WPC Stanton is taking care of her, because she doesn’t seem to have any family, and she isn’t quite all there in the head,” Johnnie says, biting the end of a pencil as he stares at the appointment book. “Probably a bit loony, poor love.”

“I bet WPC Stanton was delighted to get yet another stray girl off the beach to look after,” I say. “I expect she’ll end up at Alice’s Farm as well.” I can't help the sarcastic remark, but really I'm worried. I must get up there to see Beach Girl. It’s been a week now since I was told to let her settle in. Perhaps Mary would like to go tomorrow night . . .

“Perhaps she just wandered off from one of those day tripper parties?” Catherine suggests. “I hope they find her father and get it all sorted out. They can’t possibly think she was actually trying to take that little girl away.”

Johnnie nods, catching my eye for a second. “It is rather odd. Rubes, you might want to have a chat with Kenny about that. Bad reporting, not writing the full story.”

“I suppose they don’t know the full story.” I look at him, but he just smiles like he knows something I don’t, and takes another sip of tea.

“And poor Susie Stocker is dead. Mary says you were in the water with her, Ruby? Must have been awful. I met her a few times at parties and things a few years ago. She was in her fifties, of course, but still beautiful in a rather Hollywood film star way; you know, all old glamour and red lipstick. She had lips like Ruby’s — that perfect bow — and she was thin and blonde. What more could you ask for? She certainly used what she had to catch John, but they were rather sweet together.

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