Dungeons Detectives by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon [Dixon, Franklin W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781534421073
Goodreads: 43972792
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2019-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

14 HEADS WILL ROLL

JOE

IT TOOK ONLY A SPLIT second for real horror to grip the crowd.

“Everybody back!” I heard the chief yell amid the intensifying screams as the figure plummeted past Robert and hit the floor below him with a horrible splat. Only it wasn’t guts ’n’ goo that came bursting out of the body.

It was candy!

The “body” exploded on impact, showering hundreds of fun-size candy bars and lollipops all over the floor. Shrieks and gasps instantly turned to nervous giggles and shouts of joy as people descended upon the candy corpse like a horde of sweet-toothed zombies.

Frank picked up a piece of papier-mâché shrapnel. “A Halloween piñata. Didn’t see that one coming.”

Neither did a handful of crying kids or Chief Teddy Bear Olaf, who was glaring up at Robert. “Not funny, McGalliard,” he grumbled.

Robert just winked. “Let the partying commence!”

I watched as a greedy six-foot-tall ghost in a white sheet with holes for the eyes and mouth elbowed a little girl in a baseball uniform out of the way to grab a package of candy corn. The flash of a Chewbacca tattoo on the ghost’s forearm gave the ghost’s identity away.

“Inkpen is here,” I said to Frank. “Robert stole all his customers. Guess he’s trying to steal all Robert’s candy.”

“If Don’s here, his son Doug probably is too,” Frank observed, looking around. “It would be the first time a lot of his old friends have seen him in a while. He’s been pretty antisocial since all the gaming action moved from the Ink Pen to Comic Kingdom.”

“We should keep an eye on Inkpen and son, for sure,” I replied. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the comic shop rivalry somehow plays into the stolen copy of S and S.”

A little firefighter, a walking fruit basket, and a Sith Lord pushed past us, trying to get in on the candy action. Our four-legged, candy-loving friend wanted to join them. Frank pulled on Lucky’s leash to keep him from jamming his snout in a passing wizard’s flowing white robe, apparently trying to get at their candy stash.

“I don’t know if it’s the Inkpens, but hopefully surveilling someone on our list will help us—” Frank was midsentence when Lucky yanked him forward, causing him to yelp out his final thought. “FIND IT! AIEEEE!” he cried as Lucky dragged him in the direction of the candy scrum, bowling people over as he went.

One of his victims was the shocked wizard. At least I assumed they were shocked. The wizard’s wig and beard were so hairy, the ensemble nearly concealed their entire face except the prosthetic nose and their eyes. Not that you could really see their eyes. Super-cool-looking special effects contact lenses turned their eyeballs into miniature galaxies of swirling stars floating in space.

“Sorry!” Frank shouted to the galactically hairy wizard as he tried to reel Lucky in.

The headstrong bloodhound just sniffed at the air and yanked even harder in a new direction. The leash slipped from Frank’s hand and Lucky went running through

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