The English Family Anderson chapter 4 continues from yesterday:
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Gasp! 😮 Who have you invited in Cara? Come back tomorrow to find out or read the whole story now 😀
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Shocked and disgusted? So is Aiden. Come back tomorrow for his reaction to what he’s just read, or read the whole story now 😀
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😮 Come back tomorrow to read the rest of Viscount Faulkner’s shocking Seafood Consult or read the whole story now 😀
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😮 What nasty-looking spirit is that? And what’s in that folder?! Find out tomorrow or read the whole story now 😀
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Will Cara be able to empty her mind and reach Caitriona? Find out tomorrow or read the whole story now 😀
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Intrigued or disgusted, you’d better come back tomorrow to find out more, or read the whole story now 😀
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Ooh, I hope that’s not password protected as well. And what kind of treasure are the girls going to look for on the beach? Come back tomorrow to find out or read the whole story now 😀
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Phew! Come back tomorrow to see what happens next or read the whole story now 😀
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Uh oh 😮 Hurry up and get out of there Dad, the Viscount’s on his way! Come back tomorrow to see if Mr A makes a clean getaway or read the whole story now 😀
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Uh oh 😮 Come back tomorrow to see Aiden get out of that one, or read the whole story now 😀
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Ok Aiden, all you’ve got to do is look confident. Think you can manage that? Come back tomorrow to see if he does or read the whole story now 😀
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Ooh, tricky. How will he get through the front door? Come back tomorrow to see what happens next or read the whole story now 😀
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Oh no! What will they do if they can’t read the unbinding instructions?! Find out tomorrow or read the whole story now and discover everything you need to know 😀
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😮 Will the Anderson’s be able to save Caitriona? If they can’t, will they be able to stop the Viscount on their own? What is the Viscount’s evil plan? And how long before the lights unwind again? Find out the answers to none of these questions by coming back tomorrow for the next instalment, or read the whole story now and discover everything you need to know 😀
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Shiver 😮
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But …? Find out tomorrow how Caitriona lost control of the Viscount, or read the rest of the story now 🙂
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Nastiness obviously runs in the family. Come back tomorrow to find out what the descendant of Caitriona’s murderer has planned for her or read the rest of the story now 🙂
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Yikes! I wouldn’t want to be trapped in the dark with my own bones. With anybody’s bones for that matter 😮 Come back tomorrow to find out what’s been happening to Caitriona’s ghostly self or read the rest of the story now 🙂
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Gasp! 😮 What’s happened to Caitriona? Find out tomorrow or read the rest of the story now 🙂
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Ooh 😮 I wonder what Caitriona’s unfinished business is. Come back tomorrow to find out – or read the rest of the story now 🙂
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Megan & Flos: Beginnings contains the first five episodes of Megan & Flos – it’s no longer in print but we’d love you to have your own copy in case there’s an end-of-the-world type internet-crashing emergency 😮 So here it is – our Christmas gift to you 😀
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Here it is – the last of the three 8-chapter editions of funny vegan-friendly short stories: Luke Walker and the Secret Society of animal stick up for-ers. You can’t get this hand-written version in print anymore so if you’d like your own copy you should download it here for free! 😀
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In Luke Walker and the Secret Society, Luke and his friends are now eleven and at secondary school. With their advancing years comes more independence so they’re able to stick up for animals in all sorts of new ways. Plus, different members of the society have different approaches, making them stronger as a team. It’s all good fun though, as always. Fancy a giggle? – enjoy some more Luke Walker adventures 😀
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You can always read the Luke Walker stories here – find them on the Chapter Books for ages 8 and up page 🙂
And if you do want a paperback with pages you can actually turn, all 24 Luke Walker chapters were published earlier this year in one volume – Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er – the story so far 😀
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As mentioned yesterday, the original 8-chapter editions of the Luke Walker stories are no longer in print but we love the covers on these and the hand-written fonts inside, so we thought we’d immortalise them digitally 😀 Feel free to download your own copy!
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More Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er contains chapters 9 to 16 and now it’s getting really – well, more! An Amazon review from a reader in Canada in 2017 says “this book was more intense than the first, dealing with more dramatic, blatant, risk taking acts of animal rights activism” but I have to add (and so did she) that it’s still very funny. And remember, this activist is only 9 years old 😀
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You can always read the Luke Walker stories here – find them on the Chapter Books for ages 8 and up page 🙂
And if you do want a paperback with pages you can actually turn, all 24 Luke Walker chapters were published earlier this year in one volume – Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er – the story so far 😀
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Since all 24 Luke Walker chapters were published this year in one volume – Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er – the story so far – the original 8-chapter editions are no longer in print. But it’s a shame to just cast aside the original hand-written versions so we’ve made them free to download for anyone who’d like their own copy 😀
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Luke Walker is an outspoken eight year old boy with a mind of his own. He’s noticed that life often isn’t fair for animals and that his parents’ and teachers’ justifications for this don’t make any sense. So, armed with nothing more than his own clear-sighted logic and a determination to right wrongs, he becomes a self-styled vegan outlaw who will not play by the rules if the rules mean somebody gets hurt. He knows he’s right but he also knows that, in order to do the right thing, he sometimes needs to be sneaky. Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er – the first eight chapters.
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Reflecto Girl: How would YOU like it? just like the girls’ comics you grew up with – but better coz it’s vegan! And not just for girls! Complete with puzzles, fact files, recipes, chocolate ads and NINE (!) exciting Reflecto Girl episodes! 😀 Suitable for ages 8 to 108.
Reflecto Girl: Equalizer for the animals
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Check out this new sab-tastic caper on our stories for Teens and up page! 😀
Have you ever wished people wouldn’t keep birds in cages? Have you ever wished they wouldn’t shoot them for fun? Have you ever wanted to do something about it? If so, you’ll love this story.
So what are you waiting for? Get over there! 😀
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS MURDER MYSTERY/ CRIME STORY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR READERS UNDER FIFTEEN YEARS OLD
(Already read Part One? Skip ahead to Part Two, Part Three, Part Four or Part Five )
Organ Grinder Incident Room
Kilridge Police Station
Wednesday 15 April
“There’s been another one.” DCI Ted Wicket addressed the crowded incident room.
“Two.”
“I hadn’t forgotten Ann.” He snapped. “Listen up! Two victims this time, found in an empty warehouse on Billings Road, the old carpet place. Your uniformed colleagues are talking to the locals. SOCOs are on the scene. This is where the murders took place, the bodies weren’t dumped elsewhere this time. Something must have spooked him and he took off without them. They’re not long dead – only a few hours it looks like – so this is the best chance we’ve had of someone in the area remembering something.” He paused to look at all of his detectives. “I refuse to believe that this sadistic bastard is smarter than us. Find him!”
Inspector Ann Lester clipped the photos to the board. “Two white juvenile males, identities unknown. Throats cut. Hearts, livers and feet removed. Same as all the others. Except there being two victims. That’s new.”
“And not dumping the bodies elsewhere,” Fran reiterated. “How were they found?”
“Kids on their way to school noticed a fox licking the ground in front of the warehouse door. He was slow to move off when they approached him but when he did they saw what looked like blood, a partial footprint.”
The four inquiry teams talked eagerly among themselves until silenced by the inspector. “Sergeants – you’ll keep your DCs informed of any new information as it comes in but, until it does, continue to follow your current lines.” The noise increased again from all corners except one. Ann looked over at Fran and her dozing team of DC Jim Bonner.
“Has she lost another one?” The Chief Inspector asked quietly.
“Finch called me this morning. Says he’s sprained his ankle.”
“Can he read? Can he use a phone? Send a car for him!”
“He’s put in for a transfer.”
Ted frowned. “Because she won’t put up with any of his crap?”
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Fran studied the hideous photos angrily. Trying to get into the mind of a deranged serial killer was taking its toll on her mental health. She shook the green smoothie in her flask and took a swig.
“Fran,” Ted strode up to her desk, closely followed by another man, “this is DC Melton.”
“Toby,” the young man added with a grin.
Fran looked up without smiling and nodded. The chief had already left.
Jim Bonner farted without apology and turned around in his seat at the next desk. “Transfer?” he asked.
Toby nodded. “From Bournemouth.”
“Got bored of deckchair and zimmer frame thefts eh?” Smirking at his own joke, Bonner headed for the toilets.
Fran looked back at the case file and tried to find her place. Toby picked up one of the photos. “Put that down! I’m trying to sort … no, not there, leave it where it was!”
“Sorry.” Toby returned the photo and pulled up a chair.
“Haven’t you got your own desk?”
“The chief inspector said you needed help.”
“I do, but from a grown-up.”
Toby stopped smiling. “I can handle it.” He held her stare with naïve self-assurance until she sighed and looked away.
Fran showed both palms in mock surrender. “Here,” she pushed one of her folders across the desk. “Get familiar with this. All of it. And find a desk of your own!”
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“Organ Grinder”
7 May victim dumped in the canal
2 August victim dumped in the canal
14 October victim dumped in the canal
1 January, victim found at East Ridge scrapyard
3 February, victim found in industrial bin behind Marvin's Superstore (Oakleaf Retail Park)
10 March, victim found at country park
15 April, 2 victims, disused warehouse, Kilridge Industrial Est.
Toby tapped his pen thoughtfully on the paper. All locations were devoid of functioning CCTV cameras. The killer had made sure of that. That’s why he stopped dumping them in the canal – because CCTV cameras were set up there in October, after they found his third victim.
“Should have hidden them,” Toby mumbled to himself, exasperated at the stupidity. “That’s just basic.”
Bonner laughed.
“What’s basic?” Fran took another bite of her tofu mayonnaise sandwich.
“What’s he laughing at?” Toby asked.
“Seinfeld. What’s basic?”
Toby leaned sideways to see that his colleague was watching Netflix on his phone.
“WHAT’S. BASIC?”
“Cameras. At the canal. If they’d hidden them, the killer probably wouldn’t have changed his dumping spot. We could have caught him.”
Fran logged on to her computer. “I’m sure they …. would …. yes, look – October 22nd – micro CCTV cams installed.”
“Where could they hide cameras at the canal? It’s wide open isn’t it? Nothing to fix them to or hide them in.”
Fran found the email she’d been looking for. “… spy cameras installed for a period not exceeding twelve months … bla bla bla – keyhole cameras on lock gates.”
“New tech on those old gates would be pretty easy to spot wouldn’t it?”
Fran sighed. “Have you seen how tiny those things are? The surveillance crew know what they’re doing. They will have made sure the cameras were hidden.”
“So why did the killer stop dumping bodies there after they were installed?”
“He must have known we’d be watching the canal after he’d -”
“Done it three times? Wouldn’t he have assumed that after he’d done it twice?”
Fran rubbed her chin. “We should have been watching after he’d done it once.”
“But he knew you weren’t. That’s what I mean.”
Fran noticed an ink smear on the desk and tried to wipe it off with her thumb. “So, if he couldn’t see the cameras, maybe he saw them being installed.”
She reached for the yellow folder and found the witness statement of Marvin’s night manager. As one would expect at a retail establishment, Marvin’s had CCTV cameras inside and out. All were in good working order and checked every week, except the one that overlooked the bins at the back. The night manager said he had requested a replacement from Head Office in December but had so far not received one. However, he had not pressed for it because, as the camera’s red light was still functioning, he’d considered the faulty camera an adequate deterrent. So how had the killer known that that camera wasn’t working?
“Let’s get Mr Underhill back in here.”
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