by Dayle Gaetz
“Yes,” Katie said into her phone. “We need the police. Right now!”
Cliff turned and stomped from the room.
“And don’t take anything that doesn’t belong to you!” Aunt Margaret called after him.
Twenty minutes later, they stood on the porch watching Cliff walk up the driveway, carrying a large case.
“Are you going to let him walk away?” Katie asked.
“I just want him out of our lives,” Aunt Margaret said.
“But, what if he does the same thing to someone else? Besides, I told the nine-one-one operator he was dangerous.”
Before Aunt Margaret could answer, they heard the scream of sirens; then they saw a white RCMP car race up the road. It stopped in front of Cliff. Both doors swung open and two officers stepped out.
Minutes later the police drove up to the house with Cliff in the backseat.
“You took five minutes too long,” Aunt Margaret told him.
21
“You two did a good thing here today,” GJ said soon after the police had taken Cliff away.
“We’re proud of you,” Katie’s mom said. “And this time you didn’t get yourselves into trouble. You played it smart.”
Aunt Margaret turned from the stove, where she was ready to pour pancake batter onto a griddle. Beside her, Megan was slicing oranges for a fruit salad. “Without you two kids, we would have lost our farm and everything your Uncle Al and I, and Megan of course, worked so hard for.”
“I told you we were good detectives,” Katie said proudly.
She didn’t realize until she saw Rusty’s grin that she had included him.
“We’re like traveling superheroes,” he agreed.
“Or the Littlest Hobo and partner.” Megan turned, smiling.
“Megan and I decided to take you up on your offer,” Aunt Margaret said. “We’re going to rent out the land and move to Victoria this fall, for Megan’s final year at school.”
“So, what do you think?” GJ looked at Katie’s mom and Aunt Sarah. “Your mother and I plan to stay here for a few days longer. Then we’ll continue on to Manitoba for a week or so, as planned, before returning here to help sort things out. Do you think these two can be trusted with us for a couple more weeks?”
“We can send them home by plane in plenty of time for school,” Gram added.
“It’s fine with me,” Katie’s mom said.
“Me too,” Aunt Sarah agreed.
“Maybe someone should ask Katie and Rusty what they want?” Megan suggested.
“I’d like to stay,” Katie said. “You never know who might need us next.”
“Me too,” Rusty added, “besides, we want to bond with our long-lost cousin.”
Megan rolled her eyes, but for once she didn’t scowl.
Dayle Campbell Gaetz is the author of three thrilling mysteries featuring her determined detectives: Mystery From History, an OLA Silver Birch nominee; Barkerville Gold; and the most recent, Alberta Alibi. Dayle lives in Campbell River, British Columbia.
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by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
Alberta Alibi
1-55143-404-0
Suddenly the air exploded. A gunshot. And it came from behind them. Ben! Sheila stumbled, half turned.
“Keep going!” Wendell said.
The air filled with another sound. Barking. At the same moment a light flashed. On and off.
Again.
On and off. The signal!
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by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
Chocolate Lily Award nominee
Barkerville Gold
1-55143-306-0
“(Barkerville Gold)...fast-paced action...true historical details...” —Resource Links
Fresh from their adventures capturing daring art thieves in Mystery from History, Rusty, Katie and Sheila are back. This time the trio is in historic Barkerville, a gold-rush town abuzz with a story about a fortune in missing gold, a century-old curse and a missing miner. The friends find they are in a race against time to recover the gold and return it to its rightful owners to avert a tragedy. Will they find the gold in time? Or will they suffer the fate of Three Finger Evans, the missing miner?
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by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
Silver Birch Award nominee
Mystery from History
1-55143-200-5
While exploring near an abandoned oceanfront mansion, Katie, Shiela and Rusty stumble across a long-buried mystery and a present-day crime. The trio of amateur detectives take on a case the local police department seems determined to ignore, and in the process, they put their own lives in the utmost danger.