The Ghost and Max Monroe, Case #3: The Dirty Trick

The Ghost and Max Monroe, Case #3: The Dirty Trick — page 5
ball Don’t wait up he shouted over his shoulder as he rushed out the door SPOOKY MYSTERIES Max finished doing the dishes then headed into the backyard Sometimes at night he liked to read Starchy comics that his uncle Larry stashed away in the detective agency As he waded through the tall grass he thought about all the years that Larry had been a detective and how he hadn’t solved one single case Now in the short time since Max had come to stay with his grandfather he and Larry had solved two mysteries They’d found a missing zucchini and a girl who disappeared during a magic trick Things were looking up As Max neared the detective agency he heard the phone ring Phone shouted Larry streaking past him In a flash he was inside the office Max climbed through the window The key to the detective agency had been missing for years Larry picked up the phone With a cheery voice he said