Riddle Gully Secrets

Riddle Gully Secrets book cover — In memory of my father Ian Everingham who taught us to love the bush

Riddle Gully Secrets — page 1 — CHAPTER ONE She darted along the shadowy trail adrenalin sparking through her limbs Her eyes scanned for the snatches of white shirt ﬂickering through the trees of the forest ahead her nostrils twitched for shifting scents her ears strained for every snap every cry every rustle every Let’s go back now The voice was like a frypan clanging on the head of Pollo di Nozi Youth Reporter for the Coast newspaper She leapt around to face its owner You can’t be serious Will Pollo hissed We’re chasing the ﬁrst case we’ve had in weeks and you want to go back The ﬁrst case you’ve had in weeks said Will I thought you wanted to help All I know is it’s stinking hot and there are bull 5

Riddle Gully Secrets — page 2 — ants everywhere and you won’t let me wear these Will pointed at the rubber thongs sprouting from his hip pockets I do want to help but ouch He slapped a fat red ant off his foot You were going to give us away in those things Flap-ﬂap ﬂap-ﬂap Why aren’t you wearing runners Hang on said Will One minute we’re washing windows in the main street of town Next thing we’re tailing someone on Diamond Jack’s Trail How did I know to wear runners I’ve told you a million times Will Hopkins a good investigator is always ready for action You’re the investigator not me muttered Will Pollo squinted through the haze of dust motes and tiny bugs the sun bouncing off the eucalypt leaves The ﬂashes of white were getting harder to spot Okay she whispered put your thongs back on But for goodness sake try to be quiet Ash Swift is in some kind of trouble We don’t want to spook her into running away 6

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