The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves 1: Egypt's Fire
PROLOGUE The time you discovered the greatest detective who ever lived Most MOST detective stories start with a phrase such as It was a dark and stormy night or The moment she walked through the door I knew she was trouble But this story I dare say is not like most detective stories This is the story of the greatest detective who ever lived and whom you’ve never heard of Now before I continue I’ll answer a couple of questions First the set of keys your mother is frantically looking for can be found under the left cushion of your couch and second second the reason why you have never heard of the detective
TOM PHILLIPS in question is that you haven't read this book But I am sure after you do you'll agree with me And who am I Just a humble observer who feels compelled compelled to set the record straight Throughout my lifetime I have witnessed collected and recorded mysterious events all over the world but the strange happenings I am about to recount are by far the most inter esting I have ever laid witness to I've changed some of the names to protect the not so innocent but every other detail is exactly as it occurred It all began with a lonely boy a priceless ruby and an inspector named Toadius McGee VIII
CHAPTER ONE The time when an orphan almost caught a master criminal In In a crawl space above the bathroom on the fourth floor of the New York Museum of Natural History lived an orphan named John Randel Boarhog He had been living in the museum for about six months At eleven and a half John had decided that he would be better off on his own He was done with orphanages foster homes and grown-ups grown-ups He was tired of other people deciding what was best for him John knew what was best for himself living with his mother Unfortunately that was now impossible If you’ve ever tried to live in the ceiling of a museum
