Stepping Stones (34 page)

“Not.  There’s not much to tell, but Dadzilla would send me on a one-way trip to the moon if it ever got back to him that I blabbed about the case.”

“He won’t hear it from me.”

“Sorry.  Like I said, if my—”

“I get the picture.  Your dad will go postal if he finds out you talked.  Don’t worry; it’ll be our secret.  Now give.”

I hesitated a moment more.  Then, with a sigh, I said, “Despite what’s being reported in the news, the Frenches
did
receive a ransom letter.  The envelope contained a locket belonging to Jordan and a demand for money.”

“Are her parents going to pay?”

“They were willing to,” I answered.  “Unfortunately, the kidnappers haven’t been in contact since.”

“Why not?”

I shook my head.  “Nobody knows for sure.  But my dad has a theory.”

“And that is?”

“He thinks Jordan French is dead.”

End of excerpt.

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