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CHAPTER 1 The Bluehaven Gazette CRIME WAVE HITS BLUEHAVEN Items such as pens paperclips candy and small toys have all been reported missing from a range of shops along the boardwalk prompting some Bluehaven businesses to declare that the town is in the grip of a crime wave Detective Claire Roberts from the Bluehaven police told the Gazette The nature of the thefts suggests children may be responsible We would like to make it clear that stealing is stealing no matter what the age of the thief or the value of the item stolen and we take this kind of thing very seriously indeed Anyone with information is invited to call the number at the bottom of the page in complete confidence It was a hot day at the end of summer break and my best friend Imogen my brother Joe and I were down in the town hanging out together We’d stopped at a small store to see what we could buy with the precious little allowance money we had left As usual I’d forgotten my money entirely so couldn’t buy anything anyway Instead I’d been idly scanning the newspaper headlines I nudged Imogen and held out the Bluehaven Gazette Have you seen this She read it Wow Hardly anything ever gets stolen in Bluehaven But now kids may be stealing candy It’d be so easy to do I said I mean it’s summer and this town is packed Anyone could slip something in their pocket I’m surprised the shops have even noticed Hey Joe Have you seen this My brother was standing next to a rack of postcards examining the watch on his wrist Except it wasn’t really a watch About a week ago Joe had received a package in the mail and inside it was the best present he’d EVER received and I mean EVER and
