Stepping Stones (34 page)
Authors: Steve Gannon
“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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