TWELVE Chelsea had left Beth at the coffee shop after about an hour of getting to know each other. Beth had been "on the job" for two years after deciding her prior profession as a programmer was dull. Thus, Beth enrolled at the Police Academy, and it agreed with her. "Now, here I am, with an exciting job where I can help people." So, they parted ways, with Chelsea promising to call upon her if she needed a friend, and then began the drive home. During the drive, the image of

Chapter 4 The boys do some snooping at the new teacher’s house Ms. Pickle noticed that Mr. Parkin’s desk contained many framed family photos. “I see you have a big family,” she said. “Yes, I do, but I wish I had more time to spend with them. It’s more than a full-time job being a principal,” he confessed while staring at one of the more recent family pictures. “Well, summer will be here in a few months, and you’ll have more time to spend with them.” Ms. Pickle straightened he

Extract from 'The Devil’s Halo' THE LABYRINTH Yes, I am Daedalus, original designer of the Labyrinth of Knossos in which the Minotaur was housed. That was more than three thousand years ago. I am more famous now for inventing the wings that helped me to escape Crete after I fell afoul of King Minos. My son came with me and died when he flew too high. It is often said the sun melted the wax that held together the feathers of his wings but that isn’t true. We know that when we