Jack cupped his hands over his ears and yelled, “Stop it!” Instantly there was silence. “Thanks, Jack,” said Pat. “If they make a noise like that, I won’t be able to hear my own squeaks and we’ll never get out of here.” Morris stepped forward. “Sorry about the noise,” he said. “It’s all a bit too...
There had been lots of bad nights in the past, but nothing to compare with this. Since returning to her chalet she had slept off and on, with her thoughts and dreams merging until it was hard to know which was which. Her first stop was Nick’s chalet to see if he had returned. There was no reply t...
Someone had been digging holes all over the place. It could’ve been Cecil, but Matt would put his money on it being Zirk. Skulla handed over the spade and ordered Matt to start digging. Matt turned to Eve. ‘Where do you think it was?’ Eve moved to a spot near the edge of the bare ground. ‘Round a...
This contains oil and is part of the whales’ echolocation system which is how they find their way in the depths of the ocean. The organ allows sound waves to be focused so that the whales can detect things at a greater distance. It was this oil that was much sought after by early whalers, as it m...
He was disappointed to find that Brian had not replied—surely he’d had more than enough time? Luke glanced at his watch and confirmed that it was almost midday in Auckland. If Brian messed around much longer, the reply wouldn’t come that day. To fill in time he took Kirk for another walk, hoping ...
In early December, Wiltshire put in a huge brick gateway out at the road, complete with large wrought-iron gates. Mum said it was all part of presenting Pacific Keys as an exclusive development; it showed that we intended to keep out the riff-raff. It worked. We hardly had any people bringing the...
Up until then she had covered by saying they had gone for a walk. But as the morning progressed her thoughts changed from revenge to concern. ‘I went looking for them at the beach but all I found was Tyler’s magnifying glass. There were no footprints or anything.’ ‘And you say they planned to spe...
At least it would help pass the time before the coming weekend. As usual for a Monday morning, I did my duty in the sports cupboard. I expected Sam Mason to come along and begin the term by abusing me in some way. Perhaps he would even accuse me of stealing his fossils. Yet he never turned up, an...
Because it sticks out into the southern Pacific Ocean it gets hit with winds from all directions, particularly the freezing ones that come up from Antarctica. It’s a cold, windy, bleak, treeless place — the perfect spot for an albatross to nest. When it comes to nesting time, albatrosses have a p...