“I don’t believe it!” Sandra could not hide her disgust. She had been minding the store at Archie’s Antiques while her uncle and his friend, Edward Destranger, spent an afternoon at the Warburg property. They had come back with a van load of cartons, but as Sandra helped them unpack she pulled out layers of [...]
‘Mystery Space’
The Great Blow-hard
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Dead Man Alive!
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Sunday, August 1st, 2010Sandra was helping Sam in Archie’s Antiques when her friend Perter Gale came in with his great uncle Alfred. The old man was shaking so much he could hardly stand up. “I’ve seen a dead man,” he said. “A twenty year old corpse.” He mopped his face with a blue handkerchief, and let Sandra settle [...]
King Alfred’s Man
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Thursday, July 1st, 2010Sam’s niece, Sandra, was helping her uncle when her friend Peter Gale came into Archie’s Antiques with his grandfather. The old man was looking very pleased with himself, but Sandra noted Peter’s worried frown. “What have you been up to lately?” she asked the old man. “You wouldn’t exactly call it lately,” he said, and [...]
The Laughing Jackass
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Sam, the owner of Archie’s Antiques groaned when he saw Braden McManus coming into the shop. “Another instalment of the Great McManus clan,” he said to his friend Edward Destranger. Edward laughed, and waved to the back corner where Sandra, her friend Peter Gale and his great uncle Alfred were looking through a box of [...]
The Great Gamble
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Saturday, May 1st, 2010Sandra’s uncle had gone to a sale and left her in charge of Archie’s Antiques. Her friend, Peter Gale was with her. “I’m worried about Dad,” he said. “Why, what’s wrong with your father?” “He’s been getting these weird emails.” “Spam,” Sandra said knowledgeably. “I hope he deleted them.” “Of course,” Peter was quick to [...]
A Medieval Riddle
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Thursday, April 1st, 2010Edward Destranger was talking to Sandra and her uncle when Sandra’s friend, Peter Gale, came into Archie’s Antiques. “Dad wants to thank you for getting Great Aunt Emily back to a proper doctor,” he said, producing a bottle of wine for the men and chocolates for Sandra. “Of course now she says she knew the [...]
The Wonderful Water
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010by Robin Hillard Sam, the owner of Archie’s Antiques, and his niece Sandra were showing Edward Destranger their latest acquisition, a Victorian mirror, when Sandra’s friend, Peter Gale, came into the shop. Sam couldn’t understand why the boy looked so worried, hadn’t Edward Destranger put his mind at rest last week? When his great uncle [...]
Snakebite
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Monday, February 1st, 2010by Robin Hillard Sandra was helping her Uncle at Archie’s Antiques when her friend Peter Gale came in with an elderly man who looked like a smaller version of his grandfather. “That must be Great Uncle Alfred,” she whispered. Sam nodded, like his niece he had been looking forward to meeting old Mr Gale’s elder [...]
An Unpleasant Customer
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009by Robin Hillard Sam’s niece, Sandra, was helping her uncle at Archie’s Antiques and she was very glad to be there. “Mum’s got the painting bug,” she said. “So somebody’s got to scrape the front fence.” Sam laughed. “Fortunately I’ll need your help all day. We’re still unpacking stuff from the Honeysmith house, after all [...]
The Hidden Stash
Click the title above to read the complete post. Posted on Sunday, November 1st, 2009by Robin Hillard Sam, the owner of Archie’s Antiques, put a small plastic bag on the counter. White powder! His niece, Sandra, peered inside the large Chinese jardiniere she’d brought in from the van. “There are more bags in the pot,” she said. “You’ll have to call the police.” Edward Destranger had shared Sam’s delight [...]