The Case of the Electrified Envoy is the contest winning story sponsored by the Publisher of the Private Investigators Club series. If you have read the introductions to the other stories in the series, you will appreciate the fact that the story was a last minute entry by the Publisher himself.The story starts with Bobby urging the young detectives to be more professional. To that end, he wants everyone to suggest someone who they can follow as though he were a suspect. They choose an older man who has just moved to Brockville.Dick acts as scout and reports when the man leaves his apartment. Mary scoots over to the supermarket to observe him. Before long all four of the young detectives have the suspect under control.The situation rapidly deteriorates when the suspect's landlady blows their cover. They all congregate in the suspect's apartment and he tells them what he is doing in Brockville.The discussion gets pretty technical and before long Bobby heads home as he cannot understand it. The others listen to the tale of the unlikely research the Professor is planning. He sets up a demonstration of a portal to another world. Mary walks through the portal and promptly disappears. Tommy and Dick are concerned and call the police. Even the Professor is amazed.The story continues with many twists and turns but luckily for those who want to read the next book in the series, all the detectives survive, we believe.The stories in the Private Investigators Club series are "readers" for students of age eight or older. People of any age who are learning English as a Second Language may find them entertaining. This story discusses concepts that may be difficult for an eight year old to understand.Anyone interested in writing in English is invited to produce another story in the series. Details are provided on the Publisher's website.The Publisher wishes to encourage students to do creative writing and will accept submissions on any topic. Periodically, an eBook of submitted stories is published so this is one way for you to become an established author.
About the Author: William Jenkins is a Canadian author and publisher. He lived in several Ontario cities, most recently in Brockville, the setting for this story. He has written a few stories in the Private Investigators Club series initially including lesson plans for teachers and students. Now, however, you can get a copy of the lesson plans in PDF format for free by emailing williamhenryjenkins@gmail.com. Without the lesson plans, the book is smaller and is less expensive than the first edition. Information on the other stories in the series is available at http: //www.williamjenkins.ca