ROWENAA KINYEMI LOVE OR MONEY? Are you a good detective? Yes? If you are, then you must find the killer before Inspector \falsh. Inspector Wabh is a police detective; he works slowly, but very carefully. Are you quicker? $7hat does a detective do? A detective looks for clues. A clue is somerhing, big or small, that tells you who the killer is. Clues are not easy to find, but there are many clues in this story. Some clues are good - they help you. Other clues are bad - they srop you finding the killer. You must read carefully, or you will miss the clues. But remember: you must not believe everything that people say. The killer will obviously lie. perhaps other people will also lie, for different reasons. And perhaps they uant someone to die. But who wants . . . and kills? Can you find the killer? - OXFORD BOOK'IJTORMSL IBRARY Crime (v Mystery Love or Money? 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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Oxford Udversity Press disclaims any responsibility for the content 53 ABOUT THE BOOK\rORMS LIBRARY rsBN9 78o 194 78908o A complete recording ofthis Bmkwom edition of Ine or Mmey? is available on audio CD rsBN 978 o 19 478843 4 Pdnted in Hong Kong ACNOWLBDGEMENTS Ilhstr ated by: D avid.I .loy d. Word count (main text): 5010 words For nore infomation on the Oxford Bookwoms Libraty, visit w.oup com/elVbookwoms CbapterL -fh. Clarkson family lived in the country near I Cambridge, about half a mile from the nearest village and about a mile from the river. They had a big, old housew ith a beautiful garden,a lot of flowers and many old trees. One Thursday morning in July, Jackiec amei n from the garden.S hew as a tall, fat woman, thirty yearso ld. It was the hottestd ay of the year, but shew ore a warm brown skirt and yellow shirt. Shew ent into the kitchen to get a drink of water. Just then the phone rang. 'Cambridge 1379,'J ackies aid. tI Tbe Clark"sonf amily had a big, old house with a beawtiful garden. { { i I Loue or Money? Loue or Money? 'Hello. This is Diane.I want to talk to Morher.' 'Mother 'She's isn't here,'Jackisea id. at the doctor's.' ''Why? What's wrong?' 'Nothing's 'Why wrong,' Jackies aid. are you tele- phoning? You are going to come this weekend? Mother wants everyonet o be here.' 'Yes, 'I'm I want to comer' Diane said. phoning becauseI have no money for the train ticket.' 'No money!M other is alwaysg iving you money!' 'This phone call is very expensive,' Diane said 'Tell coldly. Mother pleaseI. needt he money.' Jackie put the phone down. She took a cigarette 'Mother,' Jack"isea id,'Dianep honed.S heu ants money. . .' from her bag and began to smoke. She felt angry 'Mother,' becauseh er sistera lways askedf or money. Diane was Jackie put the sandwiches on the table. she 'Diane twenty yearso ld, the youngesti n the family. Shel ived said, phoned. She wants money for her train in London, in one room of a big house.S hew anted to ticket.' be a singer.S hes angv ery well but she could neverg et Molly closed her eyes for a minute. Then she stood 'This work. up. afternoon I want you to get the house ready Jackiew ent back into the kitchen and begant o make I for the weekend,' she said. 'Oh, and please go to the somes andwichesJ. ust then the back door opened,a nd village later and get my tablets.' 'Yes, her mother camei n. Mother,' Jackie said. 'lt's very hot!' Molly said.S het ook off her hat and Molly went to the door. 'Mother, 'Peter put it down on the table. Shew as a tall, dark woman i please wait a minute,' Jackie said. with beautiful eyes. Hobbs came here this morning. He's very angry with 'Why Two big, black dogs camei nto the kitchen after her you about that letter. I{e lost his job, you know. and ran acrosst o her. Shes at down and put her hands did you write to his office? He wants to talk to you on their heads. about it.' Loue or Money? Loue or Money? 'Well, I don't want to talk to him,' Molly said. She openedt he door. 'But Mother, you don't understand.H e's seventeen, and it was his first job. He's very, very angry. He says . . . he saysh e'sg oing to kill you!' Molly did not answer.S hew ent out of the room and closedt he door. Chapter2 Jt was seven o'clock on Saturday evening. Jackie Istood at the window. A car drove slowly up ro rhe front door and stopped.A tall man with white hair got out. It was Albert, the husband of Molly's sisrer. 'Here's 'Always UncleA lbert,' Jackies aid. late.' Shew ent out of the room and openedt he front door. Albert came in and went at once to Molly. 'Oh, dear. I'm very late. I Am sorry,' Albert said. 'Fifty yearso ld today! What a wonderful dress!' 'Thank Molly did not smile. you, Albert. \7e're all getting older.' Tonight she wore a long black dress, 'Everyone and the two black dogss at at her feet. is here now. Let's go in to dinner,' she said. Everyones tood up and went to the table. 'The table looks nice, Jackie. \fhat wonderful flowers!' Diane said. Shew as a beautiful girl, with long 'The tablel ooksn ice,J ackie.Whatw onderfwfll owers!'D ianes aid. Loue or Money? Loue or Money? 'Oh black hair and dark blue eyes.S he wore a long red Albert laughed. yes, we can talk later. It's dress. always later with you, Molly. Always tomorrow. Albert sat down next to Roger. Roger was Molly's Never today.' son, her secondc hild. He lived in Cambridge, in an Jackie watched her mother. Her mother was angry expensiveh ouse. with Albert. Molly never liked talking about her sister 'Someone calledP eters toppedm e down the road,' Annie and shed id not like visiting her becauses hew as ''Who Albert said. is he? He's very angry with you, very ill. 'That's Molly.' a beautifuld ress,D iane. Is it new?' Jackie 'That's Peter Hobbs, from the house across the asked. 'Thank road,' Jackie said quickly. Shel ooked acrosst he table you, Jackie.Y es,i t's new, and very expensive' 'He 'Wednesday,' at Molly. lost his job lastw eeka nd he'sa ngryw ith , I got it on Diane said. She smiled at rf everyone.' I Jackie. 'It's 'All Molly he doesn'tl ike,' Albert said. { your things are expensive,'J ackie said. She : Molly said nothing. Everyoneb egant o eat. rememberedt he phone call on Thursday about the 'How is Aunt Annie?'J ackiea sked. train ticket. 'She's 'She 'I 'And much worse now,' Albert said. staysi n don't like cheap things,' Diane said. I'm bed all the time. She needsa nurse twenty-four hours going to need more money soon. I want to go to a day.' America.C an you help me, Roger?' 'I 'Oh 'Nobody am sorry,' Molly said. no,' Roger said. wants to help you, 'It's Albert stoppede atinga nd looked at Molly. very Diane.Y ou don't like working, we all know that, but difficult and very expensive,y ou know. Annie feels we all want you to get a job.' 'It very unhappy becausey ou don't visit her, Molly. She Diane laughed. doesn't matter, Roger. I don't loves you very much. You are her little sister, you needy our help. Mother alwaysh elpsm e. Mother loves know.' me best.'Shes uddenlys miled,a quick, beautifuls mile. 'I Molly closed her eyes for a minute. know that, But her eyesw ere cold. Albert. I am fifty yearso ld, but I am alwaysh er "little" Jackiel ooked at her mother. Molly's facew as white. sister.W ell. we can talk about it later.' Jackie did not understand.W as her mother afraid of Loueo r Money? Loue or Money? talk to me about that man. I don't like him. He wants half my garden for his farm. He needs more land, he says.I don't want him in my house. He's always dirty and he has bad teeth.' 'Excuse Jackie stood up and got her bag. me, I want a cigarette.' 'Cigarettes! Always a cigarette in your mouth,' 'I Molly said. don't like it. Cigarettes aren't good for you.' Jackie began to smoke. She felt ^ngry but she said nothing. She wanted her mother to be happy this evening, but it was very difficult. Dianes aid:'Motbera lwaysb elpsm e.M other louesm e best.' 'Well, Roger drank some more wine. Mother, Diane? Jackie wanted her mother to be happy today. perhaps Mr Briggs is right. The garden is very big, you '\7ould you like some more meat, Uncle Albert?' know,' he said. 'It's a lot of work for you. The house is Jackie asked. 'Roger, can you give everyone some more big, too. You're fifty now. You need to be more to drink?' careful.' Roger got up and began to give more wine to 'Roger! I don't need a nurse' you know! I work in everyone. 'This is good wine,' he said. the garden every day; I feel happy there.' Molly stood Molly smiled for the first time. 'Yes, your father up. 'I know you all want my money. You come here for loved this wine. He often drank it.' a free dinner, you don't want to seem e. You don't love 'Yes,' Albert said, and looked at Molly. 'Expensive, me. You want my house, and my money. Well, you can too.' all wait. Nobody is getting more money from me' not '\Uould you like to meet Mr Briggs this weekend, before I die!' 'He's 'Don't Roger?' Jackie asked quickly. the new man at the say that, Mother!' Jackie cried. 'I farm. He wants to meet you.' Molly walked across the room to the door. feel ill 'Briggs? 'Don't Briggs?'M olly said, suddenly angry. now. I'm going upstairs to bed.'