Childrens Mystery Quotes

“As their eyes became accustomed to the light, the girls were startled to see the figure in front of them. Hunched over, wearing a dark cloak, was an old man. His long, white hair straggled over his shoulders, his skin was covered with grey whiskers and one of his eyes, hooded, drooped below the other bulging one. His mouth hung open and his yellowed teeth did nothing to stop his rank breath pervading the air.”
― Helen Laycock, Mandrake's Plot

“Isn’t it strange how one child can be so lucky, when not a stone’s throw away another child’s life has taken quite the opposite direction?”
― Helen Laycock, Martha and Mitch

“And then, just as Toby’s eyelids were beginning to droop, from nowhere, came the distant singing of a female voice from across the sea.”
― Helen Laycock, Salt