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"Harry was a spy. Not a boy who only thought he was; not just pretending to be with all the gadgets he had received as gifts: but Harry really was a spy."
When Harry discovers a plot to overthrow his country, nobody but his elderly neighbour and friend, Mrs Joyce, believes him. Harry is convinced that Mrs Joyce used to be a top-secret spy. The two of them set out to investigate and stop the evil plotters before the takeover of the country succeeds. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
Discover the wonderful message of the Bible through the secret codes in this adventure.
Suitable for children aged 7 and upwards.
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Harry the Spy - E M Wilkie
HARRY THE SPY:
The Mysterious Snow
E M WILKIE
HARRY THE SPY: THE MYSTERIOUS SNOW
E M WILKIE
Written by E M Wilkie
Illustrated by E M Wilkie
www.aletheiabooks.co
Copyright © 2019
This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogues are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.
Where the Bible has been quoted, Scripture quotations have been taken from the following versions:
Scripture quotations marked ‘NKJV’ are from The Holy Bible, New King James Version®.
© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked ‘International Children’s Bible’ are from the International Children’s Bible, New Century Version (Anglicised Edition) copyright © 1991 by Authentic. Used by permission.
This book is also available as a print book [ISBN-13: 978 1 912522 47 7]
and an audio book. For more information, please visit
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While the characters in this book are completely fictitious, I must acknowledge that as I was writing I was thinking of people I love:
My nieces and nephews, and my dear friend ‘Mrs Joyce’, who is far nicer, cleverer, and more interesting than I could adequately portray in any fictional character.
May children enjoy this spy adventure, and may older people enjoy the ever-youthful ‘Mrs Joyce’.
‘I am the door. The person who enters through me will saved.’
John 10:9, International Children’s Bible
Preface
This book is a work of fiction, and the characters, places, descriptions, devices, inventions, and such things in this story are the work of the author’s imagination, as is the overall plot of this book. The author does not have any special knowledge of computers, computer hacking, terrorist cyber activity, or security services such as MI5 and MI6. The events portrayed in this book are purely imagination and are only intended to form part of an entertaining and enjoyable story.
The places referred to in this story are imaginary and do not represent any real village in the UK today. However, the descriptions are based on the author’s fond recollection of Hampshire villages: quaintly beautiful, enjoying picturesque and fantastic names, moulded by centuries of history. There is still a village called ‘Little London’ in Hampshire – in fact, ‘Little London’ is a common village name and there have been over a hundred Little Londons in the UK. But the description of the village of Little London in this story is not intended to bear any detailed resemblance to any real village today, except in general character. Details in Little London – such as ‘The Crooked Man’ inn, the secret tunnel, the church, and the business park – are all completely fictitious. If they resemble anything real, this is coincidental.
While I thought of friends and family as I wrote this story, I have invented their characters and their actions, and the Bible truth explained at the end of this book is entirely my own conviction and should not be associated with anyone else referred to, or imagined, in this book.
Having mentioned the Bible truth associated with this book, I should explain that the main story is a tale of pure adventure and doesn’t contain an explanation of the message of the Bible, although it is intended to be a broad picture of the Bible’s wonderful message for us. However, at the back of the book, in the section entitled, ‘Lessons and Codes in Harry the Spy’, the secret number codes are explained, and an explanation of the central message of the Bible is also given. This is the most important section in the book! It includes an explanation of God’s way of salvation – and is of far greater importance, and of far more lasting value, than any story I could write.
I would like to acknowledge the invaluable help and advice and editing expertise of the following people in the production of this book:
Michael Wilkie, Ruth Hatt, Sue Jackson, and Ruth Chesney.
A picture containing text, map Description automatically generatedChapter One
Psssst!
Harry looked up.
Psssst!
The noise was coming from the spyhole in the garden fence. Harry peered through the small hole. The leafy foliage of summer had gone, and only stark, bare twigs interrupted his view of Mrs Joyce’s brown eyes.
What was the message, Harry?
she asked urgently.
It was from Kakobanjou,
said Harry.
And…?
prompted Mrs Joyce.
Harry paused. Then,
"Have you ever been to Kakobanjou?" he asked.
Mrs Joyce nodded.
My brother says it doesn’t even exist,
said Harry.
"But has he ever been there?" asked Mrs Joyce.
Harry shook his head.
Well, then, how would he know?
Harry shrugged. She was right, of course, how could he know?
Mrs Joyce asked eagerly, What was the message, Harry?
Harry screwed up his eyes and focussed. He must recollect as exactly as he could the information he had heard. Any detail might be vital to save his country! He had written phrases on the handy piece of paper he kept for such eventualities. The ‘just in case’ piece of paper was rolled up in a tight tube and kept in a plastic capsule that slotted into the side of his Field Agent Spy Watch. He removed the paper and Mrs Joyce drew nearer, paying close attention.
You see, Harry was a spy. Not a boy who only thought he was; not just pretending, with all the gadgets he had received as gifts; but Harry really was a spy. He was also a good spy; he took his instructions from the Key to Life book – as we shall find out later in the story.
Of course, plenty of people didn’t think he was a spy; he was only a schoolboy after all. His parents didn’t seem to believe him, even though they were kind about it and said things like, that’s nice, dear,
when he explained about the secret codes and messages he really, truly could hear. His older brother and sisters didn’t believe him either, because Harry seemed to be the only one who could do all these spy-like things; others couldn’t when they tried. Only Harry could see through walls (although the view was always quite shadowy and vague) with the X-Ray Vision Binoculars his aunt had bought him from Amazon for Christmas; he was the only one who could hear secret messages with the Ear Extension Grandad and Grandma bought him for his birthday; the Motion Alarm worked best for him; only Harry could truly see in the dark with the Night Spyer; and so it was with the rest of his spy gear as well. Nobody else seemed to understand…
Apart from his friend, Mrs Joyce. ‘Mrs Joyce’ was, in fact, Miss Joyce Freemantle. Harry didn’t know that this was her proper name: to him and his brother and sisters, the old lady who lived next door had always simply been ‘Mrs Joyce’.
Mrs Joyce wasn’t like other old ladies, who might have been fussy and particular and not understand about children who were noisy and messy. Mrs Joyce