Dead South by Daniel Adams

Author:Daniel Adams [Adams, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Thrillers & Suspense, Crime, Murder, Thrillers
Amazon: B006M87JDU
Publisher: Alleycat Publishing
Published: 2013-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

“Noonan done it. Ain’t no other explanation.”

“You know Noonan's in bad shape. How do you think he got from Doc Flint's place to Paxton's?”

Paxton sat down in a chair. He was tired of the conversation.

“Drove, I guess.”

“Whose car did he use?”

“Hell if I know.”

“He didn’t use his own truck cause his wife had it at home.”

“How do you know that?”

Sheriff Wilks didn’t like where things were headed. She had taken a simple case and turned it into a mess. Women!

“I talked to her. You know what else? She asked me how Noonan lifted Paxton into the baler. Good point, huh? I can't see Noonan lifting three hundred pounds in his prime let alone with three bullet holes in his stomach.”

Mattie too was tired of the conversation. Sheriff Wilks was so damn pig-headed there was nothing she could do to change his mind. It was like prying open a big oyster with a toothpick.

“Maybe he used the overhead winch,” Sheriff Wilks offered.

She felt like hitting him with his own gun butt. How narrow-minded could he be?

“I doubt it. He can hardly lift his fork to eat dinner. You know what else Noonan's wife told me? She said that a Black man named Deacon Boggs might have killed Paxton because Paxton stole two loads of moonshine from him. We know where one of those loads is, don't we?”

How much did she know, Sheriff Wilks wondered. Had she been watching him?

“Not any more. I dumped it in the swamp.”

He watched her eyes to see if they narrowed. They didn’t. He was safe.

“It looks to me like we have a whole lot of suspects besides Noonan,” she suggested.

She saw his eyes suddenly focus on hers. What was he hiding, she wondered. Maybe not all of the booze had made it to the swamp. That made sense.

“Let's sort this out tomorrow. I'm too damned tired to think about it tonight,” he said.

She was more than happy to go along with his suggestion. She had had enough for one day. She so wanted to feel the hotel’s rough pillowcase against her cheek.

“I’ll come by here first thing in the morning,” she responded.

“Wait until noon,” he said. “I’ll be lucky to get to bed by dawn.”

Mattie started for the door then stopped.

“I’m curious about something, Sheriff. How many underage girlfriends do you have?”

“Don’t have any,” he grimaced. “I only date one woman and she makes my life miserable enough by herself. She don't need no help.”

In spite of herself, she laughed. She couldn’t imagine what the woman would be like who gave Sheriff Wilks his marching orders. She made a mental note to meet her. It would be an interesting meeting.

“See ya tomorrow, Sheriff,” she said.

It was only five minutes to the hotel. Absolutely nothing was going to keep her from being in bed in ten minutes. Or so she thought.

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