Madison Johns - Agnes Barton 06 - Bigfoot in Tawas by Madison Johns

Author:Madison Johns [Johns, Madison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Senior Sleuths
ISBN: 1495252523
Publisher: Outrageous Books
Published: 2014-04-27T05:00:00+00:00

“Is Peggy Matlin working today?” I asked.

“She’s on break right now. Is it important?”

“Very important.”

The woman led us outside where Peggy, a rotund blonde, was smoking a cigarette. I greeted her. “Are you Peggy Matlin?”

“Yes, but like I told the sheriff, I have no idea where Billy is. We’re divorced.”

“Oh, and what makes you think we’re here to question you about your ex-husband?”

She rolled her eyes. “Because you’re the private investigator, Agnes Barton, and Billy told me all about how he hired you to find Bigfoot.”

“Which means what, exactly?” Eleanor asked with a tilt of her head.

“That you’re here to ask me questions about Billy’s disappearance. I’m sure by now word has gotten to you that he’s missing. Most likely from that Trooper Sales since he’s married to your granddaughter, Sophia.”

I didn’t like where she was going with this. “For one thing, neither Trooper Sales nor Sheriff Peterson has given us any information about Billy’s disappearance. We were the ones who called them in when the house was in total disarray.”

Her brow shot up. “Oh, really? Do tell.”

“I’d rather not. Besides, as you said, you’re divorced.”

“It’s not that I don’t care about the man. I just can’t live with him.”

“I see. Is it true there was a dispute over child support money he owed?”

She bit her pinkie. “Yes, but I swear I wouldn’t ever do anything to Billy except maybe lambast him with a brick.”

Eleanor laughed. “Why is that?”

“Well, we were doing just fine, and then one day out of the blue he insisted that he saw Bigfoot, and that was it. All he ever did was look in the woods all day long. I tolerated it way longer than most women would, but one day I just decided that I couldn’t take it anymore. I packed up my things, and me and the kids left.”

“Just like that?” Eleanor asked. “Didn’t you at least try to reason with him?”

“I sure did, but he just couldn’t see past his Bigfoot delusions.”

I straightened my shirt. “I see. So you never actually saw Bigfoot yourself?”

“No. I must admit I smelled something bad out in the backyard, but it was sewage, is all. I told him to get our septic tank drained too many times to count.”

“So that’s what you made of that smell?” I asked.

“Sure, what else could it be?”

“I’ve smelled plenty of sewage in my life, but I’ve never smelled anything like I did that day at Billy’s place.”

“I hope you aren’t deluded into thinking his stories have merit. He hasn’t been right since the Gulf War.”

“He was in the Gulf War? Did you at least try to get him some help?”

“Yes, and he refused. I’m sorry to hear Billy disappeared, but I’m not the one to blame.”

I gave Peggy a once over. She wasn’t crying or even all that upset. “Are you dating anyone now?”

She bit her lip and fluffed her blonde hair a tad. “I’m not sure what you mean.”

“Have you hooked up with anyone since you and Billy split? It’s a simple question,” Eleanor said.

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