Birds of a Feather (An Agnes Barton Senior Sleuth Mystery Book 9) by Madison Johns

Author:Madison Johns [Johns, Madison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Outrageous Books
Published: 2015-09-03T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Oh, great. What am I going to tell Andrew?”

“That a suspect took off after he ran into Andrew’s vehicle?”

I just shook my head. “How will I possibly explain this when I don’t even understand it myself?”

“It’s your husband. I’m sure you’ll figure it out.”

I threw up my hands. “Fine, then.”

We first examined the dent and it was apparent we wouldn’t be able to pound it out ourselves. “Too bad we don’t know someone who could fix the LX before Andrew saw it,” Eleanor suggested.

“I know.” I groaned.

Eleanor frowned. “Shouldn’t we call the police? I mean, it has to be illegal to just slam into another person’s car, damaging it and leaving the scene. Even if this is private property.”

“You’re right.”

I called 9-1-1 and we waited nearly an hour before a state police cruiser pulled in. The officer climbed out of the car and approached us, asking, “What seems to be the problem?”

“The problem is I was here visiting Clara Downey and her boyfriend showed up, smashing into my LX.”

“And he drove off,” Eleanor added.

“Do you happen to know his name and what he was driving?”

“We only know his first name, Stephan. He drives a red GMC truck with a lifter.”

Eleanor then rattled off the license plate number.

“And you were visiting here? What I mean is, was there any altercation that proceeded this and prompted Stephan to damage your vehicle?”

“No. We were here asking Clara questions about her son’s death.”

The trooper smiled. “Is one of you Agnes Barton?”

“I am, why?”

“Oh, isn’t Trooper Sales married to your granddaughter?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I’ll write up a report for your insurance company. It’s hardly a hit and run.”

“But he left the scene of an accident.”

“Were you even in the car at the time?”

“No.”

“Look, this is private property so unless you can find out the full name of the man who damaged your car and sue him, you’re out of luck. I’m sure your insurance company will take care of the damages.”

I began to grind my teeth, frustrated beyond belief.

“You can pick up the police report Monday at the Tawas post. Have a good day, ladies.”

We watched as the trooper left and a woman from next door waved frantically at us. “Let’s go see what she wants,” Eleanor suggested.

We crossed over Clara’s much longer yard to her neighbor’s manicured one. We approached the porch and the woman, who was around my age, ushered us inside.

“Sorry, but I’d hate for the other neighbors to see me talking to you. I’ve seen your pictures in the paper. You’re Agnes and Eleanor, the private investigators. I’m so glad you’re involved in poor Donnie’s accident. I just know it couldn’t have been an accident. He was a very safe driver. He drove me to the store regularly.”

“That’s not what his mother said.”

The woman rolled her eyes. “Oh, her. It’s not like she’d win the mother-of-the-year award. Poor Donald was practically left home alone since he was nine. Clara is a bartender and bar fly when she’s not working.”

“What about the

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