Matherson

Matherson raised his hand, the bandaged one from last night.

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The Mother Paula's vandal had displayed a dark sense of humor that didn't fit the Matherson boy's dim-witted criminal history.

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

"Sir, I found a piece of a shirt at the crime scene — a shirt that's way too small to fit the Matherson boy."

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

Officer Delinko didn't tell Curly that the Matherson boy was too scared of alligators to be the vandal, because Officer Delinko didn't want the foreman to get all agitated again.

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

"And you're as dumb as a bucket of mud, Matherson."

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

Based on what Roy had seen of the Matherson household, he had an uneasy feeling that poor Natalie hadn't expired of natural causes.

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

"The boy's name is Matherson," Mrs. Eberhardt chimed in.

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

Smiling, Roy dropped to the lawn and took two steps back from the Matherson house.

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

And Curly didn't tell Officer Delinko about the bulldozer seats being stolen while the Matherson kid was in custody, because Curly didn't want Officer Delinko to put the information in a police report that some nosy newspaper reporter might find.

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

Matherson nearly set another personal-best in the 200m dash, coming just .05 seconds away with her time of 24.46.

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