{"product_id":"bigfoot-of-wayah-bold-paperback","title":"Bigfoot of Wayah Bold - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BIGFOOT OF WAYAH BALD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook One of The Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Files\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Smoky Mountain mystery where the creek remembers-and Bigfoot might be watching.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eMara Boone\u003c\/strong\u003e hikes down to Foss Ledbetter's dock at dawn, she expects the same quiet magic she's known her whole life: mist pooling low in the hollow, the Nantahala whispering over stone, and Foss reading the river like scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead she finds \u003cstrong\u003echemical-tainted water\u003c\/strong\u003e, Foss's boat smashed against the rocks, and Foss himself unconscious on the bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sheriff calls it a \"boating accident.\" Mara knows better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dock line wasn't frayed. It was \u003cstrong\u003ecut\u003c\/strong\u003e-clean, straight, deliberate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then there's the footprint. Huge. Deep. Human-shaped. Gone before anyone else sees it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething stood on that bank with Foss. Something that left no trail behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething that felt \u003cstrong\u003etoo big for the morning mist to hide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA mystery rooted in the Smokies, where the land keeps its own secrets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMara gathers her three closest friends-\u003cstrong\u003eHuck Mathers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAda Whitewater\u003c\/strong\u003e, and newcomer \u003cstrong\u003eMikey Cook\u003c\/strong\u003e-and together they start pulling at threads the adults refuse to touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpstream, the creek mud has cracked like drought. Minnows lie belly-up. A truck with a damaged tread has been backing down to the water at night. And along the river road, For Sale signs are appearing one by one, like someone is quietly buying up the mountainside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery clue points toward the controversial \u003cstrong\u003eRidge View development\u003c\/strong\u003e, a project carving into the forest with a hunger that feels older than zoning laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the strangest discovery belongs to Mara alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to the ruined dock, she finds a \u003cstrong\u003estone\u003c\/strong\u003e balanced upright on the cleat where the rope was cut-warm to the touch, impossibly steady, and left without a single footprint in the surrounding mud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt feels deliberate. It feels like a message. And it feels connected to the enormous print she saw before the paramedics arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMara pockets the stone. She doesn't tell the others. Some secrets feel like they belong to the mountain itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eguardian\u003c\/strong\u003e. A \u003cstrong\u003ewitness\u003c\/strong\u003e. A \u003cstrong\u003eshadow moving through the ridges\u003c\/strong\u003e, leaving stones and silence behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething ancient. Something protective. Something that has been watching Mara Boone for longer than she knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd something that may be the only reason Foss Ledbetter is still alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Smoky Mountain mystery with heart, danger, and wonder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the four friends push deeper into the truth, they begin to understand that the creek remembers what the adults refuse to see. Someone is poisoning the water. Someone is covering it up. And something else-something huge-is walking Wayah Bald, leaving warnings only Mara seems able to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mountain is speaking. The river is carrying messages. And Bigfoot is closer than anyone wants to admit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bigfoot of Wayah Bald\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first book in \u003cem\u003eThe Stone Stack Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e, a series that blends Southern literary depth with cozy-mystery charm and the mythic pulse of Appalachian folklore. This is a story for anyone who believes the mountains hold secrets worth protecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67974314786968,"sku":"9798953223034","price":25.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/NkiHBQhSbT9798953223034.webp?v=1794423043","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/bigfoot-of-wayah-bold-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}