The Midnight Armadillo of Amarillo

Halloween in Amarillo wasn’t just about costumes and candy corn. Every kid in town grew up hearing about The Midnight Armadillo—a glowing critter said to roll through town at the stroke of twelve on Halloween night.Some folks said it brought good luck. Others claimed it led people to buried treasure. But no one had ever caught it.Except maybe… Big Boots Billie.Billie was known for two things: wearing the biggest boots in all of West Texas and never backing down from a good mystery. She’d heard the stories from her grandpa since she was knee-high to a grasshopper. And this year, she wasn’t just going to listen to the tale—she was going to live it.She and her sidekick, a talkative coyote named Dusty Joe, set…

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