Pistols And Poinsettias: A Clean Detective Mystery Whodunit

Bruce Hammack

Sep 2020 · Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Book 3 · Jubilee Publishing LLC

About this ebook

Steve isn’t celebrating Christmas… he’s trying to survive it.

 

Blind PI Steve Smiley loathes Christmas—too many memories. When his partner secures an invitation for them to teach at a mystery writers’ conference in Miami, what promises to be a welcome early December escape turns into a tidal wave of mysteries to solve.

 

Steve and Heather walk into the midst of a raging civil war between two factions of the writers’ group. When they agree to locate a missing author slated to be the next organization president, they find themselves plunged into the midst of the battle. Before they can solve that mystery, another one lands at their feet, along with a dead body.

 

With more than a thousand mystery writers watching, Steve’s reputation is on the line. He and Heather make a plan to unravel the mysteries and expose the murderer. But the killer has a plan too. Steve’s no longer worried about enduring another lonely Christmas… this year he just wants to survive it.

 

Filled with twists, turns and a surprise ending, Pistols and Poinsettias is the perfect Christmas mystery—any time of year!

Ratings and reviews

The Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series: Pistols And Poinsettias, #2 - A fun, clean, entertaining read with missing people, a murder and felony theft mixed with a variety of characters and well written story lines. Source: My Kindle library. 4* Exercise Is Murder, prequel - An interesting and immersing introduction to Steve Smiley and Heather McBlythe and their beginnings. Recommend reading this first. 4* Jingle Bells, Rifle Shells, 1 - Interesting and immersing easy read with a steady pace, good story lines, good characters and good values made this a hard to put down read. Recommend reading the prequel, Exercise is Murder first. 5* Murder In The Dunes, #4 - Difficult to put down with its steady pace, easy to read writing style and good characters and story lines. 5* The Name Game Murder, #5 - Interesting and entertaining story lines with good characters and clean dialog. I enjoy the relationships between Steve and Heather and how they mesh without an silly drama. A hilarious goof:

I LOVE THIS TYPE OF MYSTERY. INTELLIGENT PEOPLE WITH HEART AND HUMOR. I'D READ THEM ALL IF I HAD THE MONEY. I SURVIVE ON FREE BOOKS AND APPRECIATE AUTHOR'S LIKE YOU THAT GIFT READER'S LIKE ME 1 OR 2. 🙏🏻✌🏻♾️

another fantastic read. every book i read it gets harder and harder to put it down. lots of nights reading till, the early hours.i try to guess whose done it but not managed to do it yet.very easy reading, and love how hey bounce off each other. can't wait to read more books.thank you

About the author

Drawing from his extensive background in criminal justice, Bruce Hammack writes contemporary, clean read detective and crime mysteries. He is the author of the Fen Maguire Mystery series, the Smiley and McBlythe Mystery series and the Star of Justice series. Having lived in eighteen cities around the world, he now lives in the Texas hill country with his wife of thirty-plus years.

Learn more at brucehammack.com.