Murder On The San Gabriel: A Fen Maguire Mystery

Bruce Hammack

Apr 2024 · Fen Maguire Mystery Book 5 · Bruce Hammack

About this ebook

A fortune in Texas land… and a ruthless killer who wants it.

 

A wealthy rancher’s death in a house fire is ruled accidental, but his suspicious son doesn’t believe it. After PI Fen Maguire is called in to investigate, he’s on the verge of agreeing with the official ruling… until the rancher’s body is discovered in a shallow grave along the San Gabriel River.

 

With a prime inheritance at stake, any member of this fractured family could have motives to hurry the patriarch’s demise. Fen zeroes in on the rancher's son and primary heir as the most likely suspect—until the son narrowly survives a bullet meant to kill him.

 

Now Fen must peel back the layers of jealousy, greed, and bad blood to expose who stood to gain from eliminating both father and son. With time running out, the wily PI must rely on his final, meticulously crafted plan to unravel this tangle of deception and stop the killer before he strikes again.

 

In the fifth book of the series, Fen Maguire seeks justice along the San Gabriel River in this page-turning mystery delivered with no graphic violence, foul language or sex scenes.

Ratings and reviews

The Fen Maguire Mystery Series: Murder on the San Gabriel, #5 - Another well written, interesting and entertaining read with a good variety of characters and good story lines. I figured out Whodunit rather easily. Ren is a lovable, enjoyable new character. Source: BookSirens. 5* Murder On Shinbone Creek, prequel - My first read by this author and I enjoyed it. I like what the Sheriff did for the Sheriff-elect. Interesting story lines with good characters combined with a good writing style made this a one sitting read. 4* Murder On The Brazos, #1 - Takes place about nine months after MOSC ends. Enjoyable story that held my interest and attention until I finished the last page, in one sitting. One person I missed because I did not pay attention; yes, I was snookered by the smoke. Love that the author knows a bit about Texas and Texans. Source: BookSirens. 4* Murder On The Angelina, #2 - Picks up where MOTB ends. Interesting with good story lines and believable characters. Chicken Oil

A clean mystery! I loved it. This has been a great series and I am lucky that I was able to read it. Do you love a good mystery? Then this book is for you. The mystery revolves around the death of a rancher and just who the culprit was that did this and what was the reason this would happen. The book will keep you guessing until the end. Good addition to this series. Good reading I received a complimentary copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.

find these stories delightful, easy to read. Intriguing plots to the end. I recommend this book as well as the series I have enjoyed. Given arc for my voluntary review.

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 and an aging gray cat with a sketchy attitude. 

Learn more at brucehammack.com.