Five Card Murder: A Clean Private Investigator Mystery

Bruce Hammack

Apr 2021 · Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Book 4 · Jubilee Publishing LLC

About this ebook

An inheritance worth millions. A killer with a list… and Smiley’s on it.

Blind PI Steve Smiley unexpectedly becomes the executor of a large Texas estate after the rancher dies under suspicious circumstances. His task becomes even more complex when the ranch’s foreman is found murdered.

As Smiley delves into his executor duties, he realizes there is no shortage of suspects in the dysfunctional family. Any one of the four siblings could be responsible for one or both of the deaths. But which one wanted the land bad enough to kill for it? Or was it a conspiracy?

Hired by the foreman’s family to find his killer, Smiley's investigation unearths a long-buried family secret that could solve the mystery, but will it lead to more bloodshed? If Steve doesn’t stop the killer, the next funeral could be his.

 

Escape to South Texas with Smiley and McBlythe as they seek to untangle the web of intrigue, mystery and murder surrounding the last undeveloped lakefront property in the state.

 

Smiley and McBlythe deliver a page-turning mystery that will keep you up way past your bedtime, all with no graphic violence, sex or foul language.

Ratings and reviews

I love the fact that's it clean, no swearing and no sex

love these two and loved it twist at the end

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.