Exercise Is Murder: A Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Prequel (Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series Book 1)

He thought his detecting days were over—until murder surfaced.

When Steve Smiley’s friend is found dead at the bottom of his exercise pool, police quickly rule it an accident. But something doesn’t add up, and Smiley’s instincts are screaming murder.

Enter Heather McBlythe, a rookie homicide detective with more enthusiasm than experience. Smiley isn’t convinced her limited background will be enough, but he has no choice—he has to trust her.

Armed with his years of experience as a homicide detective and his unlikely new partner at his side, Smiley meticulously pieces together the clues others overlooked. He knows he’s on the right trail when a bullet whizzes past his ear. This investigation will either resurrect his life as a master crime solver or become his final case.

Exercise Is Murder is the captivating prequel to the beloved Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series. Perfect for fans of classic whodunits in the tradition of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, this clean mystery delivers intelligent sleuthing, clever deduction, and satisfying twists without graphic content or language. Discover how this remarkable detective partnership began and lose yourself in the case that brought them together.

• The Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series Release Order
• Exercise Is Murder, Prequel
• Jingle Bells, Rifle Shells
• Pistols and Poinsettias
• Five Card Murder
• Murder In The Dunes
• The Name Game Murder
• Murder Down The Line
• Vision of Murder
• Mistletoe, Malice And Murder
• A Beach To Die For
• Dig Deep For Murder
• A Killer On Christmas Cay
• Hemlock And Homicide
• Murder At The Monument
• Tinsel, Trees And Treachery