Pistols and Poinsettias: A Clean Whodunit Detective Mystery (Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series Book 3)
By Bruce Hammack
Steve isn’t celebrating Christmas… he’s trying to survive it.
For blind PI Steve Smiley, Christmas means painful memories, not celebration. When his partner scores them a teaching gig at a Miami mystery writers’ conference, the early December getaway seems like the perfect escape. Until it turns into a tidal wave of mysteries to solve.
The conference is a battlefield, with rival factions of writers locked in a vicious power struggle. When the organization’s president-elect goes missing, Steve and Heather agree to investigate, but before they can crack the case, someone turns up dead.
With a thousand mystery writers watching, Steve races to unmask a killer before the next deadly move. This Christmas, he’s not worried about being alone… he just wants to survive it.
Solve a Christmas murder in Miami with PISTOLS AND POINSETTIAS by Bruce Hammack, Book 3 in the Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series. This clean holiday whodunit delivers clever puzzles without gore or sexual content. Perfect for classic mystery fans.
Steve isn’t celebrating Christmas… he’s trying to survive it.
For blind PI Steve Smiley, Christmas means painful memories, not celebration. When his partner scores them a teaching gig at a Miami mystery writers’ conference, the early December getaway seems like the perfect escape. Until it turns into a tidal wave of mysteries to solve.
The conference is a battlefield, with rival factions of writers locked in a vicious power struggle. When the organization’s president-elect goes missing, Steve and Heather agree to investigate, but before they can crack the case, someone turns up dead.
With a thousand mystery writers watching, Steve races to unmask a killer before the next deadly move. This Christmas, he’s not worried about being alone… he just wants to survive it.
Solve a Christmas murder in Miami with PISTOLS AND POINSETTIAS by Bruce Hammack, Book 3 in the Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series. This clean holiday whodunit delivers clever puzzles without gore or sexual content. Perfect for classic mystery fans.