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Mistletoe, Malice And Murder: A clean read traditional detective mystery (Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series Book 9) Kindle Edition

by Bruce Hammack (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 328 ratings
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Nothing takes a detective’s mind off Christmas like a murder.

Embroiled in a generations-long feud, an oil baron is convinced someone in his family will die soon—and it will probably be him. When blind PI Steve Smiley is called in to find answers, it seems like the perfect opportunity to avoid another bleak Christmas.

After a body is discovered in the tycoon’s home, the man is convinced someone’s picking off his family one by one. With the clock ticking and the feuding families closing ranks against Smiley, the wily detective must get creative with his investigation.

As he digs deeper, generations of intrigue rise to the surface. Lies and coverups swirl around him like snowflakes. Can Smiley stop the killer before he strikes again, or will this be one case he can’t put a bow on?

Join Smiley and McBlythe in Mistletoe, Malice and Murder as they search through a sleigh full of suspects to find the killer in this clean read Christmas mystery!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BKLXKL4P
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jubilee Publishing (December 8, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1698 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 254 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 328 ratings

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Bruce Hammack

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Drawing from his extensive background in criminal justice, Bruce Hammack writes contemporary, clean read detective and crime mysteries. He is the author of the Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series, the Detective Smiley Mystery Short Reads, the Fen Maguire Mysteries 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. More at brucehammack.com.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
328 global ratings

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Anna M
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Read!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2023
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A fast paced, well written suspenseful mystery with a complex plot, interesting characters in two families whose history is intricately intertwined! I love following the investigation. Love Heather and Steve!
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Rich
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023
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A fun read. I’m not sure what Christmas has to do with it, other than sell books at this time of year, but an enjoyable read nonetheless the less. I had to be told who the killer was having picked the wrong person. Smiley and Heather are likable chaps and the dialogue flow’s believably. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Always a great read
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
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The Smiley and McBlythe series is one of the best. Engaging characters and tricky mysteries, without the boring and repetitious sex scenes that too many other authors include in their books for no good reason.
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Lily Mack
5.0 out of 5 stars Just What a Whodunit Should Be
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2023
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A blind P.I. and his female partner attempt to solve a murder involving two warring families. There are many suspects with a variety of motives, but how to eliminate anyone when no one will cooperate in itself becomes a mystery.

This case was so intriguing I found myself turning pages to find out who the real killer was, only to find that I had completed reading the book in one sitting. No better testament than that.
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Shirl C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Merry Christmas!
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023
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Another fabulous Smiley and McBlythe mystery solved! Perfect characters, perfect plot and perfectly written, made better without unnecessary violence, sex and curse words. Thank you Mr. Hammack!
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Helen Sanford
4.0 out of 5 stars Mistletoe,Malice and Murder
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023
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A new author for me, at first I wasn't sure but as the story moved along I found the characters likable and believable. He kept the murderer a secret until the end. Even though that kind of money is insane.
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Purplegun
5.0 out of 5 stars exciting
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
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As usual a very fun and entertaining book to read. I was not expecting who the murderer was which makes it all the better. Love reading books from Bruce Hammack.
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Myra Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars another great Smiley & McBlythe whodunit
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023
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As usual, Bruce Hammack has pulled together an intriguing cast of suspects, each with a possible motive for murder. Master sleuth Steve Smiley and his partner, Heather McBlythe, never fail to deduce who’s guilty, and this time they had a little help from Steve’s goddaughter, Bella—a sleuth-in-training, perhaps? The culprit is eventually revealed in a classic scene where all suspects are present and each one’s motive is addressed and discarded until the murderer is named. The author kept me guessing on this one right up to the end.

While the protagonists analyze clues, Hammack also sneaks in a little romance. Heather and Jack, her significant other, seem on the verge of making their commitment permanent…but are they? I have my own suspicions about where this relationship is headed, and I’m very tempted to ask the author if I’m right!
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Miss Clarke
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2023
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A gripping, well-written and enjoyable story. Great characters too, but having mistletoe in the title is a little misleading because it has only a very minor role and there is nothing Christmassy about the story at all.
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Lynne Clark
3.0 out of 5 stars Fair reading
Reviewed in Australia on December 14, 2022
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The book started off well but got rather boring further into the b9ok. I gave up reading, too laborous
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