A floating corpse. A county on the verge of chaos. One man's race against corruption.When Fen Maguire handed over his badge nine months ago, Newman County was clean and safe—a legacy he thought would endure. But the drug dealer's corpse drifting down the Brazos tells a different story.With the victim's house torched and evidence implicating the new sheriff's father, Fen's artistic retirement is cut short. His discovery of a hidden drug cache and coded noteb...

He has one shot at justice…For sixteen years, Texas State Trooper David Harper has buried the truth—that his father was convicted of murdering his mother. Having fled his old life and changed his name, David has earned the respect of his colleagues and built a promising future with his new wife. No one knows his shameful past, and he intends to keep it that way.But when DNA evidence overturns his father's conviction, David's carefully constructed life begin...

'Tis the season for miracles... and murder.A rifle crack shatters the holiday bustle. Christmas shoppers scatter as a renowned big-game hunter drops to the sidewalk. Blind detective Steve Smiley and his partner Heather McBlythe rush to the scene—and to the teen who'd been locked in a heated argument with her adoptive father moments before.The teen's first plea isn't to find the killer—it's to find her birth parents. What begins as a straightforward adoption...

Three Texas river murders. One former sheriff seeking justice. Clean mysteries in the classic tradition.This collection includes the prequel plus books 1-2, following Fen Maguire's transition from Newman County Sheriff to private investigator as he solves his most challenging cases along Texas waterways.Murder On Shinbone CreekWith ten days left as sheriff, Fen Maguire faces an impossible murder: a hunter shot throu...

Three murders. One blind detective who sees what others miss. One rookie partner who becomes his eyes in the field. Smiley and McBlythe crack impossible cases in this professional PI mystery collection.Exercise Is MurderWhen Steve Smiley's friend drowns in his exercise pool, police call it an accident—but Smiley's instincts scream murder. Teaming up with rookie detective Heather McBlythe, the blind former homicide detective pieces together ...

A must read for fans of the Smiley And McBlythe Mystery series! Five cases that defined young Detective Steve Smiley's career in Houston Homicide, showcasing the relentless determination that made him Houston's finest.Before he became Houston's most tenacious homicide detective, Steve Smiley was fighting to prove himself. This collection follows his journey from ambitious patrol officer to seasoned investigator through five gripping cases that shaped his career.

A blind detective. A masked killer. One deadly Christmas.Blind private investigator Steve Smiley expects a quiet Christmas—until Branson entertainer Candy Caine arrives with an unusual problem. Someone claiming to be Krampus, the demonic folklore figure who punishes the wicked, is demanding money.What started as threatening letters dismissed as a sick joke has escalated to a deadly promise: pay up for her sin of greed, or face the consequences. When Candy i...

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.There are a lot of things a blind man can do, but solve a murder alone isn’t one of them. He needs a partner… one who knows their way around a crime scene. Enter Heather McBlythe, a rookie homicide detective with...

One ship. Two suspects. And a killer everyone missed.Private investigator Fen Maguire boards an Alaskan cruise with a cover identity and a cold case: solve a two-month-old murder that's turned into a jurisdictional nightmare. A woman's body was pulled from the Leon River, but no one knows where she actually died. Two sheriffs are locked in a turf war, each convinced the other arrested the wrong suspect. Both prime suspects are onboard. And Fen's job is to...

A missing husband. A murdered journalist. A city where everyone has something to hide.Blind former Houston homicide detective Steve Smiley and his partner Heather McBlythe take on what looks like a straightforward case: track down a missing husband so his estranged wife can finally file for divorce.The simple case turns deadly when the body of the woman the husband has been living with is found in a Miami canal. She wasn't just the missing man's companion —...

There’s more to this game than dodging paintballs… a killer is on the loose.Newly licensed private investigator Fen Maguire gets his next case — to investigate an extortion ring putting the squeeze on loggers in the piney woods of East Texas. Working undercover at a local university, Fen traces the clues to a neighboring county's championship paintball team. To prove it, he must first gain the trust of the tight-lipped community.Before he can make his case ...

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 p...