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Bruce Hammack

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Born

August 04

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Mystery, Crime, Contemporary

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Drawing from his extensive background in criminal justice, Bruce Hammack writes contemporary, clean read detective and crime mysteries.

When he's not writing his next novel, he enjoys reading classic whodunits, watching film noir movies and traveling to see new places.

Having lived in eighteen cities around the world, he now lives in the Texas hill country with his wife of thirty-plus years.

He is the author of the Star of Justice series, the Smiley and McBlythe Mysteries and the Fen Maguire Mysteries. You can find out about his latest release at https://brucehammack.com/.
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Average rating: 4.45 · 12,976 ratings · 1,863 reviews · 49 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder On The Brazos (A Fen Maguire Mystery #1) 4.49 avg rating — 1,943 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exercise Is Murder (Smiley and McBlythe #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,971 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Road to Justice (Star of Justice #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,904 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jingle Bells, Rifle Shells (Smiley and McBlythe #2) 4.51 avg rating — 1,083 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pistols and Poinsettias (Smiley and McBlythe #3) 4.50 avg rating — 478 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Justice On A Midnight Clear (Star of Justice, #4) 4.52 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistletoe, Malice And Murder (Smiley and McBlythe #9) 4.38 avg rating — 405 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder On Shinbone Creek (Fen Maguire Mystery #0.5) 4.12 avg rating — 426 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Card Murder (Smiley and McBlythe #4) 4.62 avg rating — 339 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder In the Dunes (Smiley and McBlythe, #5) 4.54 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Fen Maguire Mystery (7 books)
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Bruce rated a book it was amazing The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book should not be rushed through but savored at a more genteel pace. From the sound of a break-over shotgun snapping into place in Chapter 1 to the final question posed in the story: “Is she a spy?” Pace yourself and enjoy a remarkable work of fi ...more
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“Heather. “I’m not up on all your homespun expressions yet. What exactly does that mean?” “Wrapped around the axle? It means she’s upset nine ways to Sunday, tied up in knots, beside herself with worry, and like a calf seeing a new gate. She’s not quite to the point of squealing like a stuck pig, but she’s sure got her knickers in a”
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“but we got to talking about how stupid it was to try to shoot out the eye of a blind guy.”
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“The air fresheners she’d attached to the air conditioner vents gave the car a smell that combined a nursing home, a pine forest, ocean breezes and a flower shop.”
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