Detective Steve Smiley Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Death…Fuzzy Side Up |
2020 |
Buy |
| Weed Whacked |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Shocking Death |
2020 |
Buy |
Fen Maguire Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder On Shinbone Creek |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder On The Brazos |
2023 |
Buy |
| Murder On The Angelina |
2023 |
Buy |
| Murder On The Guadalupe |
2023 |
Buy |
| Murder On The Wichita |
2023 |
Buy |
| Murder On The San Gabriel |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder On The Colorado |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder On The Neches |
2025 |
Buy |
| Murder On The Medina |
2025 |
Buy |
Peacemakers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Season of Justice |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Key |
2013 |
N/A |
| They Sow the Wind |
2013 |
N/A |
Smiley and McBlythe Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series: Books 1-3 |
2024 |
N/A |
| The Long Fall |
2019 |
N/A |
| The Ice House Murder |
2019 |
N/A |
| Pistols and Poinsettias |
2020 |
Buy |
| Exercise Is Murder |
2019 |
Buy |
| Jingle Bells, Rifle Shells |
2019 |
Buy |
| Five Card Murder |
2021 |
Buy |
| Seeing Red |
2020 |
N/A |
| Murder Down The Line: A Smiley and McBlythe Mystery |
2022 |
N/A |
| Murder In the Dunes |
2021 |
Buy |
| Mistletoe, Malice And Murder |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Name Game Murder |
2022 |
Buy |
| Murder Down The Line |
2022 |
Buy |
| Vision Of Murder |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Beach To Die For |
2023 |
Buy |
| Dig Deep For Murder |
2024 |
Buy |
| A Killer on Christmas Cay |
2024 |
Buy |
| Hemlock and Homicide |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder At The Monument |
2025 |
Buy |
| Tinsel, Trees And Treachery |
2025 |
Buy |
Star of Justice Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Long Road to Justice |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Murder Redeemed |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Grave Secret |
2021 |
Buy |
| Justice On A Midnight Clear |
2021 |
Buy |
Bruce Hammack has been writing Texas-set mysteries since 2013. His books follow law enforcement characters working through murder cases in small towns and rural communities. The tone falls somewhere between cozy mystery and traditional crime fiction, with enough suspense to keep pages turning but without graphic violence.
His output includes five series so far, with the Smiley and McBlythe mysteries being his longest at twenty books. The Fen Maguire series, where each book is named after a different Texas river, is his newest and growing fast.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Bruce Hammack written?
Bruce Hammack has written 39 books across five series.
What was Bruce Hammack's first book?
Bruce Hammack’s first book is Season of Justice, published in 2013.
Are Bruce Hammack's books set in real Texas locations?
Many of his books are set in fictional Texas towns, but the rivers and regions are real. The Fen Maguire mysteries are each named after an actual Texas river, and the settings draw on the landscape and culture of rural Texas.