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.