A review by katiya
Jingle Bells, Rifle Shells by Bruce Hammack

4.0

For Steve Smiley, Christmastime is not a festive season. To distract Steve from his malaise, fellow P.I. Heather McBlythe takes him holiday shopping at the local mall where they witness a reality TV star cut down in a hail of bullets - a tragic event to be sure, but made worse by the fact his adopted daughter witnessed it. Who hated the man enough to want him dead and why does his daughter seem more interested in finding her birth parents?

Smiley and Blythe work so well together! The story is well paced and the mystery is thoroughly enjoyable. While there aren't as many of the usual yuletide trappings, Jingle Bells, Rifle Shells still manages to give a good nod to this time of year.