Patrick Smythe Mystery Books
A retired judge fails to meet his golf partner. His wife calls for help while running a fantasy play ring. When Russians start co-opting into a fairly-traded clothing brand, can Paddy untangle the strands before the bodies start littering the golf course? In his first full novel, Patrick Smythe, the single-armed former policeman, must infiltrate the golfing social scene to discover the fate of his client's husband. Assisted by a young starlet of the greens, Paddy tries to understand just who bears a grudge and who likes to play in the rough, culminating in a high stakes showdown where lives are hanging by the reaction of a moment. If you love pacey action, suspicious motives and devious characters, then Paddy Smythe operates amongst your kind of people. Love is a matter of taste but money always demands more of its suitor.
A PATRICK SMYTHE SCOTTISH MYSTERY THRILLER A naked body found on a lonely island. A band of sailors lifting graves in the dead of night. Can Paddy discover the secret that led a sheltered young man to a most gruesome death? In his second full novel, former one-armed policeman Patrick Smythe takes to the Isle of Mull at the request of a distraught mother, looking for the truth of why her only son was found dead on the small island of Gometra. Along with his new feisty assistant, Susan Calderwood, Paddy uncovers the true story of a brutal death and incurs the wrath of local smugglers, sailors and a well-known photographer. But when things turn nasty, can Paddy plot a way out and see that justice is done? “The Graves at Calgary Bay” continues the tale of the Ulster sleuth as his work takes him to the Isle of Mull, and the lonely island of Gometra. If you love underdogs and smart, dogged hounds of the truth, then you will love the adventures of Paddy and his red-haired teenage understudy. Those who mess with the dead bring a reckoning onto themselves!
A PATRICK SMYTHE SCOTTISH MYSTERY THRILLER A desperate woman fears her husband's sudden change. Men in white perform ceremonies in the dark. Can Paddy unmask the terror that's putting businesses to the sword? When Patrick Smythe is asked to investigate a woman's plea about a man's mid-life crisis, he sends his young partner to an easy mark. But when a local tourist site becomes the scene for strange meetings and intimidation, Paddy and Susan are drawn into the underworld of the local tourist industry. "The Fairy Pools' Gathering" is the third full Patrick Smythe adventure involving the Ulster native and one-armed investigator with a knack for finding dangerous situations amidst lies and deceit. If you love fast-paced action and an underdog to root for, Patrick Smythe will fly all your kites. It's all smoke and mirrors until someone gets hurt!