“If you like psychological detective stories with a touch of humour and romance, you will love Sam Smith.”It had been a week since the incident at the abandoned quarry, a week since I’d shot and killed someone, a week since my ex-husband had been murdered. It had been an emotional week. But life goes on. I’d been hired to discover who was sending death threats to Dr Ruth Carey, a controversial … controversial psychiatrist. The trail led to two high-powered villains and soon the death threats were aimed at me, threats that increased following two murders.
Meanwhile, after years of domestic violence, I was trying to make sense of my private life. Dr Alan Storey, a prominent psychologist, claimed that he loved me, and I was strongly attracted to him. But the years of domestic abuse had scarred me emotionally and I was reluctant to commit to a relationship.
Love and Bullets is the story of a dramatic week in my life, a week of soul-searching, self-discovery and redemption.
Please note the print length of this book runs to 242 pages, not the estimate listed by Amazon.
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Another Great Mystery…
This book picks up where the first story left off. It’s a week after the events at the quarry and Sam has returned to work. She agrees to accept a man as a client who believes his wife is being threatened. Once again Ms. Howe does a great job on character development. Her client is a nice, likable guy but his wife is a nut. Dr. Ruth Carey is heavy into Eugenics and judges everyone she meets – especially the nosy private investigator her husband hired. Sam finds herself hating her client, but is determined to do her job and solve the mystery anyway.
As much as I enjoyed the story, it was a little harder for me to get into than the first installment. Rather than immediately jumping into the mystery, the beginning of the book is spent recapping events from book one, then Sam and Dr. Alan go on vacation… which gives insight into Sam’s state of mind but delayed the suspense and intrigue for me. All in all, it was a good read and I would highly recommend it. Looking forward to reading the next installment.
This book takes place a week after the first, Sam’s Song. Sam is still coming to grips with the fact that she’s killed someone and that her abusive ex-husband is dead (that’s not the person she killed, although it would have been understandable if she had). She’s also trying to come to grips with the fact that a handsome psychologist, Alan Storey, says he loves her. I have to admit that it did seem like Alan said that way too early in their relationship, but love at first sight does happen. Besides, he seems to have a very good understanding of himself and others, so that’s even more reason to believe he knows the truth of what he says.
Sam is hired to investigate threatening notes that another psychologist, Ruth Carey, has received. Dr. Carey’s husband has hired her over the protests of his wife, and Sam is pretty sure Dr. Carey knows who is threatening her. Ruth Carey is a very despicable character who runs a foundation advocating eugenics. Sam doesn’t like her, but she has a job to do, and when Dr. Carey is kidnapped from almost under her nose, Sam leaves no stone unturned in the hunt for her.
I’m not going to say more for fear of spoilers, but suffice it to say that Sam grows in each book (I started the series with later books) and the cast of supporting characters are all as well drawn as Sam is. Good characters, plenty of action, and a bit of mystery that has to be solved—what else can you want in a good read?
The series just keeps getting better.
Another great detective story in the Sam Smith Mystery Series
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the Sam Smith Mystery Series, I bought Love and Bullets. And I was right; this was another great detective story mixed with romance and sprinkled with humor.
Samantha “Sam” Smith is a brave, smart, and beautiful young woman who, however, has trust issues due to an abusive mother and a violent ex-husband. She works as a private investigator, and what she lacks in experience and physique, she makes up for in ingenuity and determination.
I’m looking forward to reading more mysteries in the series.
The second book in Sam Smith Series is even more enjoyable than the first one. A lot of actions and danger. Less interior monologues and emotional struggles within Samantha, but she is definitely more admirable than before. She is brave and humorous, not to mention beautiful. Guys can hardly resist her, but she wouldn’t give them a chance. She can beat the toughest career criminals! The plot is great, it starts with a case of death treats regarding an obnoxious lady and quickly evolves into murder. The book is fast paced and humorous. The author is also skillful at characterization. A brief description of Dr. Ruth Carey is enough to make you hate her and feel sorry for Sam. Highly recommended!
This second in the series of Sam Smith mysteries is as entertaining and engaging as the first. As an enquiry agent, or private eye, Sam is determined, fearless and flawed. Following her as she solves the mysteries and works through the damage caused by her past creates a page-turning story that leaves the reader wanting more
Very entertaining. I loved it.