Pepper Smith ~~ Mystery and Suspense
The Books
Blood Money
To help an old friend escape an abusive marriage, Patty O'Donnell and her family hunt for an old shipwreck, a prize that could be worth millions. An international gang of pirates want the money too, and are willing to kill to get it. Patty must fight for her life, where panic means a swift and ugly death.
Book One of the Patty O'Donnell Mysteries series. For reviews and a sample chapter, click here.
Reef Runner
To save her daughter, Patty O'Donnell gives up her freedom and becomes the slave of an old enemy, whose murky motives and hidden past make him a dangerous enigma. Each step takes her deeper into his world, where theft and deception rule, and where his past is about to catch up with both of them.
Book Three of the Patty O'Donnell Mysteries series. For reviews and a sample chapter, click here.
Rio Star
Patty O'Donnell, pregnant wife of an Irish jockey and a trainer in her own right, is abducted by a pair of con men and forced to help in a racing scam in Argentina. Their aim is a million dollar bet and long-delayed revenge. Losing could cost Patty the baby. Winning could cost her her life.
Book Two of the Patty O'Donnell Mysteries series. For reviews and a sample chapter, click here.
Free Short Fiction
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The Uncle Hunt
A Patty O'Donnell
Short Mystery
Originally published in Hate: An Anthology of Murder and Mystery
Picture Imperfect
A Dana Trent
Suspense Novella
Originally published in Mysterical-E
What they are saying about the Patty O'Donnell Series
Welcome to author Pepper Smith and her heroine Patty O'Donnell. Hang on; you're in for a world-win ride.
I've chosen to review all three Patty O'Donnell stories together because they make a thrilling epic.
I could not stop between RIO STAR and REEF RUNNER. Separate, they are exceptional stand-alone adventures.
Pepper Smith's Patty O'Donnell Suspense series is high quality writing and emotionally charged.
I'm guilty of breaking my long-standing rule - never read the last page no matter what.
Christine I. Speakman, Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine
Full review here