Barbara Burnett Smith Books in Order

An aspiring mystery writer becomes a suspect when a local judge is killed using a method from her unpublished manuscript. Jolie Wyatt investigates the people who read it, uncovering secrets beneath her small Texas town’s respectable surface.

Purple Sage's centennial brings Jolie Wyatt difficult family reunions, including her husband's former wife. When an organizer is murdered and the sheriff wounded, Jolie must investigate the town's past before the killer strikes again.

Aspiring mystery writer Jolie Wyatt works as a local radio newscaster when a student's death draws her into an investigation. An escaped convict seems the obvious suspect, but Jolie must examine the case behind the town's assumptions.

Jolie Wyatt heads to the city for Christmas with family and a party hosted by her former employer. A murder interrupts the aspiring mystery writer's plans, turning her holiday visit into a search for a killer.

Radio host Cassie Ferris resents her domineering partner, but his murder at a promotional party leaves her and her daughter under suspicion. Investigating his enemies draws her into blackmail, station politics, and a dangerous dating service.

Flooding forces Jolie Wyatt to relocate a reception for the visiting governor, complicating already awkward local relationships. When a body appears in a rain-soaked ditch, she investigates a murder entangled with Purple Sage's politics and personal grudges.