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ⓘ About B.D. Smith
Before he turned to writing fiction, he wrote numerous articles and books on the origins of agriculture and other topics. Smith is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Smith and his wife live in Bowerbank, Maine during the summer and Santa Fe, New Mexico in the winter. Bowerbank is the same city that he sets his “Doug Bateman Mystery” series in. “The Ice Maiden” is the first novel in the “Doug Bateman Mystery” series and was released in 2017. His personal life is currently on the rocks, so catching this killer might just be his only chance at redemption. Doug Bateman is barely keeping things together, at the moment.
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Who is B.D. Smith?
Before he turned to writing fiction, he wrote numerous articles and books on the origins of agriculture and other topics. Smith is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Smith and his wife live in Bowerbank, Maine during the summer and Santa Fe, New Mexico in the winter.
Which B.D. Smith series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Doug Bateman Mystery series, the earliest of B.D. Smith's multi-book series: it opens with The Ice Maiden (2017) and runs to 3 books across 2017–2021, ending with Dead to the World (2021).
How many books has B.D. Smith written?
B.D. Smith has 4 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Doug Bateman Mystery series with 3 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should B.D. Smith's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. B.D. Smith's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Doug Bateman Mystery (2017–2021, 3 books).
How are B.D. Smith's books organised into series?
This guide splits B.D. Smith's 4 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Doug Bateman Mystery (3 books, 2017–2021).