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ⓘ About Patricia Smiley
Patricia Smiley is an American author best known for writing the Tucker Sinclair series of novels. The Tucker Sinclair series features Tucker Sinclair, a management consultant who finds herself embroiled in murder mysteries necessitating that she become an amateur sleuth. Her other series of novels is the Pacific Homicide series of novels that is still ongoing. Smiley was born in a Washington, in a small agricultural town where her mother taught her to love books. It was during her childhood that she fell in love with books, particularly mysteries such as the adventures of Trixie Beldon. When she was older, she graduated to the likes of Christie, Chandler, and Hammett, before she went to college majoring in drama and graduating with a Sociology degree.
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Who is Patricia Smiley?
Patricia Smiley is an American author best known for writing the Tucker Sinclair series of novels. The Tucker Sinclair series features Tucker Sinclair, a management consultant who finds herself embroiled in murder mysteries necessitating that she become an amateur sleuth. Her other series of novels is the Pacific Homicide series of novels that is still ongoing.
Which Patricia Smiley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Tucker Sinclair series, the earliest of Patricia Smiley's multi-book series: it opens with False Profits (2004) and runs to 4 books across 2004–2008, ending with Cool Cache (2008). Patricia Smiley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Patricia Smiley written?
Patricia Smiley has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 3 named series — the largest being the Tucker Sinclair series with 4 books.
In what order should Patricia Smiley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Patricia Smiley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Tucker Sinclair (2004–2008, 4 books), Detective Davie Richards (2016–2018, 3 books) and Justice Bay Mystery (2025–2026, 2 books).
How are Patricia Smiley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Patricia Smiley's 9 books into 3 named series, with no standalone titles: Tucker Sinclair (4 books, 2004–2008); Detective Davie Richards (3 books, 2016–2018); Justice Bay Mystery (2 books, 2025–2026).