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Barbara Burnett Smith

Born

The United States

Died

February 19, 2005

Website

http://www.purplesagetexas.com

Genre

Mystery

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The late Austin (TX) author Barbara Burnett Smith is best known for her novels set in the fictional Texas town of Purple Sage. She wrote cozies. Titles of her books were taken from Zane Grey book titles and slightly modified.

A friend of hers, Jan Grape, says, "You don't want to make someone sound absolutely perfect, but Barbara was." She is greatly missed by the mystery writers community and her friends.

On February 19, 2005, Barbara and her husband, Gary Petry, drove to San Antonio to rescue an Airedale terrier. On the way back, they stopped at a local mystery bookstore and the dog jumped out of the car. But they had difficulty coaxing him back. It was dark and raining, and Smith, who was wearing dark clothing, stepped into the street. Sh ...more

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Barbara Burnett Smith’s books

Average rating: 3.49 · 578 ratings · 81 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Bead on Trouble (Kitzi Camden Mystery, #1) 3.40 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beads of Doubt (Kitzi Camden Mystery, #2) by Barbara Burnett Smith, Karen MacInerney (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writers of the Purple Sage (Purple Sage Mystery, #1) 3.34 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dust Devils of the Purple Sage (Purple Sage Mystery, #2) 3.49 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celebration in Purple Sage (Purple Sage Mystery, #3) 3.51 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistletoe from Purple Sage (Purple Sage Mystery, #4) 3.51 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skeletons in Purple Sage (Purple Sage Mystery, #5) 3.40 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mauve & Murder 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tis The Season For Murder by Barbara Burnett Smith, Walter Satterthwait, Fred W. Hunter 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Barbara Burnett Smith

Purple Sage Mystery (5 books)
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3.43 avg rating — 282 ratings

Kitzi Camden Mystery (2 books)
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3.55 avg rating — 262 ratings

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3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings

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