Murder, He Figured — Bill Smith

Raynor Crimmons expected to be on the gratis, leisure helicopter ride as it ascended into the air. Instead, he is watching from the ground as he watches it climb higher, then, suddenly malfunction, and plunge to the ground in a fireball. Was it an accident or was it murder? Who was on board in place of him? Raynor investigates as he continues to visit his country music business financial planning clients in this small lake-side Ozarks Mountains community. Then, he discovers another dead body. This one was not an accident. Murder, He Figured.
Raynor uses his best rational reasoning skills to attempt to calm his clients as they realize the murderer is very likely one of them. He learns much more about his clients, their families and friends, than he every expected on what was supposed to be a mundane, vacation-like visit.