Bill Crider is a two-time Anthony Award winner and an Edgar Award finalist. Sheriff Dan Rhodes has his hands full in Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen, the 19th book in this series. When hairdresser Lynn Ashton is found dead at the Beauty Shack, it's up to Dan to figure out whodunit while dealing with a string of random thefts and a pregnant goat on the rampage.
Lifelong Texan Bill Crider pens enjoyable stories that weave together romance and mystery. When a romance writers' convention comes to Blacklin County, Texas, Sheriff Dan Rhodes is confused about all the commotion. But Rhodes' wife, Ivy, a devoted fan of the genre, knows exactly why all the female fans are in a tizzy-hunky cover model Terry Don Coslin is in attendance. But when Coslin is found murdered, Sheriff Rhodes begins to investigate a case of modeling turned deadly.
Matt seeks out a paranoid visionary who claims to have defeated an entity just like Mr. Dark. His quest takes him deep into the Michigan woods - and into a bloody siege between warring, paramilitary factions in James Daniels' THE BEAST WITHIN. In Jude Hardin's FIRE AND ICE, Matt is trapped inside an industrial plant during a deadly shooting rampage. As the body count rises, the cunning Mr. Dark raises the stakes to horrifying new heights, putting thousands of lives at risk. Matt is working security on the midway in Bill Crider's CARNIVAL OF DEATH. But when violence breaks out and a fake fortune teller's dark prophecies suddenly begin coming true, Matt knows that Mr. Dark has arrived and it's not for the cotton candy... "Buckle up...this is big ticket horror!" - New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry
Lifelong resident of Texas and popular mystery writer, Bill Crider delivers what Library Journal calls 'a solid addition to a long-running series.' Blacklin County, Texas hasn't seen much action since Sheriff Dan Rhodes' childhood days. So when a ghost is sighted in the jail, and Ty Berry, president of the area's historical preservation group, is murdered, the small county is shocked. Rhodes must get to the bottom of these mysteries before it's too late.
Publishers Weekly calls Murder in the Air a "winning" 17th entry in Bill Crider's popular Dan Rhodes mysteries. Sheriff Rhodes has his hands full over complaints about Lester Hamilton's foul-smelling chicken farm. So when Hamilton is found dead, Rhodes' suspect list includes nearly the entire county. "Few will be able to resist Crider's brand of broad humor, eccentric characters, and murder."-Publishers Weekly
Bill Crider's quirky mysteries featuring Texas lawman Dan Rhodes are widely praised by fans and critics alike. In Of All Sad Words, a cluster of oddballs descends upon Blacklin County. After a mobile home erupts in a ball of flame and a body is found nearby, Rhodes' worries magnify when students at the Citizens' Sheriff 's Academy he founded are identified as suspects.
Bill Crider's Dan Rhodes novels feature formidable mysteries and dark humor. In his 14th exploit, Rhodes discovers local octogenarian Helen Harris dead on her kitchen floor. It looks like an accident, but Rhodes knows there's more to this case.
Texan Bill Crider is the best-selling author of Red, White, and Blue Murder and A Knife in the Back. This welcome addition to Crider's well-liked series finds strange things afoot in Blacklin County, Texas. One fine morning, a local man named Bud Turley strolls into Sheriff Rhodes' station holding a gargantuan tooth. Soon Bigfoot hysteria spreads through town.
A Texas mystery author like no other, Bill Crider is widely praised for his realistic stories of small town mischief, including ,A Romantic Way to Die. Dr. Sally Good, chair of the local community college's English department, is breaking her own rule: don't date staff members. But when her date, Neville, comes under investigation for murdering one of the college's trustees, Sally suddenly has a lot more on her plate than dinner.
A lifelong Texan, Bill Crider blends just the right amount of humor and romance in his highly enjoyable mystery novels. The Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery series, including A Romantic Way to Die , features the exploits of the savvy, small-town sheriff of Blacklin County, Texas. In Red, White & Blue Murder, Rhodes is hard-pressed to keep his cool when a local reporter accuses him, among other elected officials, of corruption. Things get even more serious when a county commissioner is found dead.
Before classes start one morning, the body of English instructor Earl Wellington is found outside the building of the community college campus in Clearview. Wellington was clearly involved in a struggle with someone and has died as a result. Sheriff Dan Rhodes pursues and arrests a student, Ike Terrell, who was fleeing the campus. Ike's father is Able Terrell, a survivalist who has withdrawn from society and lives in a gated compound. He's not happy that his son has chosen to attend the college, and he's even less happy with the arrest.
