When Bill Crider died in 2018, he left behind over sixty books published by New York publishers, and a collection of paperbacks that number over 10,000, most of them from his pulp collection. But, many of us are most familiar with his Sheriff Dan Rhodes series. Bill’s daughter, Angela Crider Neary and her husband, Tom Neary, recognize that. They also know that there were twenty-five Sheriff Rhodes books, and, beginning with book eleven, they’re out of print.

Angela and Tom are determined to maintain Bill’s legacy. They’re beginning that by republishing the Sheriff Rhodes series. They’re refreshing all twenty-five of those books, and they’re also making them available as audiobooks through Audible with a new narrator, Chris Abel. In fact, the first nine audiobooks are ready to be published.

Sheriff Dan Rhodes is going to appear on the covers of all the reissued books. He’s going to appear as Bill Crider described him. Rhodes doesn’t wear a cowboy hat or cowboy boots, although many readers may picture him as a typical Texas lawman.

The new books with the cover updates will be issued beginning in January. There will be one book issued every four to six weeks. In the following eighteen months, after January, the whole series will be reissued.

According to Angela and Tom, they know readers miss Sheriff Rhodes and the whole cast of characters from Blacklin County; Ivy, Hack, Lawton, and the other residents. Now, those of us who want to read all the books in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series will be able to easily find them. And, those who want to listen to the entire series can enjoy them via Audible. Plan to see all the books again, beginning in January.

And, thank you to Angela Crider Neary and Tom Neary for maintaining the legacy of Bill Crider, the man who gave so much to the mystery field, and to so many of us who owe him a great deal.