That Old Scoundrel Death by Bill Crider

February 18, 2019

Bill Crider showed so much courage last year, sharing his cancer diagnosis on social media while he kept shocked readers and friends updated with the course of the disease that killed him. When you read the twenty-fifth and final Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, That...

A Tribute to Bill Crider

February 14, 2018

Everyone expects flowers and lightness on Valentine’s Day. But, this is a love letter, of sorts. Bill Crider died on Monday, February 12, 2018. People know or will remember Bill for so many reasons, but I think he’ll be remembered the most for his...

Rest in Peace, Bill Crider

February 13, 2018

Bill Crider’s brother, Cox Robert Crider, announced Bill died at 6:52 PM CST, Monday February 12, 2018. We knew Bill’s death was coming. He himself announced there that he was going into home hospice, suffering from cancer. His family has been generous and...

Thank you to Bill Crider

December 15, 2017

It’s Friday, and, for “Friday’s Forgotten Books”, a number of us are telling stories about Bill Crider or reviewing his books. I could do either of those. I actually just met Bill a few years ago at Bouchercon in Raleigh. But, we’d been...

Bill Crider and What Are You Reading?

December 07, 2017

This first note is one I hate to share. Bill Crider often posted on Thursday’s What Are You Reading blog. Although he had read my blog for years, I didn’t meet Bill until Jeffrey Meyerson introduced me to him at Bouchercon in Raleigh. He had already...