Of All Sad Words by Bill Crider

August 19, 2025

I love the cover of Bill Crider’s fifteenth Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery, Of All Sad Words. Nowadays, some authors credit the cover artist. I wish it had happened more often because I think this one is terrific. Not quite accurate, but it’s still good. My...

Throwing Shadows by Claire Booth

August 05, 2025

Claire Booth’s Sheriff Hank Worth books are some of my favorite police procedural series. A warning, though. This is a series you really should read from the beginning, starting with The Branson Beauty. The small sheriff’s team in Branson, Missouri...

A Mammoth Murder by Bill Crider

May 25, 2025

Bill Crider’s thirteenth Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, A Mammoth Murder, may be my favorite in the series so far.That fight in the Round-Up restaurant may be one of the funniest scenes I’ve read. When Bud Turley shows up at the Blacklin County...

The Reluctant Sheriff by Chris Offutt

March 22, 2025

Chris Offutt’s Mick Hardin novels have their ups and downs for me. I loved the first in the series, The Killing Hills, and then I seem to appreciate all the odd-numbered ones more than the even ones. The Reluctant Sheriff is the fourth to feature Mick Hardin, an...

Red, White & Blue Murder by Bill Crider

February 09, 2025

After finishing Bill Crider’s twelfth Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, Red, White & Blue Murder, I admire his storytelling skills even more. Although the books are all set in a small area in Texas, Crider doesn’t hesitate to include the regular residents of...