A Romantic Way to Die by Bill Crider

November 25, 2024

I just finished Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, A Romantic Way to Die. I enjoyed every bit of the story, but I can see why Crider’s family wants to republish all the books. That cover! Granted, the book takes place at a romance writers’...

A Ghost of a Chance by Bill Crider

November 13, 2024

The tenth book in Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, A Ghost of a Chance, is my favorite so far. As a fan of cemeteries (I don’t consider myself a true taphophile, though), I really enjoyed Rhodes’ adventures in the local cemeteries in Blacklin...

Death by Accident by Bill Crider

October 28, 2024

Bill Crider’s Death by Accident is the ninth in his Sheriff Dan Rhodes series. It’s just as good as the earlier ones. And, if I hadn’t been out of town for part of the week, I might have been able to share news from Bill’s family about the...

The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson by Terry Shames

September 30, 2024

Earlier this year, when Terry Shames launched her Jessie Madison series set in the Bahamas, I worried that she was leaving Samuel Craddock behind. Not to worry. She recently signed a contract to continue both series. And, with The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson, she...

Winning Can Be Murder by Bill Crider

July 29, 2024

Bill Crider’s ability to combine humor with murder investigations and knowledge of various subjects continues to amaze me. In Winning Can Be Murder, the eighth in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, the subject is small-town high school football. As someone who grew...