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Terry Shames

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From an early age, Terry Shames wrote stories based on the small town in Texas where her grandparents lived. Her Samuel Craddock mysteries are set in Jarrett Creek, a fictional version of the town that sparked her imagination. Terry lives in Berkeley, CA with her husband, two rowdy terriers.

Her first book A Killing at Cotton Hill, was a best seller and a finalist for numerous awards. It won the Macavity for Best First Mystery, 2013. The Last Death of Jack Harbin was a Macavity finalist for Best Mystery, 2014 and was named one of the top ten mysteries of 2014 by Library Journal and top five of 2014 by MysteryPeople. Her sixth Craddock mystery, An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Cradock launches January 2017, with a starred review from Publishers ...more

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Readers often read the opening few lines or page to a book before deciding to buy. What makes an opening sentence stand out above the rest? Give examples of openings, including your own, that you believe work brilliantly. Any tips or lessons learned for new authors about what to avoid on that first page?

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	A Killing at Cotton Hill (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Death of Jack Harbin (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Reckoning in the Back Country (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 141 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #8) 3.97 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock: A Samuel Craddock Mystery (Samuel Craddock Mysteries Book 6) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Terry Shames made a comment in the group Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers — How do I select a book ? topic " Steven wrote: "Linda, you might be surprised. Do you dream? Do you remember the dreams? Did you role play when you were a kid? Terry, I was saying "Oh, ...more "
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Terry Shames made a comment on Edith Maxwell’s review of A Short Time to Die " Such a good book! I'm going to be interviewing Susan next week at a bookstore event. With a rich book like this one, it makes the interview easy. "
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Terry Shames made a comment on Reminder to Self " Thank you! It seems very timely. "
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Terry Shames made a comment in the group Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers — ONE TOP Mystery / Thriller You would recommend others topic " Adrian McKinty's series set in Ireland during "the troubles." Highly recommend it. It was supposed to be a trilogy, then he wrote a fourth one and now ...more "
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Terry Shames made a comment on S.W. Lauden’s review of The Winter of Frankie Machine " I loved this book! "
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Terry Shames liked Elaine Mayes's review of A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #4): "Another solid entry for the Samuel Craddock mysteries by Terry Shames. I really like the characters in this series and recommend you give the books a try. While each of them can be read as a stand-alone, you'll get the most out of them by reading..." Read more of this review »
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