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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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Keep your hand on your ha'penny! by Cathy Ace

Q: How do you handle sex in your books? Or, if you don’t, why not?

A. The title of this piece might suggest I do write about sex in my books, and that, when I do, my advice to those concerned would be to abstain. But...I don't write about the act of sex at all.
Across three short works and nine novels, Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson have met, dated, got engaged, married, honeymooned, and now have a Read more of this blog post »

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	A Killing at Cotton Hill (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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) 4.03 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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) 3.94 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 2016 — 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) 3.99 avg rating — 364 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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) 4.06 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 2015 — 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 (Samuel Craddock Mystery, #6) 4.16 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Reckoning in the Back Country: A Samuel Craddock Mystery 4.15 avg rating — 185 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) 3.98 avg rating — 187 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
	Samuel Craddock Mystery (6 Book Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Lone Star Lawless: 14 Texas Tales of Crime by Laura Oles (Goodreads Author), Gale Albright, V.P. Chandler (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017	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 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 the" Read more of this review »
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