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Here's what Booklist has to say:
"The twenty-fourth Dan Rhodes mystery reprises the series’ best qualities: sharp plotting, an omnipresent sense of humor, and a wry, self-aware protagonist. Rhodes understands people, small-town folks most of all. Insults and love affairs are never forgotten, just buried in very shallow graves."
Here are some reviews of my books:
Bill Crider is "one of the most unpretentious and versatile pure entertainers in the mystery field."
--Jon Breen, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
A Mammoth Murder
: "Brisk and funny dialogue propels Crider's diverting 13th mystery to feature Texas Sheriff Dan Rhodes (after 2003'sRed, White, and Blue Murder). . . . Fans and newcomers alike will enjoy this playful romp with a Texas drawl".
--Publishers Weekly
A Bond with Death: Bill Crider...writes two entertaining mystery series about his friends and colleagues.... In his third book about small-town English professor Sally Good, Crider links the murder of a campus troublemaker with Good's late husband, supposedly related to a Salem witch.
As clean and sharp as a fine Bowie knife. Crider's prose slices through conventions and expectations to produce an enjoyable read, no matter what state you're in.
Dead Soldiers
: Crider, best known for his Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries, unerringly re-creates the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small-town
university, leavening his characteristically tart plot with humor and a simmering sense of the absurd. An unerringly enjoyable mystery.
--Booklist
The Prairie Chicken Kill:
For pure fun and sheer entertainment, it doesn't get much better than Crider's Tru Smith stories. Highly recommended.
--Booklist
Infused in an artfully crafted murder plot is Crider's unique sense of humor, tautly drawn characters, and credible dialogue.
--Harriet Stay
Mystery News
. . . a tight plot filled with laconic charm and idiosyncratic characters.
--Publishers Weekly
Winning Can Be Murder:
The eighth Dan Rhodes mystery is a keeper. The humor, the suspense, and the small-town ambience all ring true.
--Booklist
I've reviewed this series so often that I take for granted and perhaps forget to mention the quality of the writing. It's tops. Crider makes it look and feel effortless. He's a terrific storyteller and that's what makes his books so remarkable.
--Harriet Stay
Mystery News
A Dangerous Thing:
If you like a little laughter in your mysteries, don't miss Bill Crider's works.
--Meritorious Mysteries
