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Was Maddy Benson asking for trouble?
Everyone knows everyone in a small town like Jarrett Creek. So Chief of Police Samuel Craddock is perplexed when he receives a call from a woman asking the police to rescue her sister. Who is Maddy Benson?
Maddy said she had to get away, but she didn't get far. When Craddock finds her just off the highway, she's already dead, shot in the head. And as he learns more about the mysterious Maddy and the real reason behind her recent move to Jarrett Creek, his career is plunged into jeopardy. Can he unravel a terrible knot of lies, threats, dangerous politics and shocking secrets to reveal the truth behind the troubling death of Maddy Benson?
Critic Reviews
A fresh take on a southern-hospitality mystery mixed with small-town scheming Booklist
A hot take on the . . . the demise of Roe v. Wade Kirkus Reviews
The Samuel Craddock series may be the best regional crime series around today. This installment is no exception Library Journal Starred Review of Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store</b<
Readers of Shames' earlier Craddock adventures. . .will expect, and get, shocking revelations Booklist on Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store
Long memories help solve a fascinating case in a small town with plenty of big problems Kirkus Reviews on Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store
Suggest for fans of mysteries featuring small-town police forces, including novels by Claire Booth, Steven F. Havill, and Tricia Fields Library Journal Starred Review of Murder at the Jubilee Rally
Craddock's understated first-person narration, the vivid secondary characters, and a nicely drawn small-town setting . . . Should win Shames new fans Publishers Weekly on Murder at the Jubilee Rally
A neat character-intensive combo of clever police work and family angst Kirkus Reviews on Murder at the Jubilee Rally
About the Author
Award-winning author Terry Shames is the author of ten previous Samuel Craddock mysteries. As well as winning the Macavity Award for Best First Novel, A Killing at Cotton Hill was also shortlisted for The Strand Critics Award. The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake won the RT Critics Award for Best Mystery. Her books have also been shortlisted for Left Coast Crime Awards for Best Mystery.
Terry grew up in Texas, and her Samuel Craddock series is set in the fictitious town of Jarrett Creek, which is based on the fascinating people, landscape and culture of the small town where her grandparents lived. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and on the board of Mystery Writers of America.
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