Bill Crider

Bill Crider

Bill Crider was born in Mexia, Texas, USA on July 28th, 1941 and passed away at the age of 76 on February 12th, 2018.

Book Notification is an Amazon Associate and eBay Partner. If you click on a book title it will take you to Amazon or your default book store where you can read more about the book or purchase it. We earn money from qualifying purchases.
Click to get new book alerts by Bill Crider sent straight to your email.

Bill Crider Stats: The most read book by Bill Crider on Book Notification is Death by Accident, the 9th novel in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series. The second most read book is Survivors Will Be Shot Again (Sheriff Dan Rhodes #23).

Below is a complete list of Bill Crider books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Bill Crider is the Sheriff Dan Rhodes Series.

List of Sheriff Dan Rhodes Books in Publication Order

A small-town Texas sheriff solves crimes and mysteries, dealing with quirky locals and uncovering secrets with humor and determination.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Too Late to Die
1986
Go
2
Shotgun Saturday Night
1987
Go
3
6
Cursed to Death
1988
Go
4
Death on the Move
1989
Go
5
Evil at the Root
1990
Go
6
7
Booked for a Hanging
1992
Go
7
6
Murder Most Fowl
1994
Go
8
6
Winning Can Be Murder
1996
Go
9
7
Death by Accident
1998
Go
10
6
A Ghost of a Chance
2000
Go
11
A Romantic Way to Die
2001
Go
12
Red, White, and Blue Murder
2003
Go
13
6
A Mammoth Murder
2006
Go
14
7
Murder Among the OWLS
2007
Go
15
Of All Sad Words
2008
Go
16
8
Murder in Four Parts
2009
Go
17
Murder in the Air
2010
Go
18
8
The Wild Hog Murders
2011
Go
19
8
Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen
2012
Go
20
Compound Murder
2013
Go
21
8
Half in Love with Artful Death
2014
Go
22
8
Between the Living and the Dead
2015
Go
23
9
Survivors Will Be Shot Again
2016
Go
24
8
Dead, to Begin With
2017
Go
25
7
That Old Scoundrel Death
2019
Go

List of Sheriff Dan Rhodes Collections in Publication Order (with Judy Crider)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Blacklin County Files (With: Judy Crider)
2012
Go

List of Carl Burns Books in Publication Order

An English professor named Carl Burns solves mysteries in and around a denominational Texas college.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
One Dead Dean
1988
Go
2
Dying Voices
1989
Go
3
A Dangerous Thing
1994
Go
4
Dead Soldiers
2004
Go

List of Truman Smith Private Eye Books in Publication Order

Truman Smith, a private detective in Galveston, Texas, solves local crimes and mysteries filled with intrigue and charm.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
Dead on the Island
1991
Go
2
6
Gator Kill
1992
Go
3
When Old Men Die
1994
Go
4
The Prairie Chicken Kill
1996
Go
5
Murder Takes a Break
1997
Go

List of Mike Gonzo Books in Publication Order

Follows Mike and his friends as they face wild adventures with empty sneakers, sewer monsters, and a UFO to save their town.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man
1996
Go
2
Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster
1996
Go
3
Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror
1997
Go

List of Stanley Waters Books in Publication Order (with Willard Scott)

Features a retired weatherman who solves mysteries in his small town.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Murder Under Blue Skies
1998
Go
2
Murder in the Mist
1999
Go

List of Professor Sally Good Books in Publication Order

Follows a Texan college professor who solves mysteries on her campus.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Murder is an Art
1999
Go
2
A Knife In The Back
2002
Go
3
A Bond with Death
2004
Go

List of Humphrey Bogart Books in Publication Order

Humphrey Bogart becomes a fictional detective, solving crimes in a fun mix of Hollywood glamour and mystery.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
We'll Always Have Murder
2003
Go

List of Ted Stephens Books in Publication Order

Texas private eye Ted Stephens tackles tough cases and solves mysteries across the state.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Houston Homicide
2007
Go
2
Mississippi Vivian
2010
Go

List of Ellie Taine Books in Publication Order

Follows a woman in the Old West who faces hardships and seeks justice after tragedy strikes her family.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Outrage at Blanco
1998
Go
2
Texas Vigilante
1999
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Blood Marks, A Time for Hanging, and Medicine Show.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ryan Rides Back
1988
Go
2
Keepers of the Beast
1988
Go
3
Galveston Gunman
1988
Go
4
Goodnight Moom
1989
Go
5
Blood Dreams
1989
Go
6
A Time for Hanging
1989
Go
7
Rest in Peace
1990
Go
8
Medicine Show
1990
Go
9
A Vampire Named Fred
1990
Go
10
Just Before Dark
1990
Go
11
Blood Marks
1991
Go
12
The Texas Capitol Murders
1992
Go
13
The Girl Who Wanted to Be Sherlock Holmes
2011
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Cranked, Chocolate Moose, and At the Hop.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
My Heart Cries For You
1992
Go
2
7
How I Found a Cat, Lost True Love, and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
1995
Go
3
6.7
At the Hop (With: Judy Crider)
1999
Go
4
6.3
Chocolate Moose (With: Judy Crider)
2001
Go
5
Death's Brother
2011
Go
6
What a Croc!
2011
Go
7
A Werewolf Named Wayne
2011
Go
8
6.7
Cranked
2012
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are The Nighttime is the Right Time, Eight Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Raining Willie & Cranked.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Nighttime is the Right Time
1991
Go
2
Raining Willie & Cranked
2012
Go
3
I am a Roving Gambler
2012
Go
4
Eight Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
2017
Go

List of Adventures of Wishbone Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Adventures of Wishbone books are The Mutt in the Iron Muzzle, Muttketeer!, and Ivanhound.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Prince and the Pooch (By: Brad Strickland, Caroline Leavitt)
1997
Go
2
Hunchdog of Notre Dame (By: Michael Jan Friedman, Rick Duffield)
1997
Go
3
6
The Mutt in the Iron Muzzle (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1997
Go
4
Salty Dog (By: Brad Strickland)
1997
Go
5
Be a Wolf! (By: Brad Strickland)
1997
Go
6
Digging Up the Past (By: Vivian Sathre)
1997
Go
7
Robinhound Crusoe (By: Caroline Leavitt)
1997
Go
8
Muttketeer!
1997
Go
9
The Pawlioned Paper (By: Olga Litowinsky)
1998
Go
10
A Tale of Two Sitters (By: Joanne Barkan)
1998
Go
11
Dog Overboard! (By: Rick Duffield, Vivian Sathre)
1998
Go
12
A Pup in King Arthur's Court (By: Joanne Barkan)
1998
Go
13
Moby Dog (By: Rick Duffield, Alexander Steele)
1998
Go
14
Homer Sweet Homer (By: Carla Jablonski)
1998
Go
15
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Dog (By: Carla Jablonski, Nancy Butcher)
1998
Go
16
The Last of the Breed (By: Rick Duffield, Alexander Steele)
1999
Go
17
Digging to the Center of the Earth (By: Rick Duffield, Michael Anthony Steele)
1999
Go
18
Terrier of the Lost Mines (By: Brad Strickland)
1999
Go
19
Gullifur's Travels (By: Brad Strickland)
1999
Go
20
Ivanhound ( By: Nancy Holder)
2000
Go
21
Huckleberry Dog (By: Alexander Steele)
2000
Go
Show All Books in this Series

List of The Dead Man Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Dead Man books are Face of Evil, Midnight Special, and Slaves to Evil.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Face of Evil (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2011
Go
2
Ring of Knives (By: James Daniels, Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2011
Go
3
Hell In Heaven (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2011
Go
4
The Dead Woman (By: David McAfee, Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2011
Go
5
The Blood Mesa (By: James Reasoner, Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2011
Go
6
Kill Them All (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Harry Shannon)
2011
Go
7
The Beast Within (By: James Daniels, Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2011
Go
8
Fire and Ice (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Jude Hardin)
2012
Go
9
Carnival of Death (With: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2012
Go
10
Freaks Must Die (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Joel Goldman)
2012
Go
11
Slaves to Evil (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Lisa Klink)
2012
Go
12
Midnight Special (By: Phoef Sutton, Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2012
Go
13
The Death Match (By: Christa Faust, Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2012
Go
14
The Black Death (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Aric Davis)
2012
Go
15
The Killing Floor (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, David Tully)
2012
Go
16
Colder than Hell (By: Anthony Neil Smith, Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin)
2013
Go
17
Evil to Burn (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Lisa Klink)
2013
Go
18
Streets of Blood (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Barry Napier)
2013
Go
19
Crucible of Fire (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Mel Odom)
2013
Go
20
The Dark Need (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Stant Litore)
2013
Go
21
The Rising Dead (By: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Stella Green)
2013
Go
22
Reborn (By: Phoef Sutton, Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Lisa Klink, Kate Danley)
2014
Go
Show All Books in this Series

List of MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories Books in Publication Order

New traditional Sherlock Holmes mysteries by many authors.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Part I: 1881 to 1889 (By: Craig Janacek, Denis O. Smith, David Marcum, Daniel McGachey, Derrick Belanger, Martin Rosenstock, Will Thomas, John Hall, Mark Mower, Daniel D. Victor, Hugh Ashton, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Adrian Middleton, John Heywood, Deanna Baran, Amy Thomas, Stephen Wade)
2015
Go
2
Part II: 1890 to 1895
2015
Go
3
Part III: 1896 to 1929 (By: Lyn McConchie, James Lovegrove, Matthew J. Elliott, Bob Byrne, Stuart Douglas, David Marcum, Larry Millett, Paul D. Gilbert, Geri Schear, Mark Alberstat, Tim Symonds)
2015
Go
4
Part IV: 2016 Annual (By: David Stuart Davies, Nicholas Utechin, Andy Lane, Richard Doyle, J.R. Campbell, Craig Janacek, Roger Johnson, Bob Byrne, Denis O. Smith, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Daniel McGachey, Derrick Belanger, Matthew Booth, Bonnie MacBird, Mark Mower, Daniel D. Victor, Hugh Ashton, Jayantika Ganguly, Steve Emecz, Deanna Baran, Arthur Hall, Vincent W. Wright, Jeremy Holstein, Andrea Mantin Levy, Steven Rothman, Melissa Farnham)
2016
Go
5
Part V (By: James Lovegrove, Nicholas Utechin, Jan Edwards, Matthew J. Elliott, Bert Coules, William Patrick Maynard, Bob Byrne, Denis O. Smith, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, Narrelle M. Harris, Mike Chinn, John Hall, Paul D. Gilbert, Mark Mower, Jan Edwards, Hugh Ashton, N. John Hall, Julie McKuras, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Amy Thomas, Julie McKuras, Arthur Hall)
2016
Go
6
Part VI (By: David Timson, Nicholas Utechin, Carla Coupe, Jan Edwards, Craig Janacek, Roger Johnson, Bob Byrne, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, Mark Mower, Thomas A. Turley, Robert Perret, Jan Edwards, Daniel D. Victor, Hugh Ashton, Geri Schear, Shane Simmons, Julie McKuras, Keith Hann, Steve Emecz, Steve Emecz, Thomas A. Turley, Roger Riccard, Deanna Baran, Thomas A. Turley, Julie McKuras, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall)
2017
Go
7
Part VII (By: Lee Child, James Lovegrove, Jan Edwards, Rand Lee, John Linwood Grant, Michael Cox, Steven Philip Jones, David Marcum, Mike Chinn, John Hall, Mark Mower, Thomas A. Turley, Jan Edwards, Daniel D. Victor, James Moffett, Hugh Ashton, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, N. John Hall, Adrian Middleton, Mike Hogan, Thomas A. Turley, Mike Hogan)
2017
Go
8
Part VIII: Eliminate The Impossible: 1892-1905 (By: Will Murray, William Meikle, Craig Janacek, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Daniel McGachey, Michael Mallory, Derrick Belanger, Aaron Smith, Paul D. Gilbert, Robert Perret, Jeremy Branton Holstein, Roger Riccard, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall)
2017
Go
9
Part IX: 2018 Annual (By: Leslie Charteris, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Denis Green, Mark Mower, James Moffett, Geri Schear, Shane Simmons, Robert Stapleton, Roger Riccard, Deanna Baran, Kevin Thornton)
2018
Go
10
Part X: 2018 Annual (By: Will Murray, Kelvin Jones, David Marcum, Martin Rosenstock, Greg Hatcher, Robert Perret, Daniel D. Victor, Hugh Ashton, Jayantika Ganguly, Peter Coe Verbica, Mike Hogan, Dick Gillman, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall)
2018
Go
11
Part XI: Some Untold Cases (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Will Murray, Leslie Charteris, Stephen Herczeg, Richard Dean Starr, David Marcum, Denis Green, Robert Perret, Hugh Ashton, Jayantika Ganguly, Kevin P. Thornton, Roger Riccard, Deanna Baran, Mike Hogan)
2018
Go
12
Part XII: Some Untold Cases (By: Craig Janacek, John Linwood Grant, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, Nik Morton, Paul D. Gilbert, Mark Mower, Daniel D. Victor, Robert Stapleton, Mike Hogan, Jane Rubino, Arthur Hall)
2018
Go
13
Part XIII: 2019 Annual 1881-1890 (By: Roger Johnson, Mark Wardecker, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, Will Thomas, Mark Mower, Hugh Ashton, Shane Simmons, Tim Gambrell, Steve Emecz, Paul Hiscock, Andrew Bryant, Arthur Hall, Brenda Seabrook, Robert Stapleton, S.F. Bennett, Edwin A. Enstrom, M.J.H. Simmonds, Tracy Revels, Sean M. Wright, Marino C. Álvarez, Kevin P. Thornton, Stephen Seitz, Jim French, David Friend, Peter Coe Verbica, Jacquelynn Morris, Melissa Grigsby)
2019
Go
14
Part XV: 2019 Annual (By: Will Murray, Leslie Charteris, Kelvin Jones, David Marcum, Jack Grochot, Denis Green, Mark Mower, Robert Perret, Robert Stapleton, Peter Coe Verbica, Mike Hogan, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Dick Gillman, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall, Robert Stapleton, Peter Coe Verbica)
2019
Go
15
Part XIV: 2019 Annual (By: Stephen Herczeg, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Matthew Booth, I.A. Watson, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, Liz Hedgecock, Harry DeMaio, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Arthur Hall, Edwin A. Enstrom)
2019
Go
16
Part XVII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth (By: Will Murray, David Marcum, Michael Mallory, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, Jane Rubino, Chris Chan, Arthur Hall)
2019
Go
17
Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925 (By: Matthew J. Elliott, Craig Janacek, Gareth Tilley, Kelvin I. Jones, Roger Johnson, David Marcum, Roger Silverwood, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Christopher James, Steve Emecz, Harry DeMaio, Matthew White, Paul Hiscock, Arthur Hall, S.F. Bennett, Thomas A. Burns Jr., Roger Stapleton, Tom Turley, Tracey J. Revels, Nick Cardillo)
2019
Go
18
Part XVI: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth (By: Josh Pachter, Victoria Watson, David Marcum, Kevin Jones, Mark Mower, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Tim Gambrell, Elizabeth Sophia Watson, Brenda Seabrooke, Andrew Bryant, Kevin Thornton, Arthur Hall, Tracy Revels, David Friend)
2019
Go
19
Part XX: 2020 Annual (By: Will Murray, Matthew J. Elliott, Steven Philip Jones, David Marcum, I.A. Watson, Mark Mower, Robert Perret, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, Sonia Fetherston, Harry DeMaio, Harry DeMaio, Deanna Baran, Susan Knight, Kevin Thornton, Arthur Hall, Tracy Revels, Thomas A. Burns Jr.)
2020
Go
20
Part XXI: 2020 Annual (By: John Lawrence, Leslie Charteris, Bob Byrne, David Marcum, Stephen Mason Merrill, Michael Mallory, Derrick Belanger, Denis Green, Mark Mower, Hugh Ashton, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, John Lawrence Toole, Peter Coe Verbica, Dick Gillman, Paula Hammond, Jane Rubino, Arthur Hall, Peter Coe Verbica)
2020
Go
21
Part XIX: 2020 Annual (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Will Murray, David Marcum, James Moffett, Tim Gambrell, Matthew White, Robert Stapleton, Peter Coe Verbica, Ian Ableson, Kevin P. Thornton, Roger Riccard, Ian Ableson, Matthew White, Thomas A. Turley, Brenda Seabrooke, Dick Gillman, Andrew Bryant, Chris Chan, Arthur Hall, Robert Stapleton, Sean M. Wright, David Friend, Peter Coe Verbica, Nick Cardillo)
2020
Go
22
Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887 (By: Leslie Charteris, Denis O. Smith, David Marcum, Stephen Mason Merrill, Derrick Belanger, Denis Green, Richard Paolinelli, Mark Mower, Geri Schear, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Ian Ableson, Kevin P. Thornton, Susan Knight, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Chris Chan, Tim Symonds, Robert Stapleton, S.F. Bennett, Kevin P. Thornton)
2020
Go
23
Part XXIII: 1888-1894 (By: Dacre Stoker, Will Murray, Matthew J. Elliott, Craig Janacek, Steven Philip Jones, Leverett Butts, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Mike Chinn, I.A. Watson, Paul D. Gilbert, Hugh Ashton, Shane Simmons, Tim Gambrell, Paul Hiscock, Margaret Walsh, Tracy J. Revels, Barry Clay, Margaret Walsh, Jane Rubino, Arthur Hall)
2020
Go
24
Part XXIV: 1895-1903 (By: Craig Stephen Copland, John Lawrence, John Linwood Grant, Stephen Herczeg, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, John Davis, Jayantika Ganguly, Kevin P. Thornton, Susan Knight, Harry DeMaio, Tracy J. Revels, Harry DeMaio, Brenda Seabrooke, Dick Gillman, Paula Hammond, Arthur Hall, Kevin P. Thornton, Thomas A. Burns Jr.)
2020
Go
25
Part XXV: 2021 Annual 1881-1888 (By: Peter Lovesey, Matthew J. Elliott, Craig Janacek, Roger Johnson, Denis O. Smith, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Hugh Ashton, Kevin McCann, Steve Emecz, Matthew White, Martin Daley, Paul Hiscock, Jane Rubino, Chris Chan, Robert Stapleton, M.J.H. Simmonds, Brenda Seagrove, Keith Hann, Hal Glatzer, Stephen Gaspar)
2021
Go
26
Part XXVI (By: Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, I.A. Watson, Frank Schildiner, Mark Mower, James Moffett, Geri Schear, Naching T. Kassa, Adrian Middleton, Peter Coe Verbica, Margaret Walsh, James Gelter, Ian Ableson, Kevin P. Thornton, Harry DeMaio, Anthony Gurney, Ian Ableson, Harry DeMaio, Dick Gillman, Mike Hogan, Susan Knight, Arthur Hall, Kevin P. Thornton, Peter Coe Verbica)
2021
Go
27
Part XXVII: 2021 Annual 1898-1928 (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Peter Lovesey, Will Murray, John Lawrence, Leslie Charteris, Stephen Herczeg, Roger Johnson, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, John Davis, Denis Green, Tim Gambrell, Tracy J. Revels, Jeremy Branton Holstein, Thomas A. Turley, S.C. Toft, Roger Riccard, Steve Emecz, Arthur Hall)
2021
Go
28
Part XXX: More Christmas Adventures 1897-1928 (By: Nancy Holder, Roger Johnson, D.J. Tyrer, David Marcum, Michael Mallory, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Naching T. Kassa, Tim Gambrell, Steve Emecz, Paul Hiscock, Andrew Bryant, Paula Hammond, Susan Knight, Kevin Thornton, J.S. Rowlinson, Julie McKuras, J. Lawrence Matthews, Jane Rubino, Chris Chan, Arthur Hall)
2021
Go
29
Part XXIX: More Christmas Adventures 1889-1896 (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Gordon Linzner, Roger Johnson, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, I.A. Watson, Frank Schildiner, Paul D. Gilbert, Tracy J. Revels, Steve Emecz, Ian Ableson, Wayne Anderson, Barry Clay, Harry DeMaio, Matthew White, Margaret Walsh, Dan Rowley, Arthur Hall)
2021
Go
30
Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888 (By: Nancy Holder, Will Murray, John Lawrence, Stephen Herczeg, Roger Johnson, David Marcum, Mark Mower, Liz Hedgecock, Tim Gambrell, Roger Riccard, Steve Emecz, Deanna Baran, Thomas A. Turley, Brenda Seabrooke, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Amy Thomas, Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Martin Daley, Dick Gillman, Paul Hiscock, Mike Hogan)
2021
Go
31
Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888 (By: Nancy Holder, David Marcum)
2021
Go
32
XXXI: 2022 Annual 1875-1887 (By: John Lawrence, Gordon Linzner, Kelvin I. Jones, Roger Johnson, D.J. Tyrer, David Marcum, I.A. Watson, Geri Schear, Tracy J. Revels, Steve Emecz, Dan Rowley, Susan Knight, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall, Robert Stapleton, Hal Glatzer, Sean Wright, Jeffrey Hatcher, Terry Golledge, David MacGregor, Emma West, Kevin Patrick McCann, Thomas Burns, Steven Herczeg)
2022
Go
33
Part XXXII: 2022 Annual 1888-1895 (By: Will Murray, Craig Janacek, David Marcum, Mike Chinn, Paul Hiscock, Hal Glatzer, James Gelter, Ian Ableson, Mike Hogan, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Wayne Anderson, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall, Hal Glatzer, Terry Golledge, Kevin Patrick McCann, Alan Dimes)
2022
Go
34
Part XIII: 2022 Annual (By: David Marcum)
2022
Go
35
Part XXXI: 2022 Annual (By: David Marcum)
2022
Go
36
Part XXXIII: 2022 Annual 1896-1919 (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Roger Johnson, Mark Wardecker, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Hugh Ashton, Naching T. Kassa, Tracy J. Revels, Steve Emecz, Dan Rowley, Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Martin Daley, Andrew Bryant, Susan Knight, Tim Symonds, Kevin P. Thornton, Tom Turley, Jeffrey Hatcher, Terry Golledge, Josh Cerefice, David MacGregor, Alisha Shea, Emma West)
2022
Go
37
Part XXXIV: However Improbable (By: Will Murray, Leslie Charteris, Stephen Herczeg, Gordon Linzner, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Denis Green, Paul Hiscock, James Gelter, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Dan Rowley, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Chris Chan, Arthur Hall, Tim Newton Anderson, DJ Tyrer, John McNabb, Joseph W. Svec III)
2022
Go
38
Part XXXV: However Improbable (By: David Marcum)
2022
Go
39
Part XXXVI: However Improbable (By: David Marcum)
2022
Go
40
Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual (By: John Lawrence, Leslie Charteris, Michael Sims, Kelvin I. Jones, Roger Johnson, David Marcum, Denis Green, Shane Simmons, Naching T. Kassa, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Steve Emecz, Dan Rowley, Paula Hammond, Kevin Thornton, Jane Rubino, Chris Chan, Arthur Hall, Peter Coe Verbica, Tom Turley, Emma West, William Todd, Ember Pepper, Don Baxter, Alan Dimes)
2023
Go
41
Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual (By: David Marcum)
2023
Go
42
Part XXXVIII: 2023 Annual (By: David Marcum)
2023
Go
43
Part XXXVIII (By: David Marcum)
2023
Go
44
Part XXXIX (By: David Marcum)
2023
Go
45
Part XLII: Further Untold Cases 1894-1922 (By: David Marcum)
2023
Go
46
Part XLI: Further Untold Cases - 1887-1892 (By: David Marcum)
2023
Go
47
Part XLIII: 2024 Annual 1874-1888 (By: David Marcum)
2024
Go
48
Part XLIV: 2024 Annual 1889-1897 (By: David Marcum)
2024
Go
49
Part XLV: 2024 Annual 1898-1917 (By: David Marcum)
2024
Go
50
Part XLVI: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1861-1889 (By: David Marcum)
2024
Go
51
Part XLVII: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1890-1898 (By: David Marcum, Chris Chan)
2024
Go
52
The Hidden Enquiries of Sherlock Holmes (By: Arthur Hall)
2025
Go
Show All Books in this Series

List of Nick Carter: Killmaster Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Nick Carter: Killmaster books are Run, Spy, Run, The China Doll, and Fraulein Spy.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Run, Spy, Run
1964
Go
2
10
The China Doll
1964
Go
3
Checkmate in Rio
1964
Go
4
Safari for Spies
1964
Go
5
Fraulein Spy
1964
Go
6
Saigon
1964
Go
7
A Bullet for Fidel
1965
Go
8
The 13th Spy
1965
Go
9
Eyes of the Tiger
1965
Go
10
Istanbul
1965
Go
11
Web of Spies
1966
Go
12
8
Spy Castle
1966
Go
13
Terrible Ones
1966
Go
14
Dragon Flame
1966
Go
15
Hanoi
1966
Go
16
Danger Key
1966
Go
17
Operation Starvation
1966
Go
18
Mind Poisoners
1966
Go
19
The Weapon Of Night
1967
Go
20
Golden Serpent
1967
Go
21
Mission to Venice
1967
Go
22
Double Identity
1967
Go
23
The Devil's Cockpit
1967
Go
24
The Chinese Paymaster
1967
Go
25
Seven Against Greece
1967
Go
26
A Korean Tiger
1967
Go
27
Assignment Israel
1967
Go
28
Red Guard
1967
Go
29
The Filthy Five
1967
Go
30
The Bright Blue Death
1967
Go
31
Macao
1968
Go
32
Operation Moon Rocket
1968
Go
33
The Judas Spy
1968
Go
34
Hood of Death
1968
Go
35
Amsterdam
1968
Go
36
Temple of Fear
1968
Go
37
Fourteen Seconds to Hell
1968
Go
38
The Defector
1969
Go
39
Carnival for Killing
1969
Go
40
Rhodesia
1969
Go
41
The Red Rays
1969
Go
42
Peking: The Tulip affair
1969
Go
43
The Amazon
1969
Go
44
The Sea Trap
1969
Go
45
Berlin
1969
Go
46
Human Time Bomb
1969
Go
47
The Cobra Kill
1969
Go
48
Living Death
1969
Go
49
Operation Che Guevara
1969
Go
50
The Doomsday Formula
1969
Go
51
Operation Snake
1969
Go
52
The Casbah Killers
1969
Go
53
The Red Rebellion
1970
Go
54
The Executioners
1970
Go
55
Black Death
1970
Go
56
The Mind Killers
1970
Go
57
Time Clock of Death
1970
Go
58
Cambodia
1970
Go
59
The Death Strain
1970
Go
60
Jewel of Doom
1970
Go
61
Moscow
1970
Go
62
The Arab Plague / Slavemaster
1970
Go
63
Ice Bomb Zero
1971
Go
64
Mark of Cosa Nostra
1972
Go
65
The Cairo Mafia / Cairo
1972
Go
66
The Inca Death Squad
1972
Go
67
Assault on England
1973
Go
68
The Omega Terror
1973
Go
69
Code Name: Werewolf
1973
Go
70
Strike Force Terror
1973
Go
71
Agent Counter-agent
1973
Go
72
Hour of the Wolf
1973
Go
73
Our Agent in Rome Is Missing
1973
Go
74
Kremlin File
1973
Go
75
Spanish Connection
1973
Go
76
The Death's Head Conspiracy
1973
Go
77
The Peking Dossier
1973
Go
78
The Devil's Dozen
1973
Go
79
Target: Doomsday Island
1974
Go
80
Night of the Avenger
1974
Go
81
Butcher of Belgrade
1974
Go
82
Assassination Brigade
1974
Go
83
The Liquidator
1974
Go
84
Ice-Trap Terror
1974
Go
85
Assassin Code Name Vulture
1974
Go
86
The Stolen Pay Train
1974
Go
87
Massacre in Milan
1974
Go
88
Vatican Vendetta
1974
Go
89
Sign of the Cobra
1974
Go
90
Man Who Sold Death
1974
Go
91
The N3 Conspiracy
1974
Go
92
Beirut Incident
1974
Go
93
Death of the Falcon
1974
Go
94
The Aztec Avenger
1974
Go
95
The Code
1975
Go
96
The Jerusalem File
1975
Go
97
Counterfeit Agent
1975
Go
98
Six Bloody Summer Days
1975
Go
99
6
The Katmandu Contract
1975
Go
100
The Z Document
1975
Go
101
Dr. Death
1975
Go
102
Ultimate Code
1975
Go
103
Assignment Intercept
1976
Go
104
Green Wolf Connection
1976
Go
105
The Fanatics of Al Asad
1976
Go
106
The Snake Flag Conspiracy
1976
Go
107
The Turncoat
1976
Go
108
The Sign of the Prayer Shawl
1976
Go
109
Vulcan Disaster
1976
Go
110
A High Yield In Death
1976
Go
111
The Nichovev Plot
1976
Go
112
Triple Cross
1976
Go
113
The Gallagher Plot
1976
Go
114
Plot for the Fourth Reich
1977
Go
115
Death Message
1978
Go
116
The List
1978
Go
117
Under the Wall
1978
Go
118
The Ebony Cross
1978
Go
119
Deadly Doubles
1978
Go
120
Race of Death
1978
Go
121
Trouble in Paradise
1978
Go
122
The Pamplona Affair
1978
Go
123
The Doomsday Spore
1978
Go
124
Revenge of the Generals
1979
Go
125
The Asian Mantrap
1979
Go
126
Thunderstrike In Syria
1979
Go
127
The Redolmo Affair
1979
Go
128
The Jamaican Exchange
1979
Go
129
Tropical Deathpact
1979
Go
130
The Pemex Chart
1979
Go
131
Hawaii
1979
Go
132
The Satan Trap
1979
Go
133
Reich Four
1979
Go
134
The Nowhere Weapon
1979
Go
135
Strike of the Hawk
1980
Go
136
Day of the Dingo
1980
Go
137
Tarantula Strike
1980
Go
138
Ten Times Dynamite
1980
Go
139
Eighth Card Stud
1980
Go
140
The Suicide Seat
1980
Go
141
Death Mission: Havana
1980
Go
142
War From The Clouds
1980
Go
143
The Coyote Connection
1981
Go
144
6
The Q Man
1981
Go
145
The Society of Nine
1981
Go
146
The Ouster Conspiracy
1981
Go
147
The Golden Bull
1981
Go
148
The Dubrovnik Massacre
1981
Go
149
The Solar Menace
1981
Go
150
The Strontium Code
1981
Go
151
Pleasure Island
1981
Go
152
Cauldron of Hell
1981
Go
153
The Parisian Affair
1981
Go
154
Turkish Bloodbath
1982
Go
155
6
Chessmaster
1982
Go
156
The Last Samurai
1982
Go
157
The Puppet Master
1982
Go
158
The Dominican Affair
1982
Go
159
The Damocles Threat
1982
Go
160
Earth Shaker
1982
Go
161
The Treason Game
1982
Go
162
Deathlight
1982
Go
163
The Israeli Connection
1982
Go
164
Norwegian Typhoon
1982
Go
165
The Hunter
1982
Go
166
Operation McMurdo Sound
1982
Go
167
Appointment in Haiphong
1982
Go
168
Retreat for Death
1982
Go
169
The Mendoza Manuscript
1982
Go
170
The Death Star Affair
1982
Go
171
Doctor DNA
1982
Go
172
Typhoon Ray
1982
Go
173
The Christmas Kill
1982
Go
174
The Greek Summit
1982
Go
175
Hide and Go Die
1983
Go
176
The Kali Death Cult
1983
Go
177
Operation Vendetta
1983
Go
178
The Yukon Target
1983
Go
179
The Death Dealer
1983
Go
180
The Istanbul Decision
1983
Go
181
The Decoy Hit
1983
Go
182
The Outback Ghosts
1983
Go
183
Earthfire North
1983
Go
184
The Budapest Run
1983
Go
185
6
Caribbean Coup
1984
Go
186
The Algarve Affair
1984
Go
187
Zero-Hour Strike Force
1984
Go
188
6
Operation Sharkbite
1984
Go
189
Death Island
1984
Go
190
Night of the Warheads
1984
Go
191
Day of the Mahdi
1984
Go
192
Assignment: Rio
1984
Go
193
Death Hand Play
1984
Go
194
The Kremlin Kill
1984
Go
195
The Mayan Connection
1984
Go
196
San Juan Inferno
1984
Go
197
Circle of Scorpions
1985
Go
198
The Blue Ice Affair
1985
Go
199
The Macao Massacre
1985
Go
200
Pursuit of the Eagle
1985
Go
201
The Vengeance Game
1985
Go
202
Last Flight to Moscow
1985
Go
203
The Normandy Code
1985
Go
204
White Death
1985
Go
205
The Assassin Convention
1985
Go
206
Blood of the Scimitar
1985
Go
207
The Execution Exchange
1985
Go
208
The Tarlov Cipher
1985
Go
209
Target Red Star
1986
Go
210
The Killing Ground
1986
Go
211
The Berlin Target
1986
Go
212
Mercenary Mountain
1986
Go
213
Blood Ultimatum
1986
Go
214
The Cyclops Conspiracy
1986
Go
215
Tunnel for Traitors
1986
Go
216
The Samurai Kill
1986
Go
217
Terror Times Two
1986
Go
218
Death Orbit
1986
Go
219
Slaughter Day
1986
Go
220
The Master Assassin
1986
Go
221
Operation Petrograd
1986
Go
222
Crossfire Red
1987
Go
223
Blood of the Falcon
1987
Go
224
Death Squad
1987
Go
225
The Terror Code
1987
Go
226
Holy War
1987
Go
227
Blood Raid
1987
Go
228
East of Hell
1987
Go
229
Killing Games
1987
Go
230
Terms of Vengeance
1987
Go
231
Pressure Point
1987
Go
232
Night of the Condor
1987
Go
233
The Poseidon Target
1987
Go
234
The Andropov File
1988
Go
235
Dragonfire
1988
Go
236
Bloodtrail to Mecca
1988
Go
237
Deathstrike
1988
Go
238
Lethal Prey
1988
Go
239
Spykiller
1988
Go
240
Bolivian Heat
1988
Go
241
The Rangoon Man
1988
Go
242
Code Name Cobra
1988
Go
243
Afghan Intercept
1988
Go
244
Countdown to Armageddon
1988
Go
245
Black Sea Bloodbath
1988
Go
246
The Deadly Diva
1989
Go
247
Invitation to Death
1989
Go
248
Day of the Assassin
1989
Go
249
The Korean Kill
1989
Go
250
Middle East Massacre
1989
Go
251
Sanction to Slaughter
1989
Go
252
Holiday in Hell
1989
Go
253
Law of the Lion
1989
Go
254
Hong Kong Hit
1989
Go
255
Deep Sea Death
1989
Go
256
Arms of Vengeance
1989
Go
257
Hell-Bound Express
1989
Go
258
Isle of Blood
1989
Go
259
Singapore Sling
1990
Go
260
Ruby Red Death
1990
Go
261
Arctic Abduction
1990
Go
262
Dragon Slay
1990
Go
Show All Books in this Series

List of Bill Crider Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate
1991
Go
2
Truth Until Paradox
1994
Go
3
Dark Destiny
1994
Go
4
Partners in Crime
1994
Go
5
How the West Was Read, Volume 2
1996
Go
6
White House Horrors
1996
Go
7
Once Upon a Crime
1998
Go
8
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1999
Go
9
The Best of the American West II
1999
Go
10
Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe
2001
Go
11
Death Dines at 8:30
2001
Go
12
7
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
2002
Go
13
Murder, My Dear Watson
2002
Go
14
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4
2003
Go
15
Cross Plains Universe
2006
Go
16
The Spider Chronicles
2007
Go
17
7.3
Many Bloody Returns
2007
Go
18
6
The Gift of Murder
2009
Go
19
Beat to a Pulp: Round 1
2010
Go
20
Discount Noir
2010
Go
21
Beat to a Pulp: Round 2
2012
Go
22
The Lone Ranger Chronicles
2012
Go
23
Making Story: Twenty-One Writers on How They Plot
2012
Go
24
Wolf Creek: Kiowa Vengeance
2012
Go
25
Showdown at Demon's Drop
2013
Go
26
Wolf Creek: Night of the Assassins
2013
Go
27
The Rising Dead
2013
Go
28
8
Dead But Not Forgotten
2014
Go
29
Part II: 1890 to 1895
2015
Go
30
Nine Deadly Lives
2015
Go
31
Tales from the Otherverse
2015
Go
32
Sherlock Holmes The Lady on the Bridge and other Stories
2016
Go
33
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2016
Go
34
The Further Crossovers of Sherlock Holmes
2017
Go
35
Down & Out: The Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2
2017
Go
36
Part X: 2018 Annual
2018
Go
37
Part XI: Some Untold Cases
2018
Go
38
Part XXXV: However Improbable
2022
Go
39
Part XXXVI: However Improbable
2022
Go
40
Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual
2023
Go
Show All Anthologies
Click to get new book alerts by Bill Crider sent straight to your email.

Bill Crider

Bill Crider was born on July 28th, 1941. Bill passed away February 12th, 2018 at 76 years old. Bill Crider was born in Mexia, Texas, USA. Crider attended University of North Texas where he received a Master of Fine Arts and University of Texas at Austin where he received a Ph.D.

Bill Crider was the author of the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series which consists of 25 novels. The Sheriff Dan Rhodes series started in 1986 with the novel Too Late to Die. The most recently released novel in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series was That Old Scoundrel Death which was released in 2019. There are no upcoming novels for the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series.

Bill Crider: Awards & Accolades

Crider's books have won multiple awards, Too Late to Die won the Anthony Award, Best First Mystery, in 1987. Chocolate Moose won the Anthony Award, Best Short Story, in 2002.

Bill Crider books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Too Late to Die was nominated for the Macavity Award, Best First Mystery, in 1987. Dead on the Island was nominated for the Shamus Award, Best First P.I. Novel, in 1992. How I Found a Cat, Lost True Love, and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo was nominated for the Anthony Award, Best Short Story, in 1996. At the Hop was nominated for the Anthony Award, Best Short Story, in 2000. Cross Plains Universe was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2007. Cranked was nominated for the Anthony Award, Best Short Story, in 2007.

Related Authors

Fans of Bill Crider also enjoy these authors:

  1. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  2. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  3. Robert Crais, author of the Elvis Cole & Joe Pike Series.
  4. Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Series.
  5. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.

Bill Crider: F.A.Q

When was Bill Crider Born?

Bill Crider was born on July 28th, 1941.

When did Bill Crider die?

Bill Crider died on February 12th, 2018 at 76 years old.

Where was Bill Crider Born?

Bill Crider was born in Mexia, Texas, USA.

What book awards has Bill Crider won?

Too Late to Die: Anthony Award Best First Mystery (1987).
Chocolate Moose: Anthony Award Best Short Story (2002).

What was the first book Bill Crider wrote?

The first book written by Bill Crider was The Coyote Connection, published in 1981.

What was the most recent book Bill Crider wrote?

His most recently released work was That Old Scoundrel Death on February 19th, 2019.

What is the most popular book by Bill Crider?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Bill Crider book is Death by Accident. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Death by Accident (7)
  2. Survivors Will Be Shot Again (9)
  3. Cursed to Death (6)
  4. Murder Among the OWLS (7)
  5. Too Late to Die (10)

How many books has Bill Crider written?

Bill Crider has written 76 books across 17 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 25 books in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes Series
  • 1 Sheriff Dan Rhodes Collections
  • 4 books in the Carl Burns Series
  • 5 books in the Truman Smith Private Eye Series
  • 3 books in the Mike Gonzo Series
  • 2 books in the Stanley Waters Series
  • 3 books in the Professor Sally Good Series
  • 1 book in the Humphrey Bogart Series
  • 2 books in the Ted Stephens Series
  • 2 books in the Ellie Taine Series
  • 13 Standalone Novels
  • 8 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 4 Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Adventures of Wishbone Series
  • 1 book in The Dead Man Series
  • 1 book in the Nick Carter: Killmaster Series

Have a Question?

Author Discussion

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Book Notification is an Amazon Associate. Book links to Amazon, eBay and other book stores are affiliate links, and we earn money from any qualifying purchases.

Welcome to Book Notification!

Are we missing any books or looking for an author that isn't on the site? Have any feedback or ideas that will enhance your experience? Contact us below.

To see what we are currently working on as well as some of our future plans, see our roadmap.
Quick Follow

Quickly follow any authors by searching their name in this box then clicking the +Follow button.

Monthly Contest
affiliate disclaimer

We are giving away 10 $25 USD gift cards. Every time you comment on an author page in the Author Discussion section at the bottom, you are entered into the sweepstakes. So get commenting! Winners announced in the next newsletter. Note: you must be a registered user of Book Notification. Click here to login or register.


Upcoming Books
May 18
Vorcalix

Written by Robert M. Kerns

May 18
Bride of the Shadow King

Written by Genevieve Jack

May 18
Book 8

Written by Alex Toxic

May 18
Brand New

Written by Jo Lovett

May 18
Unexpected Gifts & Cured Hearts

Written by Aliyah Burke

Popular Authors:
Todays Most Followed Authors:
Navigation
All Authors
Awards
Book Clubs
Book News
Book Release Calendar
Reader’s Roulette
User Guide
About Us
Blog & Lists
Weekly Picks
Playlists
Quotes
Podcast
Care's Book Loot
Site Roadmap
Contact Us
Book Notification
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses a cookie so that you don't have to login on every visit. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs the function ofrecognising you when you return to our website and keeping you logged in.