OUT OCTOBER 2024

OUT OCTOBER 2024

The Troubling Death Of Maddy Benson

A Samuel Craddock mystery

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?

ABOUT TERRY

Terry Shames is a California-based author of the popular, award-winning Samuel Craddock series set in small town Texas. MysteryPeople has twice named Shames one of the top 5 Texas mystery authors

Library Journal says “The Samuel Craddock series may the best regional crime series around today.”

BOOK & SERIES

BOOK & SERIES

The Samuel Craddock Mysteries

The Jessie Madison Series

Other Writings

  • "Shames' award-winning series will appeal to fans of Steven Havill and the late Bill Crider"

    Library Journal on A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary

  • “A favorite of fans who like their police procedurals with a strong ethical center, Shames provides the back story of a Southern cop caught between his job and his culture.”

    Kirkus Reviews on A Reckoning In The Back Country

  • “Once again Shames's mystery engages the reader with well-developed characters and an ingenious plot.”

    Library Journal on The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake