Terry grew up in Texas, and has an abiding affection for the people she grew up with and the landscape and culture of the town that is the model for Jarrett Creek.
She graduated from the University of Texas and has an MA from San Francisco State University.
Terry now lives in Northern California with her husband, two terriers and a regal cat.
She graduated from the University of Texas and has an MA from San Francisco State University.
Terry now lives in Northern California with her husband, two terriers and a regal cat.
Awards: Macavity (2014) see all
Genres: Cozy Mystery
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Series
Samuel Craddock Mysteries
1. A Killing At Cotton Hill (2013)
2. The Last Death of Jack Harbin (2014)
3. Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek (2014)
4. A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge (2015)
5. The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake (2016)
6. An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock (2017)
7. A Reckoning in the Back Country (2018)
8. A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary (2019)
9. Murder at the Jubilee Rally (2022)
10. Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store (2023)
11. The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson (2024)
1. A Killing At Cotton Hill (2013)
2. The Last Death of Jack Harbin (2014)
3. Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek (2014)
4. A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge (2015)
5. The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake (2016)
6. An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock (2017)
7. A Reckoning in the Back Country (2018)
8. A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary (2019)
9. Murder at the Jubilee Rally (2022)
10. Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store (2023)
11. The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson (2024)
Books containing stories by Terry Shames
Murder Most Edible (2019)
(Malice Domestic, book 14)
edited by
Rita Owen, Verena Rose and Shawn Reilly Simmons
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