Order of Bill Crider Books
Bill Crider is an American author of mystery, western and horror novels along with children’s books. He is best known for his Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, but has other series including the Truman Smith series. Before becoming a novelist, Crider taught English at Howard Payne University for over a decade. After that, he earned his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin. He retired in 2003 in order to dedicate his time to writing fiction.
Bill Crider became a published author in 1984, writing The Coyote Connection under the house name Nick Carter. His first novel of his own was Too Late to Die in 1986, the start of his Dan Rhodes series. Below is a list of Bill Crider’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Sheriff Dan Rhodes Books
(with)
| Too Late to Die | (1986) |    |
| Shotgun Saturday Night | (1987) | |
| Cursed to Death | (1988) | |
| Death on the Move | (1989) | |
| Evil at the Root | (1990) | |
| Booked for a Hanging | (1992) | |
| Murder Most Fowl | (1994) | |
| Winning Can Be Murder | (1996) | |
| Death by Accident | (1998) | |
| A Ghost of a Chance | (2000) | |
| A Romantic Way to Die | (2001) | |
| Red, White, and Blue Murder | (2003) | |
| A Mammoth Murder | (2006) | |
| Murder Among the OWLS | (2007) | |
| Of All Sad Words | (2008) | |
| Murder in Four Parts | (2009) | |
| Murder in the Air | (2010) | |
| The Wild Hog Murders | (2011) | |
| Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen | (2012) | |
| Compound Murder | (2013) | |
| Half in Love with Artful Death | (2014) | |
| Between the Living and the Dead | (2015) | |
| Survivors Will Be Shot Again | (2016) | |
| Dead, to Begin With | (2017) | |
| That Old Scoundrel Death | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Sheriff Dan Rhodes Collections
(with)
| The Blacklin County Files | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Carl Burns Books
| One Dead Dean | (1988) | |
| Dying Voices | (1989) | |
| A Dangerous Thing | (1994) | |
| Dead Soldiers | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Truman Smith Private Eye Books
| Dead on the Island | (1991) | |
| Gator Kill | (1992) | |
| When Old Men Die | (1994) | |
| The Prairie Chicken Kill | (1996) | |
| Murder Takes a Break | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Mike Gonzo Books
| Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man | (1996) | |
| Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster | (1996) | |
| Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Adventures of Wishbone Books
| The Prince and the Pooch | (1997) | |
| Hunchdog of Notre Dame | (1997) | |
| The Mutt in the Iron Muzzle | (1997) | |
| Salty Dog | (1997) | |
| Be a Wolf! | (1997) | |
| Robinhound Crusoe | (1997) | |
| Digging Up the Past | (1997) | |
| Muttketeer! | (1997) | |
| The Pawlioned Paper | (1998) | |
| The Pawloined Paper | (1998) | |
| A Tale of Two Sitters | (1998) | |
| Dog Overboard! | (1998) | |
| A Pup in King Arthur's Court | (1998) | |
| Moby Dog | (1998) | |
| Homer Sweet Homer | (1998) | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Dog | (1998) | |
| The Last of the Breed | (1999) | |
| Digging to the Center of the Earth | (1999) | |
| Terrier of the Lost Mines | (1999) | |
| Gullifur's Travels | (1999) | |
| Ivanhound | (2000) | |
| Huckleberry Dog | (2000) | |
Publication Order of Stanley Waters Books
(with Willard Scott)
| Murder Under Blue Skies | (1998) | |
| Murder in the Mist | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Professor Sally Good Books
| Murder is an Art | (1999) | |
| A Knife In The Back | (2002) | |
| A Bond with Death | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Humphrey Bogart Books
| We'll Always Have Murder | (2003) | |
Publication Order of Ted Stephens Books
| Houston Homicide | (2007) | |
| Mississippi Vivian | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Ellie Taine Books
| Outrage at Blanco | (1998) | |
| Texas Vigilante | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Ryan Rides Back | (1988) | |
| Keepers of the Beast | (1988) | |
| Galveston Gunman | (1988) | |
| Goodnight Moom | (1989) | |
| Blood Dreams | (1989) | |
| A Time for Hanging | (1989) | |
| Rest in Peace | (1990) | |
| Medicine Show | (1990) | |
| A Vampire Named Fred | (1990) | |
| Just Before Dark | (1990) | |
| Blood Marks | (1991) | |
| The Texas Capitol Murders | (1992) | |
| The Girl Who Wanted to Be Sherlock Holmes | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Nighttime is the Right Time | (1991) | |
| Raining Willie & Cranked | (2012) | |
| I am a Roving Gambler | (2012) | |
| Eight Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(with)
| My Heart Cries For You | (1992) | |
| How I Found a Cat, Lost True Love, and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo | (1995) | |
| At the Hop | (1999) | |
| Chocolate Moose | (2001) | |
| Death's Brother | (2011) | |
| What a Croc! | (2011) | |
| A Werewolf Named Wayne | (2011) | |
| Cranked | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Anthologies
(with Jonathan Maberry, Charlaine Harris, Rachel Caine, Toni L.P. Kelner, Nancy Holder, Dana Cameron, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, MaryJanice Davidson, Jeanne C. Stein, Nicole Peeler, Miranda James, Suzanne McLeod, Leigh Perry, Jeffrey J. Mariotte)
| Dead But Not Forgotten | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Dark Destiny Books
| Dark Destiny III | (1991) | |
| Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate | (1991) | |
| Dark Destiny | (1994) | |
Chronological Order of Dark Destiny Books
| Dark Destiny | (1994) | |
| Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate | (1991) | |
| Dark Destiny III | (1991) | |
Publication Order of MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories Anthology Books
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part I: 1881 to 1889 | (2015) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part II: 1890 to 1895 | (2015) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part III: 1896 to 1929 | (2015) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part IV: 2016 Annual | (2016) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part V | (2016) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part VI | (2017) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part VII | (2017) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part VIII: Eliminate The Impossible: 1892-1905 | (2017) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part IX: 2018 Annual | (2018) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part X: 2018 Annual | (2018) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XI: Some Untold Cases | (2018) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XII: Some Untold Cases | (2018) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XIII: 2019 Annual 1881-1890 | (2019) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XIV: 2019 Annual | (2019) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XV: 2019 Annual | (2019) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XVI: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth | (2019) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XVII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth | (2019) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925 | (2019) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XIX: 2020 Annual | (2020) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XX: 2020 Annual | (2020) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXI: 2020 Annual | (2020) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887 | (2020) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Some More Untold Cases Part XXIII: 1888-1894 | (2020) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Some More Untold Cases Part XXIV: 1895-1903 | (2020) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXV: 2021 Annual 1881-1888 | (2021) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXVI | (2021) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXVII: 2021 Annual 1898-1928 | (2021) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXIX: More Christmas Adventures 1889-1896 | (2021) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888 | (2021) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXX: More Christmas Adventures 1897-1928 | (2021) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888 | (2021) | |
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Publication Order of Vampire Files Books
| Lifeblood | (1990) | |
| Bloodlist | (1990) | |
| Bloodcircle | (1990) | |
| Art in the Blood | (1991) | |
| Fire in the Blood | (1991) | |
| Blood on the Water | (1992) | |
| A Chill in the Blood | (1998) | |
| The Dark Sleep | (1999) | |
| Lady Crymsyn | (2000) | |
| Cold Streets | (2003) | |
| Song in the Dark | (2005) | |
| Many Bloody Returns | (2007) | |
| The Devil You Know | (2009) | |
| Dark Road Rising | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Books
| Dead Until Dark | (2001) | |
| Living Dead in Dallas | (2002) | |
| Club Dead | (2003) | |
| Dead to the World | (2004) | |
| Dead as a Doornail | (2005) | |
| Definitely Dead | (2006) | |
| All Together Dead | (2007) | |
| From Dead to Worse | (2008) | |
| Dead and Gone | (2009) | |
| Dead in the Family | (2010) | |
| True Blood Collection | (2010) | |
| Dead Reckoning | (2011) | |
| Dead Reckoning | (2011) | |
| The First Sookie Collection | (2011) | |
| Deadlocked | (2012) | |
| Dancers in the Dark | (2012) | |
| Dead Ever After | (2013) | |
| After Dead | (2013) | |
Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | (2003) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | (2004) | |
Publication Order of The Dead Man Books
| Face of Evil | (2011) | |
| Ring of Knives | (2011) | |
| Hell In Heaven | (2011) | |
| The Dead Woman | (2011) | |
| The Blood Mesa | (2011) | |
| Kill Them All | (2011) | |
| The Beast Within | (2011) | |
| Fire and Ice | (2012) | |
| Carnival of Death | (2012) | |
| Freaks Must Die | (2012) | |
| Slaves to Evil | (2012) | |
| Midnight Special | (2012) | |
| The Death Match | (2012) | |
| The Black Death | (2012) | |
| The Killing Floor | (2012) | |
| Colder than Hell | (2013) | |
| Evil to Burn | (2013) | |
| Streets of Blood | (2013) | |
| Crucible of Fire | (2013) | |
| The Dark Need | (2013) | |
| The Rising Dead | (2013) | |
| Reborn | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Obsessions | (1991) | |
| Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate | (1991) | |
| Partners in Crime | (1994) | |
| How the West Was Read, Volume 2 | (1996) | |
| White House Horrors | (1996) | |
| The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | (1999) | |
| Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe | (2001) | |
| Death Dines at 8:30 | (2001) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | |
| Murder, My Dear Watson | (2002) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | (2003) | |
| Cross Plains Universe | (2006) | |
| The Spider Chronicles | (2007) | |
| The Gift of Murder | (2009) | |
| The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part II: 1890 to 1895 | (2015) | |
| Nine Deadly Lives: An Anthology of Feline Felonies | (2015) | |
| Tales from the Otherverse | (2015) | |
| The Crime Cafe Short Story Anthology | (2016) | |
| The Further Crossovers of Sherlock Holmes | (2017) | |
| Down & Out: The Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2 | (2017) | |
| Down and Out the Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 2 | (2020) | |
Notes: The Coyote Connection was written alongside Jack Davis under the house name Nick Carter. The Blackline County Files is co-authored with Judy Crier. The Stanley Waters series is written with Willard Scott. The Carnival of Death is co-authored with Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin. M.I.A. Hunter is co-authored with Stephen Mertz. Houston Homicide was co-authored with Clyde Wilson. The novels Keepers of the Beast, Goodnight Moom, Blood Dreams, Rest in Peace and Just Before Dark were written using the pen name of Jack MacLane.
Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe also contains contributions from Terence Faherty, Wendi Lee and Aileen Schumacher. The Spider Chronicles also contains contributions by Mort Castle, Shannon Denton, Chuck Dixon, Steve Englehart, Ron Fortier, Joe Gentile, Rich Harvey, John Helfers and John Jakes. Die, Lover, Die! is co-authored by Max Allan Collins, Lee Goldberg, Joel Goldman, Ed Gorman, Vicki Hendricks, Naomi Hirahara, Paul Levine, Harry Shannon and Dave Zeltserman.
Mississippi Vivian was co-authored by Clyde Wilson.
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