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)
Publication Order of Sheriff Dan Rhodes Collections
(with)
Publication Order of Carl Burns Books
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
Publication Order of Stanley Waters Books
(with Willard Scott)
Publication Order of Professor Sally Good Books
Publication Order of Humphrey Bogart Books
Publication Order of Ted Stephens Books
Publication Order of Ellie Taine Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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)
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)
Publication Order of Dark Destiny Books
Chronological Order of Dark Destiny Books
Publication Order of MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories Anthology Books
Publication Order of Vampire Files Books
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Books
Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
Publication Order of The Dead Man Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
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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