Terry Shames
Los Angeles
CA USAContact: Terryshames@gmail.com
CA USAContact: Terryshames@gmail.com
A Killing at Cotton Hill, The Last Death of Jack Harbin, Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek, A Deadly Affair on Bobtail Ridge, The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake, An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock, A Reckoning in the Back Country, A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary, Murder at the Jubilee Rally, Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store, Perilous Waters, The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson, Out of Control, Deep Dive, The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes
The Samuel Craddock Series, The Jessie Madison Series
Domestic Suspense, Police Procedural, Thriller
"The Lone Star Motel", in Lone Star Lawless; "You Kill Me," Unloaded vol 2; "Bring It," Mystery Most Edible; "Double Exposure," Bullets & Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider; "Inheritance," Jewish Noir II.
The Business of Writing
General crime writing topics
Terry Shames is the award-winning, best-selling author of twelve Samuel Craddock mysteries. and two Jessie Madison thrillers. As well as winning the Macavity Award for Best First novel, her first book, A Killing at Cotton Hill, was also shortlisted for the Strand Critics Award. Her books have been shortlisted for several awards. Out of Control is her first domestic suspense novel. Terry lives in Southern California with her husband, her dog Monty and her cat Max. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers and the Texas Institute of Letters.