Bill Crider

  • 18

    Catalog books

  • 10

    Works

  • 1996 to 2012

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Bill Crider has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 18 catalog-linked books across 1996 to 2012, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Mystery & Thriller, Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points. If you want the easiest first click, start with Death By Accident (Wwl Mystery) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2012; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harlequin Books and Minotaur Books.

Best Place To Start

Death By Accident (Wwl Mystery)

Harlequin Books • 2000 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Mystery & Thriller entry points • Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Harlequin Books and Minotaur Books

Genres and themes: Mystery & Thriller • Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2012; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harlequin Books and Minotaur Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Death By Accident (Wwl Mystery)

    Harlequin Books • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 253 pages.

  2. Winning Can Be Murder (Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mysteries)

    Harlequin Books • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 256 pages.

  3. A Dangerous Thing

    Harlequin Books • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 250 pages.

  4. Murder of a beauty shop queen

    Minotaur Books • 2012 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2012 • 261 pages.

  5. The wild hog murders

    Minotaur Books • 2011 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 264 pages.

  6. Houston Homicide (Five Star Mystery Series)

    Five Star • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 261 pages.

  7. Murder Is an Art

    St Martins Pr • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 246 pages.

  8. Outrage at Blanco

    Bantam Books • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 234 pages.

  9. TEXAS VIGILANTE

    Bantam Books • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 256 pages.

  10. Murder Takes a Break: A Truman Smith Mystery (Walker Mystery)

    St Martins Pr • 1997 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

How The Picks Compare

  • Death By Accident (Wwl Mystery) is the easier short commitment, while Winning Can Be Murder (Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mysteries) asks for more reading time up front.

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