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Samuel Craddock Mysteries Books in Order

Samuel Craddock Mysteries by Terry Shames contains 12 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is A Killing at Cotton Hill (2013) and the newest is The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2013–2025
Pages on record
1,844 in 7 of 12 books
Reading time
31–46 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,844 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Samuel Craddock Mysteries checklist

Samuel Craddock is the recurring figure of Terry Shames's Samuel Craddock Mystery series, which the catalogue lists at 12 books from 2013 to 2025. A Killing at Cotton Hill (2013) opens the run, and The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes (2025) is the newest title. Subject headings place the books under police procedural mystery and include Texas, police chiefs, ex-police officers, family secrets and city and town life. The series is marked ongoing.

How many Samuel Craddock Mysteries books are there?

Samuel Craddock Mysteries has 12 books, released between 2013 and 2025.

Samuel Craddock Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Samuel Craddock Mysteries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Last Death of Jack Harbin by Terry Shames, book 2 of the Samuel Craddock Mystery series (2014)
  2. Cover of Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek by Terry Shames, book 3 of the Samuel Craddock Mystery series (2014)
  3. Cover of A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge by Terry Shames, book 4 of the Samuel Craddock Mystery series (2015)
  4. Cover of The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake by Terry Shames, book 5 of the Samuel Craddock Mystery series (2016)
  5. Cover of A Reckoning in the Back Country by Terry Shames, book 7 of the Samuel Craddock Mystery series (2018)
  1. 1
    A Killing at Cotton HillSamuel Craddock Mystery #12013 · 235 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013235
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  2. 2
    The Last Death of Jack HarbinSamuel Craddock Mystery #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  3. 3
    Dead Broke in Jarrett CreekSamuel Craddock Mystery #32014 · 265 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014265
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  4. 4
    A Deadly Affair at Bobtail RidgeSamuel Craddock Mystery #42015 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015271
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  5. 5
    The Necessary Murder of Nonie BlakeSamuel Craddock Mystery #52016 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016255
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  6. 6
    An Unsettling Crime for Samuel CraddockSamuel Craddock Mystery #62017 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017271
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  7. 7
    A Reckoning in the Back CountrySamuel Craddock Mystery #72018 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018283
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  8. 8
    A Risky Undertaking for Loretta SingletarySamuel Craddock Mystery #82019 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019264
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  9. 9
    Murder at the Jubilee RallySamuel Craddock Mystery #92022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  10. 10
    Guilt Strikes at Granger's StoreSamuel Craddock Mystery #102023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  11. 11
    The Troubling Death of Maddy BensonSamuel Craddock Mystery #112024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  12. 12
    The Curious Poisoning of Jewel BarnesSamuel Craddock Mystery #122025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Do you have to read Samuel Craddock Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Samuel Craddock Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Samuel Craddock Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Samuel Craddock Mysteries

Start with A Killing at Cotton Hill (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Samuel Craddock Mysteries book?

The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes (2025) is the newest Samuel Craddock Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Samuel Craddock Mysteries book coming?

No next Samuel Craddock Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Samuel Craddock Mysteries at a glance

Still running
Samuel Craddock Mysteries is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Samuel Craddock Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,844 pages across the 7 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 265 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Samuel Craddock Mysteries books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Samuel Craddock Mysteries books are about

8 of the 12 Samuel Craddock Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Terry Shames

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.