Samuel Craddock Books in Order
Terry Shames has written 12 Samuel Craddock 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.
Samuel Craddock leads Terry Shames's Samuel Craddock Mystery series, which is set in Texas. The catalogue subjects for the character include ex-police officers and police chiefs, and the plots involve murder investigation, family secrets and small-town life. The series began with A Killing at Cotton Hill (2013). Its 12 books run to The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes (2025), and the series is still ongoing. An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock (2017) carries the character's name in the title.
How many Samuel Craddock books are there?
Samuel Craddock has 12 books, released between 2013 and 2025.
Samuel Craddock Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Samuel Craddock 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.
- 120132352/4
- 22014–2/4
- 320142652/4
- 420152712/4
- 520162552/4
- 620172712/4
- 720182832/4
- 8A Risky Undertaking for Loretta SingletarySamuel Craddock Mystery #82019 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/420192642/4
- 92022–2/4
- 102023–2/4
- 112024–2/4
- 122025–2/4
Do you have to read Samuel Craddock books in order?
You should read the Samuel Craddock books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Samuel Craddock book also stands alone.
Where to start with Samuel Craddock
Start with A Killing at Cotton Hill (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Samuel Craddock book?
The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes (2025) is the newest Samuel Craddock book released so far.
Is there a new Samuel Craddock book coming?
No next Samuel Craddock 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 at a glance
- Still running
- Samuel Craddock is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Samuel Craddock 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 books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
What the Samuel Craddock books are about
8 of the 12 Samuel Craddock 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.
- Mystery & detective 5 of 8 books
- Investigation 4 of 8 books
- Murder 4 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 4 of 8 books
- Texas 4 of 8 books
- Ex-police officers 3 of 8 books
- City and town life 2 of 8 books
- Crimes against 2 of 8 books
- Family secrets 2 of 8 books
- Police chiefs 2 of 8 books
More books by Terry Shames
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Terry Shames books in order 14 books