Order of Samuel Craddock Books

Samuel Craddock is the protagonist in a series of mysteries by American novelist Terry Shames. Samuel Craddock is a retired police chief who works in the small Texas town of Jarrett Creek.

Terry Shames began her Samuel Craddock series in 2013 with the novel A Killing at Cotton Hill. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Terry Shames’ Samuel Craddock books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):

Publication Order of Samuel Craddock Mystery Books

A Killing at Cotton Hill	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Last Death of Jack Harbin	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge	(2015)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake	(2016)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock	(2017)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
A Reckoning in the Back Country	(2018)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary	(2019)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Murder at the Jubilee Rally	(2022)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store	(2023)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson	(2024)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock is a prequel to the series and would be read first chronologically.