The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson

Was Maddy Benson asking for trouble?

Everyone knows everyone in a small town like Jarrett Creek. So Chief of Police Samuel Craddock is perplexed when he receives a call from a woman asking the police to rescue her sister. Who is Maddy Benson?

Maddy said she had to get away, but she didn't get far. When Craddock finds her just off the highway, she's already dead, shot in the head. And as he learns more about the mysterious Maddy and the real reason behind her recent move to Jarrett Creek, his career is plunged into jeopardy. Can he unravel a terrible knot of lies, threats, dangerous politics and shocking secrets to reveal the truth behind the troubling death of Maddy Benson?

About the author

Award-winning author Terry Shames is the author of the Samuel Craddock Mysteries and Jessie Madison Thrillers.

As well as winning the Macavity Award for Best First Novel, the first Samuel Craddock book, A Killing at Cotton Hill, was also shortlisted for The Strand Critics Award, and The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake won the RT Critics Award for Best Mystery. Terry's books have also been shortlisted for Left Coast Crime Awards for Best Mystery.

Terry grew up in Texas, and is both a member of Sisters in Crime and on the board of Mystery Writers of America.

Product details

• Authors: Terry Shames, Shames Terry
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781448311828
• ISBN: 978-1-4483-1182-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: A Samuel Craddock mystery
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Texas, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural