Bill Crider

photo: Judy Crider

Bill Crider (1941-2018) was one of the best mystery novel authors in America. He was the Anthony Award-winning author of the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series.

Bill wrote multiple book series including the Truman Smith series, the Carl Burns series, and the Sally Good series. His short story “Cranked,” which appeared in the anthology, Damn Near Dead, was a finalist for an Edgar Award, and won the Derringer Award for excellence in short mystery fiction.

He served for many years as chair of the Division of English and Fine Arts at Alvin Community College. Bill was married to Judy Crider and they lived in Alvin, Texas.