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Murder at Jarrett Creek is a prospective series about an ex-police chief in a small Texas town, who steps in to solve crimes because the current police chief is the town drunk. It was a finalist for the Killer Nashville Claymore award.
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Advance praise for Murder at Jarrett Creek:

"Terry Shames does small-town Texas crime right, and Murder at Jarrett Creek is the real thing. It has humor, insight, and fine characters. Former chief of police Samuel Craddock is a man readers are going to love, and they'll want to visit him and Jarrett Creek, Texas, often."
   —Bill Crider, Anthony Award-winning author of the Dan Rhodes series

"Samuel Craddock is a man you want to have covering your back, and Terry Shames' small Texas town is so real you can taste the dirt. I heard Texas in every line of dialogue and could see the houses and the people as clearly as if I were sitting on a front porch in Jarrett Creek. Beautifully written."
   —Susan C Shea, Author of Murder In The Abstract, a Dani O'Rourke Mystery