The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes

"The Samuel Craddock series may be the best regional crime series around today" Library Journal Starred Review of Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store
Strange goings-on in a small Texas town
Newly single Chief of Police Samuel Craddock hasn't got time to worry about his own troubles-not with Lily Barnes' wild accusation and trucks dumping suspicious cargo outside Jarrett Creek late at night.
A family feud with a lethal twist
Lily is sure her twin sister, Jewel, is trying to poison her-but it's Jewel who's discovered dead. Did she have a secret that could lead Craddock to her killer?
A dangerously toxic investigation
Craddock's fears about the cargo are heightened by a series of alarming events. What's really being dumped, and why does the millionaire oil boss who owns the land want to keep it hidden? As Craddock closes in on the truth-and a murderer-the stakes couldn't be higher . . .
Fans of Steven F. Havill and C.J. Box will love this twist-filled mystery series set in rural Texas.

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.