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    The Nighttime is the Right Time

    By Bill Crider

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    Short fiction from the author of the popular Sheriff Dan Rhodes series. In these 11 previously published tales, we meet a detective who also happens to be a werewolf; investigate two separate missing-animal cases; tag along with series characters Carl Burns (the amateur-sleuth English teacher) and Dan Rhodes; watch Elvis Presley hunting a vampire; and a handful of other interesting puzzles.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrossroad Press
    Release dateNov 11, 2010
    ISBN9781452329895
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    The Nighttime is the Right Time
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    Bill Crider

    Bill Crider was the winner of two Anthony Awards and an Edgar Award finalist. An English college professor for many years, he published more than seventy-five mystery, crime, Western, horror, and children’s novels, including standalone novels and several series (Sheriff Dan Rhodes, Professor Carl Burns, Professor Sally Good, PI Truman Smith, weatherman Stanley Waters, and teenager Mike Gonzo). In 2010, he was inducted into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent short stories from an author perhaps better known for his mystery novels. One of the best books I read in 2007, just for the writing and the characters.