Bill Crider (July 28, 1941 – February 12, 2018) was an American author of crime fiction among other work.
Crider received a Master of Arts degree at the University of North Texas, in Denton.
[1] Crider was the author of the Professor Sally Good and the Carl Burns mysteries, the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, the Truman Smith P.I.
[2] Crider died at his home in Alvin, Texas, on February 12, 2018, of cancer, at the age of 76.
The entire series was co-written with Stephen Mertz, Michael Newton, and Joe R.