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The wild hog murders

When an infestation of feral pigs culminates in a murder in Blacklin County, Sheriff Dan Rhodes finds the ensuing investigation complicated by angry hog hunters, a crusading talk-show host, a bounty hunter, and the reappearance of a troublemaking motorcycle duo.

Main Author: Crider, Bill, 1941-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Minotaur Books, 2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Sheriff Dan Rhodes books ; 18.
Subjects:
Sheriffs > Fiction.
Rhodes, Dan (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Texas > Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Summary: When an infestation of feral pigs culminates in a murder in Blacklin County, Sheriff Dan Rhodes finds the ensuing investigation complicated by angry hog hunters, a crusading talk-show host, a bounty hunter, and the reappearance of a troublemaking motorcycle duo.
Item Description: "A Dan Rhodes mystery."
"A Thomas Dunne book."
Physical Description: 264 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780312641498 (hbk.)
0312641494 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Bill Crider was born in Mexia, Texas on July 28, 1941. He received a M.A. from the University of North Texas and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught English at Howard Payne University for twelve years and then became the chair of the division of English and fine arts at Alvin Community College. He retired in August 2002 to become a full-time writer.

He wrote several mystery series including the Truman Smith series, the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, the Carl Burns series, the Sally Good series, and the Stanley Waters series, which he co-authored with Willard Scott. He also contributed to three books in the Stone: M.I.A. Hunter series under the pseudonym Jack Buchanan. His standalone novels included The Texas Capitol Murders and Blood Marks. He also wrote five children's books. Too Late to Die won an Anthony Award for best first mystery novel in 1986. He died from cancer on February 12, 2018 at the age of 76.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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