Bill Crider

Bill Crider (1941–2018) was an American author known for his crime fiction, including the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, Professor Sally Good and Carl Burns mysteries, and Truman Smith P.I. series, as well as westerns, horror novels, and children's books under pseudonyms like Jack Buchanan.[1][5][6]

Mexia, Texas, U.S. Jul 28, 1941 Wikipedia Website
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