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Associated Press“Murder at the Jubilee Rally” by Terry Shames Samuel Craddock, the amiable police chief of mythical Jarrett Creek, Texas, is good at his job, but he’s got a lot to deal with in “Murder at the Jubilee Rally,” Terry Shames’s ninth novel in this genre-bending mystery series. Craddock, ever the peacemaker, settles matters by getting both sides to agree to an 8 p.m. closing time for Jarrett Creek business establishments until the rally disperses. The author’s folksy prose and Jarrett Creek’s small-town ways — Craddock’s gossipy neighbor, Loretta, brings him freshly baked goodies every morning— give the novel the feel of a cozy. ___ Bruce DeSilva, winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award, is the author of the Mulligan crime novels including “The Dread Line.”
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