Bound in Silence

2026 Spur Award-Winning Finalist for Best Western Contemporary novel. 

Everyone knows who killed Maggie Schneider. But why? Inspired by true events, novelist Cynthia Leal Massey weaves an intricate tale that spans the decades from the Great Depression to the crippling drought of the fifties. The 1958 murder of champion turkey breeder Maggie Schneider in south central Texas is not a whodunnit. The mystery here is more profound: Why did he do it?

A gripping tale of small-town intrigue and corruption

In this crime thriller from Conor McAnally, Mike Carson, a disgraced New York journalist, returns to his Texas hometown to sell his late uncle’s house. Asked to look into a suspicious death while he is there, he finds self-dealing and drug trafficking running straight up through local government and law enforcement. What should be a simple task quickly spirals out of control as Carson uncovers a web of lies, self-dealing, and drug trafficking, and with each revelation, he finds himself dragged deeper into a powerful conspiracy. 

Fast-paced, with a colorful cast of characters and razor-sharp dialogue, Bullets in the Water is a must-read for fans of crime fiction and investigative thrillers. 

Deluge Before Dawn is Thomas R. Fox’s firsthand account of the flood that tore through Kerr County, Texas, on July 4, 2025, when the Guadalupe River rose in the dark. Fox, a Kerrville resident, gathered testimony from survivors, families, and responders — the overnight evacuation at Camp Mystic, the searches that followed, and the rebuilding.

A young woman on the run. A life built in the shadows. A story that refuses to be forgotten. At fifteen, Frankie ran from an abusive home with nothing but her wits and a gambler’s promise of escape. What she found was a world of speakeasies, bootlegging, and survival on the edge of the law. Now, decades later, her story is ready to be told—one of grit, defiance, and a woman who refused to be broken. Far From Uncertain is a historical novel by Teddy Jones.