Home › Authors › John Paxton Sheriff John Paxton Sheriff b. 1936 ยท 10 books Biography John Paxton Sheriff is a British writer of detective stories and western fiction. Books by John Paxton Sheriff Rock to death 2012 Locked In Death 2009 The Clutches of Death 2007 A Bewilderment of Crooks 2006 A Confusion of Murders (Hale Crime) 2005 Writing crime novels 2001 Creating Suspense in Fiction 1999 Modelling Toy Soldiers 1996 How to Write Advertising Features (Allison & Busby Writers' Guides) 1995 Practical short story writing 1995