Reading Order
10 series · 156 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reunion in Hell | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Blood of the Hunters | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Broken Rider | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Return to Gila Bend | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Death Valley Drifter | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Ride for Justice | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Ride the Hammer Down | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Frontier Medicine | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Face of a Snake | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Dalton's Justice | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Shot to Hell | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Hell Snake | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Wrong Side of the Law | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Guns of the Greenhorn | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | The Devil's Snare | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Hellbound Posse ( By: Robert J. Randisi) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Blood on the Prairie | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Die Trying | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Counterfeit Lawman ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Thirteen Bullets ( By: Sean Danker) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | My Brother, My Killer ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The Guns of Wrath | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North To The Bitterroot | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Demon's Pass ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Runaway Stage ( With: Robert Vaughan) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Do or Die ( By: David Robbins) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Nowhere, TX ( With: David Robbins) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Across the Rio Colorado | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | West of Pecos ( By: David Robbins) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Winchester Run | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Whiskey River | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Skeleton Lode | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Devil's Canyon | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Tin Star ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Wolves of Seven Pines ( By: E. L. Ripley) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Never Bet Against the Bullet ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Lost Banshee Mine ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Prairie Fire, Kansas ( By: John Shirley) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Calvert's Last Bluff ( By: E. L. Ripley) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | The Trail's End ( By: E. L. Ripley) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Stagecoach to Hell ( By: Terrence McCauley) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Snake's Fury ( By: Bernard Schaffer) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | The Outlaw Hunters ( By: D B Pulliam) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Flames of Silver ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Seven Roads to Revenge ( By: Carlton Stowers) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | The Winter of Wolves ( By: Royal Harding) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Ghost Hollow Ranch ( By: D.B. Pulliam) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | The Reluctant Lawman ( By: Craig Barstow) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | The Robber Barons ( By: Craig Barstow) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Snake Oil Justice ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Goodnight Trail | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Western Trail | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Chisholm Trail | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Bandera Trail | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The California Trail | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Shawnee Trail | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Virginia City Trail | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Dodge City Trail | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Oregon Trail | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Santa Fe Trail | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Old Spanish Trail | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Green River Trail | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Deadwood Trail | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The Dakota Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | The Alamosa Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | The Bozeman Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | The Abilene Trail ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Trail To Fort Smith ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | The Palo Duro Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | The Ogallala Trail ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | The Ellsworth Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The Tenderfoot Trail ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Trail to Cottonwood Falls ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | The Amarillo Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | The Omaha Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Big Jake's Last Drive ( By: Robert J. Randisi) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | The Kelly Trail ( By: Terrence McCauley) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Drive for Independence ( With: Lyle Brandt) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Red Trail ( By: John Shirley) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | The Empire Trail ( By: Jeff Rovin) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | The Too-Late Trail ( With: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Terror Trail ( By: Lyle Brandt) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | The Saltwater Trail ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
Border Empire Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Border Empire | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Six guns and Double Eagles | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Train to Durango | 1998 | Buy from Amazon |
Buck Fletcher Series with Joseph A. West
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doomsday Rider | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Showdown at Two-Bit Creek | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Vengeance Rider | 2004 | Buy from Amazon |
Danny Duggin Series with Ralph Cotton
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Rides a Chestnut Mare | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Shadow of a Noose | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Riders of Judgement | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Death Along the Cimarron | 2003 | Buy from Amazon |
John McBride Series with Joseph A. West
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Of The Law | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Shadow of the Gun | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Blood on the Gallows | 2008 | Buy from Amazon |
Trail of the Gunfighter Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dawn of Fury | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Killing Season | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Autumn of the Gun | 1996 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarion's Call ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Blood and Gold ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | For the Brand ( By: David Robbins) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Rio Largo ( By: David Robbins) | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Guns of the Canyonlands ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Texas Empire | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | By the Horns ( By: David Robbins) | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Deadwood Gulch ( By: John Edward Ames) | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Bloody Trail ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | A Wolf In the Fold ( By: David Robbins) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Bluff City ( By: David Robbins) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | West Of The Law ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Blood Duel ( By: David Robbins) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Death of a Bad Man ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Ride the Hard Trail ( By: David Robbins) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Blood on the Gallows ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Bullet for a Bad Man ( By: David Robbins) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | The Convict Trail ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Bounty Hunter ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Rawhide Flat ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Outlaw's Reckoning ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The Man From Nowhere ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Fatal Justice ( By: David Robbins) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Stryker's Revenge ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Death of a Hangman ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | North to the Salt Fork ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Rusted Tin ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | The Shadow Of A Gun ( By: Henry Clay Merritt) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | The Burning Range ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | The Last Manhunt ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | The Stranger from Abilene ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | The Ghost of Apache Creek ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | Dead Man's Ranch ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | Slaughter Canyon ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | One Man's Fire ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | Tucker's Reckoning ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | Down on Gila River ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | Brimstone Trail ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | Straight Shooter ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | The Hunted ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | Hard Ride to Wichita ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | The Cheyenne Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 43 | Double-Cross Ranch ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 44 | Comanche Trail ( By: Carlton Stowers) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 45 | The Dangerous Land ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 46 | Vigilante Dawn ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 47 | The Evil Men Do ( By: David Robbins) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 48 | Straight to the Noose ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 49 | Shotgun Charlie ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 50 | The Law and the Lawless ( By: David Robbins) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 51 | Brother's Keeper ( By: David Robbins) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 52 | Texas Hills ( By: David Robbins) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 53 | Outlaw Town ( By: David Robbins) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 54 | Phantom Hill ( By: Carlton Stowers) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 55 | Hellbound Posse ( By: Robert J. Randisi) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
Ralph Compton (1929-2016) was an American Western writer known for his prolific and critically acclaimed novels. Born in Thayer, Missouri, he served in the US Army during the Korean War before embarking on his writing career. Compton's first novel, "The Goodnight Trail," was published in 1954 and established him as a rising star in the Western genre. Over the next six decades, he wrote over 200 novels, including the "Trail Drive" series, the "Mackenzie" series, and the "Gunman" series. His works were praised for their authentic portrayal of the Old West, compelling characters, and action-packed plots. Compton received numerous awards, including the Western Writers of America Spur Award in 1975 and the Western Heritage Award in 1984. His novels continue to be enjoyed by readers worldwide.