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Dusty Richards Books in Order
Dusty Richards is a prolific author of over 85 novels, renowned for his exceptional storytelling. He holds a unique distinction as the only author to win two Spur awards in one year, 2007, for his novel The Horse Creek Incident and the short story "Comanche Moon." A seasoned rodeo enthusiast, Richards is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the International Professional Rodeo Association, and serves on the local PRCA rodeo board. He is also an inductee in the prestigious Arkansas Writers Hall of Fame. Richards' notable achievements include the 2010 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction for his novel Texas Blood Feud, and an honor from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2009. Currently, he resides in northwest Arkansas.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Dusty Richards's book series? Dusty Richards has written 15 book series. The most notable is the Battling Harrigans of the Frontier series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Dusty Richards
- #1
Westbound(2023) - #2
A Need for Violence (With: Matthew P. Mayo)(2023)
- #1
A Bride for Gil(2015) - #2
The Mustanger and the Lady(2016) - #3
The Texas Badge(2016) - #4
A Funeral Ain't the Place(2016) - #5
The Cherokee Strip/Range War of Callie County(2016) - #6
Gold in the Sun(2017) - #7
The Pride of Texas(2017)
- #1
Texas Blood Feud(2009) - #2
Between Hell and Texas(2011) - #3
Blood on the Verde River(2013) - #4
Brothers in Blood(2013) - #5
Ambush Valley(2014) - #6
A Good Day To Kill(2015) - #7Arizona Territory(2015)
- #8
Pray for the Dead(2016) - #9
Deadly Is the Night(2016) - #10
Valley of Bones(2017) - #11
Sharpshooter(2018) - #12
Rage for Vengeance(2018)
- #1
Chik Lit for Foxy Hens (By: Jackie King,Peggy Fielding)(2005) - #2
Foxy Statehood Hens and Murder Most Fowl (By: Jackie King)(2007) - #3
The Foxy Hens Meet a Romantic Adventurer (By: Charles W. Sasser,Jackie King,Peggy Fielding)(2008) - #4
The Foxy Hens Go Bump in the Night (By: Jackie King,Peggy Moss Fielding)(2008) - #5
Two Foxy Holiday Hens and One Big Rooster (With: Jackie King)(2009) - #6The Traditional West(2011)
- #7Cactus Country, Volume I(2011)
- #8
Cactus Country Anthology Volume I(2011) - #9
Cactus Country II(2011) - #10
The Best of Frontier Tales(2012) - #11
Cactus Country Anthology Volume III(2013) - #12
Rough Country(2013)
- #1
Outlaw Queen(2012) - #2
Blue Roan Colt(2012) - #3
Brackeen's Law(2013) - #4
Texas(2014)
- #1The Horse Creek Incident(2006)
- #2
Montana Revenge(2007) - #3The Sundown Chaser(2009)
- #4Wulf's Tracks(2010)
- #1
The Bounty Man and Doe(2011)
- #1
Writing the West with Dusty Richards and Friends(2011)
- #1
Chaparral Range War(2013) - #2
Once a Ranger(2014)
- #1
Clarion's Call (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001) - #2
Blood and Gold (By: Joseph A. West)(2004) - #3
For the Brand (By: David Robbins)(2005) - #4
Rio Largo (By: David Robbins)(2006) - #5
Guns of the Canyonlands (By: Joseph A. West)(2006) - #6
Texas Empire (By: Ralph Compton)(2006) - #7
By the Horns (By: David Robbins)(2006) - #8
Deadwood Gulch (By: John Edward Ames)(2006) - #9
The Bloody Trail (By: Marcus Galloway)(2007) - #10
A Wolf In the Fold (By: David Robbins)(2007) - #11
Bluff City (By: David Robbins)(2007) - #12
West Of The Law (By: Joseph A. West)(2007) - #13
Blood Duel (By: David Robbins)(2007) - #14
Death of a Bad Man (By: Marcus Galloway)(2008) - #15
Ride the Hard Trail (By: David Robbins)(2008) - #16
Blood on the Gallows (By: Joseph A. West)(2008) - #17
Bullet for a Bad Man (By: David Robbins)(2008) - #18
The Convict Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2008) - #19
Bounty Hunter (By: Joseph A. West)(2009) - #20
Rawhide Flat (By: Joseph A. West)(2009) - #21
Outlaw's Reckoning (By: Marcus Galloway)(2009) - #22
The Man From Nowhere (By: Joseph A. West)(2009) - #23
Fatal Justice (By: David Robbins)(2009) - #24
Stryker's Revenge (By: Joseph A. West)(2010) - #25
Death of a Hangman (By: Joseph A. West)(2010) - #26North to the Salt Fork(2010)
- #27
Rusted Tin (By: Marcus Galloway)(2010) - #28
The Shadow Of A Gun (By: Henry Clay Merritt)(2010) - #29
The Burning Range (By: Joseph A. West)(2010) - #30
The Last Manhunt (By: Joseph A. West)(2011) - #31
The Stranger from Abilene (By: Joseph A. West)(2011) - #32
The Ghost of Apache Creek (By: Joseph A. West)(2011) - #33
Dead Man's Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2012) - #34
Slaughter Canyon (By: Joseph A. West)(2012) - #35
One Man's Fire (By: Marcus Galloway)(2012) - #36
Tucker's Reckoning (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2012) - #37
Down on Gila River (By: Joseph A. West)(2012) - #38
Brimstone Trail (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013) - #39
Straight Shooter (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013) - #40
The Hunted (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2013) - #41
Hard Ride to Wichita (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013) - #42
The Cheyenne Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2014) - #43
Double-Cross Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2014) - #44
Comanche Trail (By: Carlton Stowers)(2014) - #45
The Dangerous Land (By: Marcus Galloway)(2014) - #46
Vigilante Dawn (By: Marcus Galloway)(2014) - #47
The Evil Men Do (By: David Robbins)(2015) - #48
Straight to the Noose (By: Marcus Galloway)(2015) - #49
Shotgun Charlie (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2015) - #50
The Law and the Lawless (By: David Robbins)(2015) - #51
Brother's Keeper (By: David Robbins)(2015) - #52
Texas Hills (By: David Robbins)(2015) - #53
Outlaw Town (By: David Robbins)(2016) - #54
Phantom Hill (By: Carlton Stowers)(2016) - #55
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021)
- #1
The Natural(2002)
- #1
Noble's Way(1992) - #2From Hell to Breakfast(1994)
- #3
By the Cut of Your Clothes(1994) - #4
Lawless Land(2000) - #5Servant of the Law(2000)
- #6
Rancher's Law(2001) - #7
Deuces Wild(2004) - #8
Zekial(2018) - #9
Comanche Moon(2006) - #10
Out of a Job, Not Earning a Dime(2016) - #11Waltzing with Tumbleweeds(2004)
- #1The Texas Badge(2016)
- #2
Texas Lightning (With: Velda Brotherton)(2022) - #3
Texas Fury (With: Velda Brotherton)(2023)
- #1
The O'Malleys of Texas(2017) - #2
Dead Aim(2018) - #3
Massacre at Whip Station(2020) - #4
And the Devil Makes Five(2022)
- #1
The Goodnight Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1992) - #2
The Western Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1992) - #3
The Chisholm Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1993) - #4
The Bandera Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1993) - #5
The California Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1994) - #6
The Shawnee Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1994) - #7
The Virginia City Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1994) - #8
The Dodge City Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1995) - #9
The Oregon Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1995) - #10
The Santa Fe Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1997) - #11
The Old Spanish Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1998) - #12
The Green River Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1999) - #13
The Deadwood Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1999) - #14
The Dakota Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001) - #15
The Alamosa Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002) - #16
The Bozeman Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002) - #17
The Abilene Trail(2003) - #18
Trail To Fort Smith(2004) - #19
The Palo Duro Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2004) - #20
The Ogallala Trail(2005) - #21
The Ellsworth Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2005) - #22
The Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2006) - #23
Trail to Cottonwood Falls(2007) - #24
The Amarillo Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2011) - #25
The Omaha Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2012) - #26
Big Jake's Last Drive (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2020) - #27
The Badlands Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2020) - #28
The Kelly Trail (By: Terrence McCauley)(2020) - #29
Drive for Independence (By: Ralph Compton,Lyle Brandt)(2020) - #30
Red Trail (By: John Shirley)(2020) - #31
The Empire Trail (By: Jeff Rovin)(2021) - #32
The Too-Late Trail (By: Matthew P. Mayo,Ralph Compton)(2021) - #33
Terror Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2021) - #34
Tthe Sagebrush Trail (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021) - #35
The Saltwater Trail (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
About Dusty Richards
Dusty Richards is a prolific author of over 85 novels, renowned for his exceptional storytelling. He holds a unique distinction as the only author to win two Spur awards in one year, 2007, for his novel The Horse Creek Incident and the short story "Comanche Moon." A seasoned rodeo enthusiast, Richards is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the International Professional Rodeo Association, and serves on the local PRCA rodeo board. He is also an inductee in the prestigious Arkansas Writers Hall of Fame. Richards' notable achievements include the 2010 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction for his novel Texas Blood Feud, and an honor from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2009. Currently, he resides in northwest Arkansas.
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