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Lewis B. Patten Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Lewis B. Patten in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 113 books / 3 series

American author Lewis B. Patten is best known for his numerous Western novels, including the *Massacre at White River* series. A prolific writer of over 100 books, he won the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. This page provides the Lewis B. Patten books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Lewis B. Patten in Publication Order

1951 The Snake Stomper(As: Joseph Wayne) POoSN / 1 Buy
1952 Massacre at White River POoSN / 2 Buy
1954 Gunmen's Grass(As:Lewis Ford) POoSN / 3 Buy
1955 Gunsmoke Empire POoSN / 4 Buy
1956 White Warrior POoSN / 5 Buy
1956 Rope Law POoSN / 6 Buy
1956 Back Trail POoSN / 7 Buy
1957 Showdown at Stony Crest(As: Joseph Wayne) POoSN / 8 Buy
1957 Pursuit POoSN / 9 Buy
1957 Home is the Outlaw POoSN / 10 Buy
1957 Massacre at San Pablo POoSN / 11 Buy
1957 Maverick Empire(As: Lewis Ford) POoSN / 12 Buy
1957 Valley of Violent Men POoSN / 13 Buy
1957 Gun Proud POoSN / 14 Buy
1958 Showdown at War Cloud POoSN / 15 Buy
1958 Five Rode West POoSN / 16 Buy
1958 Tomahawk(As: Lee Leighton) POoSN / 17 Buy
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie POoSN / 18 Buy
1959 The Man Who Rode Alone POoSN / 19 Buy
1959 Top Man with a Gun POoSN / 20 Buy
1959 Fighting Rawhide / Sunblade POoSN / 21 Buy
1959 The Ruthless Men POoSN / 22 Buy
1959 Savage Star POoSN / 23 Buy
1960 Range .45 POoSN / 24 Buy
1960 Hangman's Country POoSN / 25 Buy
1960 Savage Town POoSN / 26 Buy
1961 The Angry Horsemen(As: Lewis Ford) POoSN / 27 Buy
1961 Outlaw Canyon POoSN / 28 Buy
1961 Law of the Gun POoSN / 29 Buy
1961 Renegade Gun POoSN / 30 Buy
1961 The Savage Country POoSN / 31 Buy
1962 The Gold Magnet POoSN / 32 Buy
1962 Savage Vengeance POoSN / 33 Buy
1962 Flame in the West POoSN / 34 Buy
1963 Tarnished Star POoSN / 35 Buy
1963 The Guilty Guns POoSN / 36 Buy
1963 Guns at Gray Butte POoSN / 37 Buy
1963 The Ruthless Range POoSN / 38 Buy
1963 The Tarnished Star POoSN / 39 Buy
1963 The Scaffold at Hangman's Creek POoSN / 40 Buy
1963 Vengeance Rider POoSN / 41 Buy
1964 The Killer from Yuma POoSN / 42 Buy
1964 Giant on Horseback POoSN / 43 Buy
1964 Wagons East! POoSN / 44 Buy
1964 Proudly They Die POoSN / 45 Buy
1964 Ride for Vengeance POoSN / 46 Buy
1965 The Arrogant Guns POoSN / 47 Buy
1966 The Odds Against Circle L POoSN / 48 Buy
1966 No God in Saguaro POoSN / 49 Buy
1966 Death Waited at Rialto Creek / The Trap POoSN / 50 Buy
1966 Deputy from Furnace Creek POoSN / 51 Buy
1966 Prodigal Gunfighter POoSN / 52 Buy
1967 The Star and the Gun POoSN / 53 Buy
1967 Bones of the Buffalo POoSN / 54 Buy
1967 Ambush Creek POoSN / 55 Buy
1968 Death of a Gunfighter POoSN / 56 Buy
1968 The Red Sabbath POoSN / 57 Buy
1968 Cheyenne Drums POoSN / 58 Buy
1969 The Youngerman Guns POoSN / 59 Buy
1969 The Meeker Massacre(With: Wayne D Overholser) POoSN / 60 Buy
1969 Posse From Poison Creek POoSN / 61 Buy
1970 A Death in Indian Wells POoSN / 62 Buy
1970 Red Runs the River POoSN / 63 Buy
1970 Apache Hostage POoSN / 64 Buy
1970 Six Ways of Dying POoSN / 65 Buy
1971 Showdown at Mesilla POoSN / 66 Buy
1971 Massacre Ridge POoSN / 67 Buy
1971 Ride the Hot Wind POoSN / 68 Buy
1971 Guilt of a Killer Town POoSN / 69 Buy
1971 The Hands of Geronimo POoSN / 70 Buy
1971 Track of the Hunter POoSN / 71 Buy
1972 The Trial of Judas Wiley POoSN / 72 Buy
1972 The Cheyenne Pool POoSN / 73 Buy
1972 A Killing in Kiowa POoSN / 74 Buy
1972 The Feud at Chimney Rock POoSN / 75 Buy
1972 The Homesteader POoSN / 76 Buy
1973 The Tired Gun POoSN / 77 Buy
1973 The Hide Hunters POoSN / 78 Buy
1973 Redskin POoSN / 79 Buy
1973 The Gun of Jesse Hand POoSN / 80 Buy
1973 The Ordeal of Jason Ord POoSN / 81 Buy
1974 Lynching at Broken Butte POoSN / 82 Buy
1974 Bounty Man POoSN / 83 Buy
1974 The Angry Town of Pawnee Bluffs POoSN / 84 Buy
1974 Two for Vengeance POoSN / 85 Buy
1974 Death Stalks Yellowhorse POoSN / 86 Buy
1975 The Gallows at Graneros POoSN / 87 Buy
1975 The Orphans of Coyote Creek POoSN / 88 Buy
1975 Vow of Vengeance POoSN / 89 Buy
1976 Ride a Crooked Trail POoSN / 90 Buy
1976 Ambush at Soda Creek POoSN / 91 Buy
1976 The Lawless Breed POoSN / 92 Buy
1976 Man Outgunned POoSN / 93 Buy
1977 Villa's Rifles POoSN / 94 Buy
1977 The Trial at Apache Junction POoSN / 95 Buy
1977 The Killings at Coyote Springs POoSN / 96 Buy
1977 Hunt The Man Down POoSN / 97 Buy
1978 Death Rides a Black Horse POoSN / 98 Buy
1978 Cheyenne Captives POoSN / 99 Buy
1978 The Law in Cottonwood POoSN / 100 Buy
1979 Rifles of Revenge POoSN / 101 Buy
1979 The Trail of the Apache Kid POoSN / 102 Buy
1980 Ride a Tall Horse POoSN / 103 Buy
1982 Redskin Time POoSN / 104 Buy
1987 The Best Western Stories of Lewis B. Patten POoC / 1 Buy
1996 Tincup in the Storm Country POoSN / 105 Buy
1997 Trail to Vicksburg POoSN / 106 Buy
1999 Death Rides the Denver Stage POoSN / 107 Buy
2000 The Woman at Ox-Yoke POoSN / 108 Buy
2002 Blood on the Grass POoSN / 109 Buy
2003 Guns of Vengeance POoSN / 110 Buy
2009 Gene Autry and the Ghost Riders POoGAB / 1 Buy
2011 Gene Autry and Arapaho War Drums POoGAB / 2 Buy

Complete Lewis B. Patten Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Gene Autry Reading Order 2 books / 2009-2011
01 Gene Autry and the Ghost Riders 2009 Buy
02 Gene Autry and Arapaho War Drums 2011 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 110 books / 1951-2003
01 The Snake Stomper(As: Joseph Wayne) 1951 Buy
02 Massacre at White River 1952 Buy
03 Gunmen's Grass(As:Lewis Ford) 1954 Buy
04 Gunsmoke Empire 1955 Buy
05 White Warrior 1956 Buy
06 Rope Law 1956 Buy
07 Back Trail 1956 Buy
08 Showdown at Stony Crest(As: Joseph Wayne) 1957 Buy
09 Pursuit 1957 Buy
10 Home is the Outlaw 1957 Buy
11 Massacre at San Pablo 1957 Buy
12 Maverick Empire(As: Lewis Ford) 1957 Buy
13 Valley of Violent Men 1957 Buy
14 Gun Proud 1957 Buy
15 Showdown at War Cloud 1958 Buy
16 Five Rode West 1958 Buy
17 Tomahawk(As: Lee Leighton) 1958 Buy
18 The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1958 Buy
19 The Man Who Rode Alone 1959 Buy
20 Top Man with a Gun 1959 Buy
21 Fighting Rawhide / Sunblade 1959 Buy
22 The Ruthless Men 1959 Buy
23 Savage Star 1959 Buy
24 Range .45 1960 Buy
25 Hangman's Country 1960 Buy
26 Savage Town 1960 Buy
27 The Angry Horsemen(As: Lewis Ford) 1961 Buy
28 Outlaw Canyon 1961 Buy
29 Law of the Gun 1961 Buy
30 Renegade Gun 1961 Buy
31 The Savage Country 1961 Buy
32 The Gold Magnet 1962 Buy
33 Savage Vengeance 1962 Buy
34 Flame in the West 1962 Buy
35 Tarnished Star 1963 Buy
36 The Guilty Guns 1963 Buy
37 Guns at Gray Butte 1963 Buy
38 The Ruthless Range 1963 Buy
39 The Tarnished Star 1963 Buy
40 The Scaffold at Hangman's Creek 1963 Buy
41 Vengeance Rider 1963 Buy
42 The Killer from Yuma 1964 Buy
43 Giant on Horseback 1964 Buy
44 Wagons East! 1964 Buy
45 Proudly They Die 1964 Buy
46 Ride for Vengeance 1964 Buy
47 The Arrogant Guns 1965 Buy
48 The Odds Against Circle L 1966 Buy
49 No God in Saguaro 1966 Buy
50 Death Waited at Rialto Creek / The Trap 1966 Buy
51 Deputy from Furnace Creek 1966 Buy
52 Prodigal Gunfighter 1966 Buy
53 The Star and the Gun 1967 Buy
54 Bones of the Buffalo 1967 Buy
55 Ambush Creek 1967 Buy
56 Death of a Gunfighter 1968 Buy
57 The Red Sabbath 1968 Buy
58 Cheyenne Drums 1968 Buy
59 The Youngerman Guns 1969 Buy
60 The Meeker Massacre(With: Wayne D Overholser) 1969 Buy
61 Posse From Poison Creek 1969 Buy
62 A Death in Indian Wells 1970 Buy
63 Red Runs the River 1970 Buy
64 Apache Hostage 1970 Buy
65 Six Ways of Dying 1970 Buy
66 Showdown at Mesilla 1971 Buy
67 Massacre Ridge 1971 Buy
68 Ride the Hot Wind 1971 Buy
69 Guilt of a Killer Town 1971 Buy
70 The Hands of Geronimo 1971 Buy
71 Track of the Hunter 1971 Buy
72 The Trial of Judas Wiley 1972 Buy
73 The Cheyenne Pool 1972 Buy
74 A Killing in Kiowa 1972 Buy
75 The Feud at Chimney Rock 1972 Buy
76 The Homesteader 1972 Buy
77 The Tired Gun 1973 Buy
78 The Hide Hunters 1973 Buy
79 Redskin 1973 Buy
80 The Gun of Jesse Hand 1973 Buy
81 The Ordeal of Jason Ord 1973 Buy
82 Lynching at Broken Butte 1974 Buy
83 Bounty Man 1974 Buy
84 The Angry Town of Pawnee Bluffs 1974 Buy
85 Two for Vengeance 1974 Buy
86 Death Stalks Yellowhorse 1974 Buy
87 The Gallows at Graneros 1975 Buy
88 The Orphans of Coyote Creek 1975 Buy
89 Vow of Vengeance 1975 Buy
90 Ride a Crooked Trail 1976 Buy
91 Ambush at Soda Creek 1976 Buy
92 The Lawless Breed 1976 Buy
93 Man Outgunned 1976 Buy
94 Villa's Rifles 1977 Buy
95 The Trial at Apache Junction 1977 Buy
96 The Killings at Coyote Springs 1977 Buy
97 Hunt The Man Down 1977 Buy
98 Death Rides a Black Horse 1978 Buy
99 Cheyenne Captives 1978 Buy
100 The Law in Cottonwood 1978 Buy
101 Rifles of Revenge 1979 Buy
102 The Trail of the Apache Kid 1979 Buy
103 Ride a Tall Horse 1980 Buy
104 Redskin Time 1982 Buy
105 Tincup in the Storm Country 1996 Buy
106 Trail to Vicksburg 1997 Buy
107 Death Rides the Denver Stage 1999 Buy
108 The Woman at Ox-Yoke 2000 Buy
109 Blood on the Grass 2002 Buy
110 Guns of Vengeance 2003 Buy
01 The Best Western Stories of Lewis B. Patten 1987 Buy

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Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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