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Home / Authors / Ralph Cotton Ralph Cotton Ralph Cotton is an American author best known for his gritty Western series, including *The Ranger* and *Lawman* novels. His books have sold over 10 million copies, earning him a dedicated readership and a spot among the genre’s most prolific writers. This page provides the Ralph Cotton books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1994 While Angels Dance POoJNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1995 Powder River POoJNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1996 Price of a Horse POoJNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 Cost of a Killing POoJNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1997 Killers of Man POoJNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1998 Montana Red POoRSBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 Badlands POoRSBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 Death Rides a Chestnut Mare POoDDB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 Justice POoRSBB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Border Dogs POoRSBB · 4 Buy ↗ 2000 Hangman's Choice POoDOATB · 1 Buy ↗ 2000 The Shadow of a Noose POoDDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 Misery Express / Blue Star Tattoo POoRSBB · 5 Buy ↗ 2001 Devil's Due POoDOATB · 2 Buy ↗ 2001 Riders of Judgement POoDDB · 3 Buy ↗ 2001 Blood Rock POoRSBB · 6 Buy ↗ 2002 Blood Money POoDOATB · 3 Buy ↗ 2002 Trick of the Trade POoJNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2002 Jurisdiction POoRSBB · 7 Buy ↗ 2003 Webb's Posse POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 Jackpot Ridge POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2003 Death Along the Cimarron POoDDB · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 Vengeance is a Bullet / Vengeance POoRSBB · 8 Buy ↗ 2003 Sabre's Edge POoRSBB · 9 Buy ↗ 2004 Gunman's Song POoGRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Between Hell and Texas POoGRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2004 Guns of Wolf Valley / Wolf Valley POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2004 Hell's Riders POoRSBB · 10 Buy ↗ 2004 Showdown at Rio Sagrado POoRSBB · 11 Buy ↗ 2004 Dead Man's Canyon POoRSBB · 12 Buy ↗ 2005 The Law in Somos Santos POoGRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2005 Killing Plain POoRSBB · 13 Buy ↗ 2005 Black Mesa POoRSBB · 14 Buy ↗ 2006 Bad Day at Willow Creek POoGRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2006 Blood Lands POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2006 Trouble Creek POoRSBB · 15 Buy ↗ 2006 Gunfight at Cold Devil POoRSBB · 16 Buy ↗ 2007 Fast Guns Out of Texas POoGRB · 5 Buy ↗ 2007 Guns on the Border / Sabio's Redemption POoRSBB · 17 Buy ↗ 2007 Killing Texas Bob POoRSBB · 18 Buy ↗ 2008 Ride to Hell's Gate POoGRB · 6 Buy ↗ 2008 Gunmen of the Desert Sands POoGRB · 7 Buy ↗ 2008 Nightfall at Little Aces POoRSBB · 19 Buy ↗ 2008 Ambush at Shadow Valley / Shadow Valley POoRSBB · 20 Buy ↗ 2009 Crossing Fire River POoGRB · 8 Buy ↗ 2009 Escape From Fire River POoGRB · 9 Buy ↗ 2009 Showdown at Hole-In-the-Wall POoRSBB · 21 Buy ↗ 2009 Riders From Long Pines POoRSBB · 22 Buy ↗ 2010 Fighting Men POoSDB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Gun Country POoGRB · 10 Buy ↗ 2010 City of Bad Men POoGRB · 11 Buy ↗ 2010 A Hanging in Wild Wind POoRSBB · 23 Buy ↗ 2010 Black Valley Riders POoRSBB · 24 Buy ↗ 2011 Summers' Horses POoWSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Gun Law POoSDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Lawman From Nogales POoRSBB · 25 Buy ↗ 2012 Incident at Gunn Point POoWSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Midnight Rider POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 Wildfire POoRSBB · 26 Buy ↗ 2012 Lookout Hill POoRSBB · 27 Buy ↗ 2012 Valley of the Gun POoRSBB · 28 Buy ↗ 2013 High Wild Desert POoRSBB · 29 Buy ↗ 2013 Red Moon POoRSBB · 30 Buy ↗ 2013 Lawless Trail POoRSBB · 31 Buy ↗ 2014 Dark Horses POoWSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 Twisted Hills POoRSBB · 32 Buy ↗ 2014 Shadow River POoRSBB · 33 Buy ↗ 2014 Golden Riders POoRSBB · 34 Buy ↗ 2015 Friend of a Friend POoGCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 Mesa Grande POoRSBB · 35 Buy ↗ 2015 Scalpers POoRSBB · 36 Buy ↗ 2015 Showdown at Gun Hill POoRSBB · 37 Buy ↗ 2015 Payback at Big Silver POoRSBB · 38 Buy ↗ 2017 Season of the Wind POoGCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 A Ranger's Trail POoRSBB · 39 Buy ↗ 2021 A Killing in Gold POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2021 Bad River POoRSBB · 40 Buy ↗ 2022 The Guns of C.C. Ellis POoTLRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2022 Gunman's Pass POoWSB · 4 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Will Summers Books 4 books · 2011–2022
01 Summers' Horses 2011 Buy ↗ 02 Incident at Gunn Point 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Gun Culture Books 2 books · 2015–2017
01 Friend of a Friend 2015 Buy ↗ 02 Season of the Wind 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 6 books · 2003–2021
03 Guns of Wolf Valley / Wolf Valley 2004 Buy ↗ 05 Midnight Rider 2012 Buy ↗ 06 A Killing in Gold 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Long Riders Books 1 book · 2022
01 The Guns of C.C. Ellis 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Jeston Nash Books 6 books · 1994–2002
01 While Angels Dance 1994 Buy ↗ 03 Price of a Horse 1996 Buy ↗ 04 Cost of a Killing 1996 Buy ↗ 05 Killers of Man 1997 Buy ↗ 06 Trick of the Trade 2002 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Danny Duggin Books 4 books · 1999–2003
01 Death Rides a Chestnut Mare 1999 Buy ↗ 02 The Shadow of a Noose 2000 Buy ↗ 03 Riders of Judgement 2001 Buy ↗ 04 Death Along the Cimarron 2003 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ranger Sam Burrack Books 40 books · 1998–2021
05 Misery Express / Blue Star Tattoo 2000 Buy ↗ 08 Vengeance is a Bullet / Vengeance 2003 Buy ↗ 11 Showdown at Rio Sagrado 2004 Buy ↗ 12 Dead Man's Canyon 2004 Buy ↗ 16 Gunfight at Cold Devil 2006 Buy ↗ 17 Guns on the Border / Sabio's Redemption 2007 Buy ↗ 18 Killing Texas Bob 2007 Buy ↗ 19 Nightfall at Little Aces 2008 Buy ↗ 20 Ambush at Shadow Valley / Shadow Valley 2008 Buy ↗ 21 Showdown at Hole-In-the-Wall 2009 Buy ↗ 22 Riders From Long Pines 2009 Buy ↗ 23 A Hanging in Wild Wind 2010 Buy ↗ 24 Black Valley Riders 2010 Buy ↗ 25 Lawman From Nogales 2011 Buy ↗ 28 Valley of the Gun 2012 Buy ↗ 29 High Wild Desert 2013 Buy ↗ 37 Showdown at Gun Hill 2015 Buy ↗ 38 Payback at Big Silver 2015 Buy ↗ 39 A Ranger's Trail 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dead Or Alive Trilogy Books 3 books · 2000–2002
01 Hangman's Choice 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Gunfighter's Reputation Books 11 books · 2004–2010
02 Between Hell and Texas 2004 Buy ↗ 03 The Law in Somos Santos 2005 Buy ↗ 04 Bad Day at Willow Creek 2006 Buy ↗ 05 Fast Guns Out of Texas 2007 Buy ↗ 06 Ride to Hell's Gate 2008 Buy ↗ 07 Gunmen of the Desert Sands 2008 Buy ↗ 08 Crossing Fire River 2009 Buy ↗ 09 Escape From Fire River 2009 Buy ↗ 11 City of Bad Men 2010 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sherman Dahl Books 2 books · 2010–2011