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Home / Authors / Terry Harknett Terry Harknett British author Terry Harknett is best known for the Edge western series and the Hercules adventure books. His prolific career spans over 200 novels, with sales exceeding 20 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Terry Harknett books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1962 The Scratch on the Surface POoSWB · 1 Buy ↗ 1963 Dead Little Rich Girl POoSWB · 2 Buy ↗ 1963 Invitation to a Funeral POoSWB · 3 Buy ↗ 1965 Once a Copper POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1967 The Protectors POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1967 The Two-Way Frame POoSWB · 4 Buy ↗ 1967 Death of an aunt POoSWB · 5 Buy ↗ 1970 Stopover for Murder POoFB · 1 Buy ↗ 1971 W. I. T. C. H(As: Jane Harman) POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1971 Softcover Kill POoSWB · 6 Buy ↗ 1972 The Loner POoEB · 1 Buy ↗ 1972 The Balearic Islands POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1972 Dead Set POoFB · 2 Buy ↗ 1972 Ten Grand POoEB · 2 Buy ↗ 1972 One Horse Race POoFB · 3 Buy ↗ 1972 Apache Death POoEB · 3 Buy ↗ 1972 Promotion Tour POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1972 Killer's Breed POoEB · 4 Buy ↗ 1972 Blood on Silver POoEB · 5 Buy ↗ 1973 Black Death POoFB · 4 Buy ↗ 1973 Squeeze play POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1973 The Blue, the Grey and the Red POoEB · 6 Buy ↗ 1973 Upmarket Affair POoSWB · 7 Buy ↗ 1973 California Killing POoEB · 7 Buy ↗ 1973 Seven Out of Hell POoEB · 8 Buy ↗ 1973 Bloody Summer POoEB · 9 Buy ↗ 1973 Black Vengeance POoEB · 10 Buy ↗ 1974 The Sweet And Sour Kill POoCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1974 The Violent Peace POoASB · 1 Buy ↗ 1974 The First Death POoAB · 1 Buy ↗ 1974 Bounty Hunter POoASB · 2 Buy ↗ 1974 Knife in the Night POoAB · 2 Buy ↗ 1974 Macao Mayhem POoCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1974 Hell's Junction POoASB · 3 Buy ↗ 1974 The Hero(With: Peter Haining) POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1974 Sioux Uprising POoEB · 11 Buy ↗ 1974 The Biggest Bounty POoEB · 12 Buy ↗ 1974 A Town Called Hate POoEB · 13 Buy ↗ 1974 Big Gold POoEB · 14 Buy ↗ 1975 Caribbean POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1975 Bamboo Shoot-Out POoCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1975 Duel to the Death POoAB · 3 Buy ↗ 1975 Valley of Blood POoASB · 4 Buy ↗ 1975 Death Train POoAB · 4 Buy ↗ 1975 Gun Run POoASB · 5 Buy ↗ 1975 Fort Treachery POoAB · 5 Buy ↗ 1975 The Killing Art POoASB · 6 Buy ↗ 1975 Blood Run POoEB · 15 Buy ↗ 1975 The Final Shot POoEB · 16 Buy ↗ 1975 Vengeance Valley POoEB · 17 Buy ↗ 1976 Sonora Slaughter POoAB · 6 Buy ↗ 1976 Blood Line POoAB · 7 Buy ↗ 1976 Cross-Fire POoASB · 7 Buy ↗ 1976 Comanche Carnage POoASB · 8 Buy ↗ 1976 Badge in the Dust POoASB · 9 Buy ↗ 1976 The Losers POoASB · 10 Buy ↗ 1976 Lynch Town POoASB · 11 Buy ↗ 1976 Ten Tombstones to Texas POoEB · 18 Buy ↗ 1976 Ashes and Dust POoEB · 19 Buy ↗ 1976 Sullivan's Law POoEB · 20 Buy ↗ 1977 Blood on the Tracks POoAB · 8 Buy ↗ 1977 The Naked and the Savage POoAB · 9 Buy ↗ 1977 All Blood is Red POoAB · 10 Buy ↗ 1977 Death Trail POoASB · 12 Buy ↗ 1977 Bloody Border POoASB · 13 Buy ↗ 1977 Delta Duel POoASB · 14 Buy ↗ 1977 River of Death POoASB · 15 Buy ↗ 1977 Rhapsody in Red POoEB · 21 Buy ↗ 1977 Slaughter Road POoEB · 22 Buy ↗ 1977 Echoes of War POoEB · 23 Buy ↗ 1977 The Day Democracy Died POoEB · 24 Buy ↗ 1978 The Cruel Trail POoAB · 11 Buy ↗ 1978 Fool's Gold POoAB · 12 Buy ↗ 1978 Nightmare at Noon POoASB · 16 Buy ↗ 1978 Satan's Daughters POoASB · 17 Buy ↗ 1978 Violence Trail POoEB · 25 Buy ↗ 1978 Savage Dawn POoEB · 26 Buy ↗ 1978 Death Drive POoEB · 27 Buy ↗ 1978 Eve of Evil POoEB · 28 Buy ↗ 1978 The Living, the Dying and the Dead POoEB · 29 Buy ↗ 1979 The Best Man POoAB · 13 Buy ↗ 1979 Born to Die POoAB · 14 Buy ↗ 1979 Blood Rising POoAB · 15 Buy ↗ 1979 The Hard Way POoASB · 18 Buy ↗ 1979 The Tarnished Star POoASB · 19 Buy ↗ 1979 Wanted for Murder POoASB · 20 Buy ↗ 1979 Wagons East POoASB · 21 Buy ↗ 1979 The Big Game POoASB · 22 Buy ↗ 1979 Fort Despair POoASB · 23 Buy ↗ 1979 Waiting for a Train POoEB · 30 Buy ↗ 1979 The Guilty Ones POoEB · 31 Buy ↗ 1979 The Frightened Gun POoEB · 32 Buy ↗ 1979 Red Fury POoEB · 33 Buy ↗ 1980 Two of a Kind POoEMSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1980 Texas Killing POoAB · 16 Buy ↗ 1980 Blood Brother POoAB · 17 Buy ↗ 1980 Slow Dying POoAB · 18 Buy ↗ 1980 Manhunt POoASB · 24 Buy ↗ 1980 Steele's War: The Woman POoASB · 25 Buy ↗ 1980 Steele's War: The Preacher POoASB · 26 Buy ↗ 1980 A Ride in the Sun POoEB · 34 Buy ↗ 1980 Death Deal POoEB · 35 Buy ↗ 1981 Black as Death POoUB · 1 Buy ↗ 1981 Death Dragon POoAB · 19 Buy ↗ 1981 Blood Wedding POoAB · 20 Buy ↗ 1981 Fast Living POoAB · 21 Buy ↗ 1981 Steele's War: The Storekeeper POoASB · 27 Buy ↗ 1981 Steele's War: The Stranger POoASB · 28 Buy ↗ 1981 The Big Prize POoASB · 29 Buy ↗ 1981 Town on Trial POoEB · 36 Buy ↗ 1981 Vengeance at Ventura POoEB · 37 Buy ↗ 1981 Massacre Mission POoEB · 38 Buy ↗ 1982 Matching Pair POoEMSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 Border Killing POoAB · 22 Buy ↗ 1982 Death Valley POoAB · 23 Buy ↗ 1982 The Killer Mountains POoASB · 30 Buy ↗ 1982 The Cheaters POoASB · 31 Buy ↗ 1982 The Wrong Man POoASB · 32 Buy ↗ 1982 The Prisoners POoEB · 39 Buy ↗ 1982 Montana Melodrama POoEB · 40 Buy ↗ 1982 The Killing Claim POoEB · 41 Buy ↗ 1983 Death Ride POoAB · 24 Buy ↗ 1983 Times Past POoAB · 25 Buy ↗ 1983 The Hanging POoAB · 26 Buy ↗ 1983 The Valley of the Shadow POoASB · 33 Buy ↗ 1983 The Runaway POoASB · 34 Buy ↗ 1983 Stranger in a Strange Town POoASB · 35 Buy ↗ 1983 Bloody Sunrise POoEB · 42 Buy ↗ 1983 Arapaho Revenge POoEB · 43 Buy ↗ 1983 The Blind Side POoEB · 44 Buy ↗ 1983 House on the Range POoEB · 45 Buy ↗ 1984 Debt of Blood POoAB · 27 Buy ↗ 1984 Hell Raisers POoASB · 36 Buy ↗ 1984 The Godforsaken POoEB · 46 Buy ↗ 1984 The Moving Cage POoEB · 47 Buy ↗ 1985 Canyon of Death POoASB · 37 Buy ↗ 1985 High Stakes POoASB · 38 Buy ↗ 1985 Rough Justice POoASB · 39 Buy ↗ 1985 School For Slaughter POoEB · 48 Buy ↗ 1985 Revenge Ride POoEB · 49 Buy ↗ 1985 Shadow of the Gallows POoEB · 50 Buy ↗ 1986 Sunset Ride POoASB · 40 Buy ↗ 1986 The Killing Strain POoASB · 41 Buy ↗ 1986 A Time For Killing POoEB · 51 Buy ↗ 1986 Brutal Border POoEB · 52 Buy ↗ 1987 The Big Gunfight POoASB · 42 Buy ↗ 1987 The Hunted POoASB · 43 Buy ↗ 1987 Code of the West POoASB · 44 Buy ↗ 1987 The Outcasts POoASB · 45 Buy ↗ 1987 Hitting Paydirt POoEB · 53 Buy ↗ 1987 Backshot POoEB · 54 Buy ↗ 1987 Uneasy Riders POoEB · 55 Buy ↗ 1987 Doom Town POoEB · 56 Buy ↗ 1988 The Return POoASB · 46 Buy ↗ 1988 Trouble in Paradise POoASB · 47 Buy ↗ 1988 Going Back POoASB · 48 Buy ↗ 1988 Dying is for Ever POoEB · 57 Buy ↗ 1988 The Desperadoes POoEB · 58 Buy ↗ 1988 Terror Town POoEB · 59 Buy ↗ 1989 The Long Shadow POoASB · 49 Buy ↗ 1989 The Breed Woman POoEB · 60 Buy ↗ 1989 The Rifle POoEB · 61 Buy ↗ 2011 The Quiet Gun POoETRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 The Deputy POoETRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 The Outrage POoETRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Killing Time In Eternity POoETRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2011 Return to Massacre Mesa POoETRB · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 Name on the Bullet POoETRB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Destined to Die POoUB · 2 Buy ↗ 2014 Funeral by the Sea POoUB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 Three Graves to a Showdown POoUB · 4 Buy ↗ 2015 Back from the Dead POoUB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 Death in the Desert POoUB · 6 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Fortune Books 4 books · 1970–1973
01 Stopover for Murder 1970 Buy ↗ 03 One Horse Race 1972 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 6 books · 1965–1974
02 The Protectors 1967 Buy ↗ 03 W. I. T. C. H(As: Jane Harman) 1971 Buy ↗ 04 Promotion Tour 1972 Buy ↗ 06 The Hero(With: Peter Haining) 1974 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Edge Books 61 books · 1972–1989
04 Killer's Breed 1972 Buy ↗ 05 Blood on Silver 1972 Buy ↗ 06 The Blue, the Grey and the Red 1973 Buy ↗ 07 California Killing 1973 Buy ↗ 08 Seven Out of Hell 1973 Buy ↗ 10 Black Vengeance 1973 Buy ↗ 11 Sioux Uprising 1974 Buy ↗ 12 The Biggest Bounty 1974 Buy ↗ 13 A Town Called Hate 1974 Buy ↗ 16 The Final Shot 1975 Buy ↗ 17 Vengeance Valley 1975 Buy ↗ 18 Ten Tombstones to Texas 1976 Buy ↗ 19 Ashes and Dust 1976 Buy ↗ 20 Sullivan's Law 1976 Buy ↗ 21 Rhapsody in Red 1977 Buy ↗ 22 Slaughter Road 1977 Buy ↗ 24 The Day Democracy Died 1977 Buy ↗ 25 Violence Trail 1978 Buy ↗ 29 The Living, the Dying and the Dead 1978 Buy ↗ 30 Waiting for a Train 1979 Buy ↗ 31 The Guilty Ones 1979 Buy ↗ 32 The Frightened Gun 1979 Buy ↗ 34 A Ride in the Sun 1980 Buy ↗ 37 Vengeance at Ventura 1981 Buy ↗ 38 Massacre Mission 1981 Buy ↗ 40 Montana Melodrama 1982 Buy ↗ 41 The Killing Claim 1982 Buy ↗ 42 Bloody Sunrise 1983 Buy ↗ 43 Arapaho Revenge 1983 Buy ↗ 44 The Blind Side 1983 Buy ↗ 45 House on the Range 1983 Buy ↗ 46 The Godforsaken 1984 Buy ↗ 47 The Moving Cage 1984 Buy ↗ 48 School For Slaughter 1985 Buy ↗ 50 Shadow of the Gallows 1985 Buy ↗ 51 A Time For Killing 1986 Buy ↗ 53 Hitting Paydirt 1987 Buy ↗ 57 Dying is for Ever 1988 Buy ↗ 58 The Desperadoes 1988 Buy ↗ 60 The Breed Woman 1989 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Undertaker Books 6 books · 1981–2015
01 Black as Death 1981 Buy ↗ 02 Destined to Die 2014 Buy ↗ 03 Funeral by the Sea 2014 Buy ↗ 04 Three Graves to a Showdown 2014 Buy ↗ 05 Back from the Dead 2015 Buy ↗ 06 Death in the Desert 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Steve Wayne Books 7 books · 1962–1973
01 The Scratch on the Surface 1962 Buy ↗ 02 Dead Little Rich Girl 1963 Buy ↗ 03 Invitation to a Funeral 1963 Buy ↗ 04 The Two-Way Frame 1967 Buy ↗ 05 Death of an aunt 1967 Buy ↗ 06 Softcover Kill 1971 Buy ↗ 07 Upmarket Affair 1973 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Edge: The Return Books 6 books · 2011–2012
04 Killing Time In Eternity 2011 Buy ↗ 05 Return to Massacre Mesa 2011 Buy ↗ 06 Name on the Bullet 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Adam Steele Books 49 books · 1974–1989
01 The Violent Peace 1974 Buy ↗ 03 Hell's Junction 1974 Buy ↗ 04 Valley of Blood 1975 Buy ↗ 06 The Killing Art 1975 Buy ↗ 08 Comanche Carnage 1976 Buy ↗ 09 Badge in the Dust 1976 Buy ↗ 15 River of Death 1977 Buy ↗ 16 Nightmare at Noon 1978 Buy ↗ 17 Satan's Daughters 1978 Buy ↗ 19 The Tarnished Star 1979 Buy ↗ 20 Wanted for Murder 1979 Buy ↗ 25 Steele's War: The Woman 1980 Buy ↗ 26 Steele's War: The Preacher 1980 Buy ↗ 27 Steele's War: The Storekeeper 1981 Buy ↗ 28 Steele's War: The Stranger 1981 Buy ↗ 30 The Killer Mountains 1982 Buy ↗ 33 The Valley of the Shadow 1983 Buy ↗ 35 Stranger in a Strange Town 1983 Buy ↗ 37 Canyon of Death 1985 Buy ↗ 41 The Killing Strain 1986 Buy ↗ 42 The Big Gunfight 1987 Buy ↗ 44 Code of the West 1987 Buy ↗ 47 Trouble in Paradise 1988 Buy ↗ 49 The Long Shadow 1989 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Apache Books 27 books · 1974–1984
01 The First Death 1974 Buy ↗ 02 Knife in the Night 1974 Buy ↗ 03 Duel to the Death 1975 Buy ↗ 05 Fort Treachery 1975 Buy ↗ 06 Sonora Slaughter 1976 Buy ↗ 08 Blood on the Tracks 1977 Buy ↗ 09 The Naked and the Savage 1977 Buy ↗ 10 All Blood is Red 1977 Buy ↗ 11 The Cruel Trail 1978 Buy ↗ 22 Border Killing 1982 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 2 books · 1972–1975
01 The Balearic Islands 1972 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Crown Books 3 books · 1974–1975
01 The Sweet And Sour Kill 1974 Buy ↗ 03 Bamboo Shoot-Out 1975 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Edge Meets Steele Books 2 books · 1980–1982