Jacob Blade: Vigilante Books in Order
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Jacob Blade: Vigilante books in publication order
41 books
Cold Steel
by Charles Ray
2019
While delivering a fugitive in Eldorado, Jacob Blade witnesses a gang’s attack that leaves the sheriff badly wounded. Reluctantly accepting a deputy’s badge, he confronts a wealthy rancher and gunmen accustomed to controlling the town through violence.
Gun For Hire
by Charles Ray
2020
Jacob Blade brings a stagecoach robber to Possum Trot and finds small ranchers threatened by a powerful landowner. A rancher’s death and his pregnant widow draw Jacob into a struggle he had hoped to avoid.
Heartbreak Ridge Shootout
by Charles Ray
2020
Jacob Blade accepts a widow’s hospitality after protecting her son from a beating. When a local landowner threatens her ranch and her life, Jacob puts aside his travels to ensure that she and the boy are safe.
High Country Hell
by Charles Ray
2020
Disillusioned vigilante Jacob Blade retreats into Colorado’s mountains, where a reclusive mountain man teaches him to survive. Their refuge offers little peace when a corrupt mine owner tries to seize a rival’s property and draws them into conflict.
The Crow's Shadow
by Charles Ray
2020
Returning a captured bank robber to Calabash Crossing reunites Jacob Blade with Sheriff B.J. Kincaid. Their reunion becomes complicated when disappearing cattle draw him into a dangerous confrontation with rustlers, while personal entanglements threaten his usual independence.
The Last Gunfighter Standing
by Charles Ray
2020
Jacob Blade follows a wanted killer into Arizona Territory and reluctantly joins forces with Sheriff B.J. Kincaid. Her courage changes his assumptions, while competing attractions and a dangerous gang make the pursuit more complicated than he expected.
The Last Stage Heading To Mesa Grande
by Charles Ray
2020
An outlaw burns a family alive and flees Colorado, drawing Jacob Blade into pursuit toward Mesa Grande. A stagecoach ambush and unfamiliar enemies make the journey perilous as Jacob seeks retribution for the victims left behind.
The Lust For Blood
by Charles Ray
2020
A killer’s attack on a church ruins Jacob Blade’s plans for a quiet rest in Trinity. Discovering another slaughtered family and its surviving child makes his pursuit personal, reviving memories of the murders that shaped his own life.
Vengeance Is Mine
by Charles Ray
2020
Jacob Blade arrives after a bank robbery leaves a town grieving and vows to pursue the gang. With a bereaved teenager and an eccentric miner as allies, he follows the outlaws into a hidden mountain valley.
Back In The Saddle
by Charles Ray
2021
Restless after settling in Beaver Falls, Jacob Blade rides south and encounters a killing in Indian Wells. A wealthy rancher shields his son with money and a compliant sheriff, prompting Jacob to intervene when local justice fails.
Big Sky Country
by Charles Ray
2021
Jacob Blade finds friendship and temporary peace among the cowhands of a Montana ranch. When rustlers steal a herd and kill one of the men, he joins his new companions in pursuing those responsible for destroying their tranquility.
Blazing Guns
by Charles Ray
2021
The slaughter of a farming family sends Jacob Blade after the killers without thought of a reward. His hunt exposes further wrongdoing, turning a personal search for justice into another confrontation with violence in the West.
Born To Ride
by Charles Ray
2021
On his way to Deadwood, Jacob Blade finds Nat Love beaten and robbed after being left for dead. Helping the young bronc rider recover his belongings draws Jacob into trouble beyond the straightforward pursuit he expected.
Death Under a Full Moon
by Charles Ray
2021
Jacob Blade pauses his vigilante work for a quiet stay in Beaver Falls and befriends Malcolm Collins. When a gambler kills Malcolm during a card game, Jacob abandons his rest to pursue justice for his young friend.
Hell’s Fury
by Charles Ray
2021
Traveling into Wyoming, Jacob Blade discovers a burned farmhouse, a murdered husband and a gravely injured wife. Her account implicates two wealthy brothers, but pursuing them becomes more complicated when she insists on accompanying him.
King’s Men
by Charles Ray
2021
Jacob Blade returns to his parents’ graves only to find their former farm controlled by a man protected by gunfighters. Investigating the new owner’s activities puts Jacob at odds with Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves.
Time To Get Out Of Dodge
by Charles Ray
2021
Jacob Blade follows a murderer to Dodge City, where his quarry has joined an outlaw gang and enforcement of the law offers little help. An unexpected friendship with Doc Holliday gives Jacob a dangerous new ally.
Trouble In Tombstone
by Charles Ray
2021
Jacob Blade heads to Tombstone in search of the trouble that draws his vigilante instincts. Finding Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday already confronting the Clantons and the Cowboys places him in the middle of a volatile struggle.
A Haven for Outlaws
by Charles Ray
2022
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith stop in Benton while seeking profitable bounty work near Tombstone. They find a town crowded with outlaws and lacking a sheriff, then become targets themselves when their occupation is discovered.
A Pocketful of Gold
by Charles Ray
2022
A wounded prospector reaches Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith’s camp after being robbed by two men he had welcomed. His offer of half the stolen gold persuades the bounty hunters to undertake an unusually personal recovery job.
Armed And Dangerous
by Charles Ray
2022
While transporting a young thief, Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith rescue a girl fleeing an abusive man who controls her hometown. Delivering their prisoner becomes secondary as they confront the danger threatening her and her neighbors.
Bible and Gun
by Charles Ray
2022
Jacob Blade is falsely implicated in a killing during a stop in Sykesville. After clearing himself, he and Penny Coppersmith pursue two fugitives toward Virginia City, including a preacher who has committed a murder of his own.
Blood on the Land
by Charles Ray
2022
In Pecos, Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith find farmers and ranchers threatened by a mine owner who has cut off their water. With the sheriff beholden to wealth, the two outsiders take on the powerful man’s hired forces.
Gunfight at Dead Man’s Canyon
by Charles Ray
2022
A bank robbery greets Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith as they arrive in Cambridge Junction. Pursuing the killers for a reward leads them into Dead Man’s Canyon, where narrow passages and hidden routes put the hunters at risk.
Retribution in Reynosa
by Charles Ray
2022
Penny Coppersmith wants to become Jacob Blade’s partner as they approach a mining town controlled by Hiram Dalton. Trouble with Dalton’s brother forces Penny to prove herself and leaves Jacob facing a consequential choice about their future.
Rough Justice
by Charles Ray
2022
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith interrupt an attack on a farm while traveling toward Nevada. Learning that a child has died and a wealthy rancher may be responsible, they postpone their journey to investigate the town’s violence.
The Man In The Willows
by Charles Ray
2022
A hidden valley brings Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith to a family whose two sons have been murdered. With the sheriff unwilling to act, they track the killer into willow forests he knows far better than they do.
The Unforgiving Land
by Charles Ray
2022
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith pursue a robber whose taste for murder takes them deep into Nevada’s Badlands. As their quarry keeps moving, the unforgiving terrain threatens to become as deadly as the man they are hunting.
Cut Down in His Prime
by Charles Ray
2023
Reports of bank robberies lead Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith through suspicious Kildare to a nearby town whose sheriff has been killed. Connecting the crimes may require them to return to the dangerous settlement they just escaped.
Dark Clouds Over Simpson's Mesa
by Charles Ray
2023
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith are tracking rustlers through northeastern Arizona when the adventurous Nat Love offers his help. Their pursuit becomes more serious after an encounter with men eager for violence in the town of Pecos.
Flight of Angels
by Charles Ray
2023
A hungry Arapaho girl enters Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith’s camp and reveals that she escaped kidnappers holding five other girls. With no reward at stake, the two bounty hunters set out to rescue the remaining captives.
Under The Burning Sky
by Charles Ray
2023
A miner’s murder ends Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith’s planned rest in Virginia City. Following the killer takes them into a violent range war, where their fugitive has chosen a side and capturing him means entering the conflict.
A Cold Day in Hell Canyon
by Charles Ray
2024
After delivering a fugitive in Medora, Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith accept a job recovering stolen cattle. Unseasonable cold, a dangerous canyon and a wealthy employer determined to accompany them complicate the pursuit through Dakota Territory.
Blood Feud
by Charles Ray
2024
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith rescue an Englishman and his Navajo wife from men employed by the husband’s father. Discovering their wanted fugitive also works for the father intertwines a bounty hunt with a bitter family conflict.
Down In The Valley
by Charles Ray
2024
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith trace a fugitive to an isolated valley that shelters outlaws. While they plan how to enter, three women are kidnapped, turning a difficult arrest into an urgent rescue operation against an entrenched gang.
The Bend In The River
by Charles Ray
2024
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith follow a killer into California, where he has joined a gang hiding in the hills near Truckee. The sheriff asks them to capture the whole group, leaving the pair facing overwhelming numerical odds.
Bad Blood
by Charles Ray
2025
A wanted man leads Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith to a Nevada mining town torn apart by rival owners. Learning their quarry has become a hired gun, they organize the frightened residents against the violence surrounding them.
Fire And Fury
by Charles Ray
2025
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith pursue the murderer of a family after its youngest child survives. Their trail reaches a mining town dominated by a ruthless owner, forcing them to confront his gunmen before they can secure justice.
Where Dark Winds Blow
by Charles Ray
2025
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith track the Blocker brothers to a remote canyon with a sinister reputation. Determined to bring the bank robbers and murderers in, they continue into the forbidding landscape despite warnings that it is cursed.
The High Road To Hell
by Charles Ray
2026
Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith arrive in Yosemite Valley and rescue a young man from attackers. The intervention draws them into an inherited family feud that divides the valley, interrupting their bounty work with a dangerous effort to restore peace.
The Queen Of Dead Man's Gulch
by Charles Ray
2026
Tracking two outlaws through remote foothills, Jacob Blade and Penny Coppersmith encounter a hidden community led by an intimidating woman. Her authority and dangerous resolve threaten to derail the pursuit and make their original quarry seem less formidable.
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