James Reasoner Books in Order

Abraham and his followers leave Goshen for the wilderness of Canaan, searching for the land promised to them. Their journey forms the beginning of a historical saga set amid the struggles of the ancient biblical world.

Private investigator Cody searches for a Fort Worth businessman's missing daughter, Mandy Traft. What begins as a possible runaway case becomes dangerous as threats and deaths raise doubts about whether she left willingly.

Private detective Markham finds two children wandering a desert highway at night. Searching for their missing father becomes a personal mission, drawing him into a network of crime and hatred that threatens further violence.

Exiled king Jacob lives as a shepherd and forms a friendship with the injured artisan Hadad. Love and loyalty sustain both men as Jacob struggles toward reclaiming the kingdom he has lost in this ancient-world saga.

Caroline Wells travels toward Cheyenne aboard a stage carrying secret gold, determined to retrieve her runaway brother. Rancher Kyle Warner helps her while confronting his own obligations and a band of highwaymen seeking a violent reckoning.

Federal marshal Burl Channing arrives in Dodge City pursuing gambler and murderer Frank Killian. His mission of justice is tangled with personal vengeance, while young widow Emily Barker becomes caught between the two men and their looming confrontation.

Retired Colonel Anthony Rutledge hires private detective Markham to investigate threats against his life at a military academy. Numerous people have reasons to want Rutledge dead, leaving Markham to identify the danger before it becomes murder.

After Ernie Bodine’s gang frees him from an army escort, bounty hunter Luke Faraday resumes the chase. Passenger Lorene Martin joins his effort to rescue a kidnapped woman as armed conflict adds danger across the Southwest.

With outlaw Bart Campion awaiting execution in Laredo, eighteen-year-old Molly Bishop arrives seeking answers about her past. Rancher Owen Pryor offers help, but Campion’s gang plans a violent rescue that threatens everyone gathered for the hanging.

Clay Reiner escorts a westbound stage to Santa Fe through storms, outlaws, and armed attacks. Passenger Beth Hanlon expects a reunion with her fiancé, unaware that his hidden crimes may pose the greatest danger aboard the coach.

Kate Harrow leads a group of women toward Seattle, hoping for new opportunities beyond the Rockies. Former deputy marshal Scott Winslow escorts them, but his pursuit of a killer and a conspiracy along the trail threaten their journey.

Sharon Cortland searches California’s gold country for her missing brother while the masked Sonora Kid terrorizes stage traffic. With young prospector Dan Prentiss assisting her, she must navigate the treachery surrounding the outlaw’s campaign of robbery.

Investigator Dan Stockard secretly enters Tombstone to discover who is robbing the mining treasure coaches. Suspicion could reach Wyatt Earp himself, and Stockard relies on Nellie Cashman as tensions build toward the confrontation at the O.K. Corral.

Blind Shobai and his father Kirta search for Shobai's missing nephew while trying to help Ebla withstand nomadic attackers. Their family quest unfolds alongside the threatened city's struggle to defend itself in the ancient world.

Former Confederate soldier Grant Jordan rescues Gwen Quinn from an ambushed stage near Virginia City. She carries money intended to save her father’s mining operation, drawing the wandering buffalo hunter into a mission with personal and financial stakes.

Mike Williams heads to Abilene to work as Wild Bill Hickok’s deputy. In the unsettled cattle town, his new responsibility is to help the legendary lawman establish order among people accustomed to violence and confrontation.

As Civil War divisions reach Nevada Territory, Confederate outlaw Reb Jackman attacks stages and telegraph lines around Carson City. Overland agent Frank Gannon works with Laura Kirby and local allies to protect Union shipments and stop the raiders.

Three outlaws rob a gold-bearing stage bound for Cimarron and seize Helen Bromfield as a hostage. Clint Dennison attempts to rescue her despite being pursued by a sheriff for a bank robbery of his own.

A theatrical troupe reaches booming Deadwood as gambling-hall owner Johnny Varnes plots against stage owner Tom Murdock and Wild Bill Hickok. Actress Ellen Dorsey becomes entangled in the struggle while her feelings for Murdock deepen.

The Children of the Lion bring their inherited skills into Egypt as desert warriors advance toward the Nile. Treachery threatens to place them in enemy hands, while the women beside them share the dangers of war.

Half-brothers Jonathan and Cooper Dundee battle for control of their family’s ranch and transport business. Jonathan’s secret dealings unleash a dangerous betrayal, placing their relatives and Regan O’Rourke in the path of kidnapping and murder.

Retired gunfighter Layne Britton hopes to settle on an inherited ranch near Wichita. Falling for the stepdaughter of a rival landowner complicates his plans, and a false accusation of attempted murder threatens both his freedom and future.

Grant Whitman enters the Mojave to hunt the bandit Arango and his gang. Eustacia Kibbe, searching for her missing husband, becomes an unexpected ally whose family mystery may hold the key to Whitman’s dangerous assignment.

A Durango-bound stage survives robbers only to face betrayal from within its passenger group and a severe mountain storm. Driver Quint Burgess and Mountain Laurel must overcome mistrust and prejudice to organize a struggle for survival.

Cooper Dundee’s transport company and family are threatened when a businessman engineers sabotage and murder to frame him. With his pregnant wife Regan supporting him, Cooper fights to expose the scheme on the road to Casa Grande.

Agent Chance Dayton must escort a stage safely to Fargo while protecting passenger Polly Temple. The journey brings him into conflict with Black Claw and outlaw Dakota Smith, whose determination to avoid prison makes the trail increasingly dangerous.

A railroad dispute and a miners’ strike push Leadville toward violence while the Harper Stage Line faces financial ruin. Meanwhile, fugitive Griff Connors, falsely accused of murder, hunts the people responsible for framing him.

Kelly O’Brien takes the Denver stage seeking a new life after her father’s death and meets blinded Civil War veteran Dan Sullivan. Attacks near Last Chance leave the pair facing responsibility for their fellow passengers’ survival.

Young outlaw Billy Starbuck targets a gold shipment guarded by stage troubleshooter Simon Tyree. Their contest is disrupted by unexpected passengers and a flash flood in Devil’s Canyon, forcing enemies to cooperate if they hope to survive.

Texas Ranger Branson Howard guards government gold traveling through El Paso on the Lone Star Stage Company’s line. Rancher Turk Killam plans to seize the shipment, while Killam’s stepdaughter Lucy Daniels fears for the ranger she loves.

The Children of the Lion ally themselves with Egypt's exiled rightful ruler while a usurper builds power through slavery. Warfare in Nubia and mysterious invaders threaten their future as rival forces struggle for control.

A new generation of the Children of the Lion pledges loyalty to Egypt's last pharaoh. Facing famine and attacks from two directions, they must contend with betrayal, dangerous prophecies, and enemies threatening the kingdom.

Quint Burgess and his physician wife, Laurel Fox, hope to bring medical treatment to her Southern Ute community. Hostile gunmen and distrust threaten their mission, leading toward a confrontation among the ancient dwellings of Mesa Verde.

A longstanding feud between the Maddock and Lindsay ranches approaches open warfare. Evan Maddock tries to prevent the conflict from escalating, facing the task of keeping peace between neighboring families whose hostility has simmered for years.

Condemned prisoner Wolf Bixler receives a chance at freedom by escorting President Tejada’s children from Mexico to San Antonio. Rebels, bandits, and a pursuing U.S. marshal threaten a mission that promises gold but offers little safety.

Deputy marshal Jim Land pursues Bill Doolin through Oklahoma Territory while dangerous Turk Freese closes in with his own grievances. Land’s attempt to enforce the law becomes a complicated confrontation involving competing outlaws and the woman he loves.

Seventeen Apache women disappear in Arizona, raising tensions toward violence. Powell's Army goes undercover to investigate a slave ring involving military men and Mexican traffickers, facing a mission that takes them into danger across the border.

Deputy Walker Sutton transports outlaw Shade Mallory while Mallory’s former gang seeks revenge. Nearby, Danielle LeBeau and her sister flee a violent pursuer, bringing several desperate conflicts together in a Death Valley mining town.

When Andrea King’s stage from Carson City fails to arrive on schedule, her husband Solomon sets out to find it. Accompanied by veteran Mojave scout Gray Hawk, he follows the missing coach’s route in search of answers.

Three undercover agents investigate suspicious horse trading at Fort Dodge, where the cavalry receives inferior mounts. The same operation supplies better horses and weapons to hostile Native fighters, making the search for those responsible increasingly urgent.

Lacey Ellis and fellow stage passengers flee an attacking Comanche band only to encounter ruthless buffalo hunter Burl Wayne. Scout Tucker McCall may offer their best chance of safety, but helping them means confronting his own employer.

As soldiers and Cochise’s Apache band approach war, outlaws exploit the tension to target a valuable stage payroll. Cochise’s son Brondo attempts to protect his people and Colonel Johnston’s adopted daughter from those pursuing violence for personal gain.

Count Wilhelm von Schiller and his sister Cristiana travel across the American frontier in a specially built Concord coach. Their journey from Chicago toward California exposes them to dangerous terrain and threats concealed within their own traveling party.

War divides Egypt as Kamose challenges the last Shepherd King while falling under an evil cult's influence. The Children of the Lion face a dangerous ruler and a prophecy connecting their craftsmanship to Egypt's unification.

Undercover Pinkerton agent Jeanne Townsend flees Albuquerque with evidence against corrupt Darryl Landreth. His hired gunmen pursue her northbound stage, endangering its varied passengers as the trail leads toward an ambush in the streets of Taos.

Drought, storms, and growing revolt unsettle ancient Egypt as a new king arrives secretly. His appearance renews resistance against the Hai, drawing the kingdom toward another struggle over its rulers, its loyalties, and its future.

Cavalry troopers turn up murdered and mutilated near Fort Griffin, Texas, while others are robbed of their pay. Powell's Army investigates a suspected criminal network operating among the gambling houses and brothels of the Flats.

Bounty hunter Rory Darson brings killer Sonora Pike into Bonanza City expecting a routine reward. A woman intent on freeing Pike, her con-man ally, and unhelpful local lawmen turn the assignment into a dangerous pursuit.

A Buffalo Stage Line coach bound for Rawlins carries Larry Mangrum toward a gunslinger showdown, along with Marshal John Claxton and his prisoner’s family. An ambush planned at Deadman Butte threatens to bring their separate journeys to disaster.

Young second lieutenant Mark Shields faces danger at Fort Verde from both renegade Manitoro and influential Farley Branson. With the fort’s drunken commander under Branson’s control, Shields must navigate threats outside the post and corruption within it.

Government agent Lobo Lincoln delays his planned retirement after outlaw Gavin Brubaugh robs a stagecoach and kidnaps Jenny Moore. With his sweetheart in the killer’s hands, Lincoln undertakes a pursuit that makes his final assignment intensely personal.

Three-fingered Jack's gang steals an army payroll and kills its guards before fleeing to Virginia City. Powell's Army pursues the robbers, racing to capture them legally before local vigilantes impose their own punishment.

A commission's secret choice of a new army-post site attracts dangerous interest from land speculators. Sent to Denver to protect its findings, Powell's Army confronts hired gunmen and powerful figures seeking profit through violence.

Elizabeth Bradly travels to Shawnee to work as rancher Tim Ryan’s housekeeper, expecting a new position rather than violence. A deadly range war draws her between her employer and his ruthless rival, complicating her arrival.

As Hebrews endure slavery and a brutal cult spreads through Egypt, the Children of the Lion join a prince's campaign against tyranny. His fateful sword accompanies their attempt to free the kingdom from oppression.

Scout White Elk comes to Abilene searching for his father, pursued by Kiowa warriors seeking revenge. A hostile cavalry sergeant adds another threat, leaving Marshal Luke Travis and Deputy Cody Fisher struggling to prevent bloodshed.

New farmers settle near Abilene, provoking ranchers who oppose their presence. As brawls and threats escalate into nighttime attacks by masked outlaws, Marshal Luke Travis and Deputy Cody Fisher try to protect the vulnerable homesteaders.

Widowed former marshal Luke Travis arrives in Abilene hoping for quiet, but corruption draws him back into law enforcement. With Deputy Cody Fisher, he confronts a powerful adversary determined to maintain control over the town.

A deadly train robbery outside Abilene leads to a woman's abduction for ransom. The ensuing pursuit draws lawmen and volunteers into confrontations with outlaws, where violence and betrayal complicate efforts to recover the hostage.

A traveling circus brings excitement to Abilene, but a stolen cash box and a murder on its grounds turn anticipation into disorder. Marshal Luke Travis must investigate the crimes before the spreading trouble overwhelms the town.

Lieutenant Greg Hammond pursues the murderous renegade Chago while struggling with hatred and dissent among his soldiers. His love for his commanding officer’s daughter adds personal complications to an assignment already threatened by divisions within his own ranks.

Former Confederate officer Wade Bonner returns to Waco after the Civil War and finds his father shot and the family farm seized. His homecoming becomes a pursuit of the murderous thieves responsible for the losses.

Wealthy Cat McQuay must reunite with the husband who abandoned her five years earlier when their teenage daughter is kidnapped. Ruthless killer Tate Lansdale's actions force the estranged parents into a dangerous shared effort to recover Katherine.

Reverend Del Harrigan still carries guilt over the killing he committed while serving in the Union army. When a band of Sioux riders seeking revenge enters Red Buffalo, he faces taking up his guns again.

Stagecoach driver Mike Wayfield watches for ambushes as he travels through lawless mining settlements north of San Francisco. Meeting a beautiful Chinese woman introduces an unexpected romance into a working life already shaped by danger.

Captain Vincent Bolton leads a cavalry patrol into hostile territory, where his command faces more than the dangers of the terrain. Renegade Big Jim Congor's sinister activities complicate the patrol and threaten Bolton's military responsibilities.

As Moses prepares to lead his people out of Egyptian bondage, members of the Lion clan lend their support. Their efforts become part of the struggle to win freedom from Pharaoh Kamose in this biblical historical novel.

A former Confederate prison commander arrives in Abilene, attracting people seeking vengeance and outlaws hunting rumored stolen gold. Marshal Luke Travis and Deputy Cody Fisher try to keep competing grievances from erupting into open warfare.

Marshal Luke Travis travels to Cheyenne to save his sister-in-law, Ruth Carson, from execution for murdering the mayor. An encounter with the assigned hangman complicates his urgent search for evidence of her innocence.

Nord Madden's gang kills Donald Rutledge near Abilene, bringing his daughter Beth home from New York. Marshal Luke Travis pursues the killers while a mysterious gunman begins targeting gang members, threatening a broader cycle of revenge.

Prizefighter Seamus O'Quinn comes to Abilene apparently to train, but a Chicago mobster sends a killer after him. His secretive bodyguard complicates Marshal Luke Travis's efforts to uncover the truth and prevent further deaths.

A fierce new leader guides Moses's former followers toward their promised land while a mysterious pirate and seafaring invaders approach. The Children of the Lion's weapon-making skills become entangled in the competing ambitions surrounding the territory.

Former buffalo hunter Nestor Gilworth attempts to prove himself as violence erupts between bank robbers and Sioux warriors. Marshal Luke Travis pursues the trouble across a snowy prairie, where a blizzard compounds the danger.

Bethany Hale's anti-alcohol campaign unsettles Abilene, then poisoned liquor kills three residents. Marshal Luke Travis traces the whiskey to moonshiners, uncovering a violent attempt to eliminate competition that threatens to draw gunmen into town.

Clay Edwards puts aside his gun and tries to pursue a peaceful life. Trouble follows when he faces imprisonment for a crime he did not commit, threatening the fresh start he hoped to make for himself.

A stagecoach carries assorted travelers north through Wyoming toward Buffalo, along with a valuable shipment of money. Discovering that an outlaw among them plans to steal the cargo turns their journey into a struggle for survival.

Gunfighter Rado Kane arrives in Gila Bend after being hired to end a feud between two families. Facing ruthless Jack Sanders, he finds that securing peace will demand a dangerous confrontation with an determined opponent.

U.S. Marshal John McCain sets out to rescue the kidnapped Secretary of War and his family from a hideout in Mexico. Snipers, guard dogs, and hired gunmen threaten his effort to reach the captives alive.

The boisterous Barlow brothers, inexperienced in romance, order brides through the mail. Their prospective marriages become dangerous when the arriving women prove connected to a deadly confidence scheme, turning hopes for companionship into a threat.

Gunmen stop a train carrying Deputy Cody Fisher and force Dr. Aileen Bloom to a ranch to treat a valuable bull. Approaching outlaws, kidnapping, and betrayal turn the journey into a dangerous law-enforcement assignment.

Mason Kincaid's criminal history threatens his present life when two women pursue revenge against him. At the same time, displaced homesteaders demand their land back, creating overlapping grievances that bring his past into renewed conflict.

Marshal Luke Travis runs for county sheriff against a candidate supported by an ambitious businessman. A shooting spree and a suspicious fire interrupt the voting, turning Abilene's election into another challenge for its lawman.

Abilene's Independence Day celebrations strain Marshal Luke Travis with troublemakers and political friction. The return of Drew Buckley, a deadly gunman he once imprisoned, adds the threat of revenge to an already volatile holiday.

Joshua prepares the Israelite army to attack Jericho as Phorbus and Iri plot against them. The competing schemes threaten the people's hopes of securing freedom and peace in Canaan amid the approaching military confrontation.

Publishers Jasper Morton Prescott and William Randolph Hearst sponsor a Fourth of July stagecoach race from Kansas City to Denver. A saboteur threatens the competitors, transforming their contest for victory into a fight to stay alive.

Two hundred repeating rifles are stolen from an East Texas army depot, intended for sale to hostile tribes. Ranger Cody goes undercover alone to recover the weapons and apprehend the men preparing to smuggle them west.

Texas Ranger Cody enters Twin Creeks, where Reb Turner's gang uses lawmen's badges to terrorize residents. Behind the outlaws lies a more powerful figure seeking to seize the town's wealth through fear and violence.

Former Texas Ranger Billy Cambridge and his sidekick Nacho Graves are carrying twenty thousand dollars when stagecoach robbers hit. Chasing the stolen money means riding straight into outlaw country with very little margin for error.

The Children of the Lion are scattered amid shifting alliances, warfare, and oppression across the ancient world. Phorbus remains committed to rescuing Keturah and Talus, while other members of the clan struggle to rebuild their lives.

Watching a Western film production revives cowboy Tom Farnsworth's memories of a stagecoach robbery that killed his partner. He suspects a man near Hollywood is the long-sought outlaw, but confronting him draws Farnsworth into new criminal trouble.

War between Phoenicians and Egyptians threatens an ancient world already divided by conquest. A warrior and prophet emerges to guide an oppressed people, while the Children of the Lion take up arms against powerful enemies.

A rancher's family is shattered when his son is killed and his daughter abducted by Comanche warriors. He turns to John Fury, asking the wandering gunfighter to recover the young woman and pursue those responsible.

Texas Ranger Sam Cody encounters his estranged uncle, bounty hunter John Barrett, who arrives with an outlaw prisoner. When hired guns attempt a rescue, the two relatives must work together to protect the town of Twin Creeks.

Someone removes spikes from newly laid railroad track, turning the line into a target for sabotage. Sam Cody assumes the identity of a railroad detective to investigate, entering a case that exposes him to kidnapping and gunfire.

Wandering gunfighter John Fury joins a wagon train heading beyond the Rockies. Its settlers hope to begin new lives, but their inability to defend themselves against armed enemies leaves Fury responsible for protecting them along the trail.

Singer Rose is kidnapped and taken to a ruthless killer beyond the Texas frontier. Sam Cody follows her into the Mexican desert, where his Ranger's badge carries no authority and the rescue depends on his own abilities.