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Explore John Legg books in order, with concise summaries, series guides, background notes, and clear suggestions for where to start.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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Cheyenne Lance

by John Legg

1984

A young man enters the demanding world of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, where experience is earned through hardship. Among trappers, Native communities, and dangerous country, he learns what it takes to become a mountain man.

Guns of Apache Springs

by John Legg

1988

In Apache Springs, frontier tensions put Jack Guthrie on a dangerous path. Armed enemies and uncertain allies force him to rely on grit and judgment if he wants to keep violence from taking over the settlement.

Arizona Coffin

by John Legg

1989

A coffin and a trail of danger draw Jack Guthrie into a deadly Arizona conflict. To uncover what is really happening, he must face men who are prepared to bury the truth along with their victims.

Showdown At Six-Gun Mine

by John Legg

1989

Trouble at a remote mine turns into a high-stakes Western showdown. With greed, fear, and armed men in the way, the people caught near Six-Gun Mine must fight for their claims and their lives.

Medicine Wagon

by John Legg

1990

A medicine wagon rolls into frontier country carrying hope, suspicion, and trouble. As its passengers meet desperate people and dangerous opponents, a routine journey becomes a fight to survive the trail.

Trouble in Tall Pine

by John Legg

1990

After being chased west, Jake Hunter is injured in a wagon accident and saved by Chinese residents of Tall Pine. His friendship with them puts him at odds with the town's prejudice and growing violence.

Gunfight In Mescalito

by John Legg

1991

Jubal Crockett escapes jail after being convicted of murder and sentenced to hang. Determined to prove he was framed, he rides toward Mescalito to find the man behind the crime before the law finds him again.

High Country Showdown

by John Legg

1991

A confrontation in Arizona's high country forces Jack Guthrie into another fight against powerful, dangerous men. The open land offers few hiding places, and the coming showdown leaves little room for compromise.

Guns of Arizona

by John Legg

1992

Jack Guthrie faces frontier trouble in Arizona, where old scores and local power can make a gunfight feel inevitable. To protect people who cannot protect themselves, he must confront men who believe the territory belongs to them.

Sheriff's Blood

by John Legg

1992

Sheriff Jonas Culpepper and his mastiff Bear hunt a gang after the Durango-Silverton train robbery. The pursuit becomes personal when enemies on both sides of the law strike at the people Culpepper loves.

Blood In The Snow

by John Legg

1993

Sheriff Jonas Culpepper faces a violent case in Colorado's snowbound high country. With Bear at his side, he must track dangerous men through weather and isolation before more blood is spilled.

Shoshoni Vengeance

by John Legg

1993

Sheriff Jonas Culpepper is drawn into a dangerous conflict where vengeance threatens to outrun the law. In remote Colorado country, he must stop violence from widening into a fight that claims more innocent lives.

Southwest Thunder

by John Legg

1993

Ezra Early, Lucien Chardonnais, and Abe Rawlins turn their backs on settled life to trap in the Rocky Mountains. Their search for a living brings storms, wild country, and enemies who test their hard-won partnership.

Vigilante Coffin

by John Legg

1993

When frontier citizens turn toward vigilante justice, Sheriff Jonas Culpepper faces a case where the badge has little support. He must uncover the truth before a coffin is filled by a town's fear and anger.

Buckskins and Blood

by John Legg

1994

After fleeing Scotland, Alexander Campbell is taken in by veteran trappers who teach him the ways of the American mountains. When he kills a Blackfoot chief's son, his hard-won education becomes a matter of survival.

Mountain Thunder

by John Legg

1994

Three mountain trappers confront new dangers in the Rockies, where the land can be as deadly as any enemy. Ezra, Lucien, and Abe must rely on hard-earned skill and each other to survive.

Siege at Fort Defiance

by John Legg

1994

A threatened frontier outpost becomes the scene of a tense siege. Soldiers and civilians must hold together under pressure as enemies outside and fear within make every decision more dangerous.

Treaty at Fort Laramie

by John Legg

1994

At Fort Laramie, diplomacy is as dangerous as a gunfight. As competing interests gather around a fragile treaty, the people caught between them must decide how far they will go to prevent war.

War at Bent's Fort

by John Legg

1994

Bent's Fort stands at the center of trade, travel, and rising conflict on the frontier. When danger reaches the fort's walls, those inside must fight to protect their community and the future they have built.

Winter Thunder

by John Legg

1994

Ezra Early, Lucien Chardonnais, and Abe Rawlins face another hard season in the mountains. Winter weather, scarce supplies, and dangerous enemies test the trappers' skills and the bond that keeps them alive.

Blood at Fort Bridger

by John Legg

1995

At Fort Bridger, the pressures of trade, travel, and frontier conflict turn deadly. People tied to the outpost must navigate violent threats and competing ambitions in a place where safety is always temporary.

Buckskin Vengeance

by John Legg

1996

Alexander Campbell vows vengeance after killers murder his trapping partners and steal their furs, horses, and women. Even after rescuing his wife and son, he must face hostile country and a trail that has gone cold.

Flintlock Trail

by John Legg

1997

A perilous trail through the early West becomes a test of skill, courage, and trust. With danger on every side, the people traveling it must decide who is worth protecting and who cannot be trusted.

To Face a Savage Land

by John Legg

2007

Young Hawley Cooper is abandoned in the Rocky Mountains by the trapper he trusted, with almost no food or weapons. Rescued by Shoshone people, he fights to survive and vows to settle the score.

Blood Of The Scalphunter

by John Legg

2012

Mountain man Lije Paterson once taught Dougal McKagan how to survive, only to watch him become a ruthless scalp hunter. Years later, Paterson must stop the man he helped shape before more people die.

Blood Feud

by John Legg

2014

Travis VanHorn's path as a bounty hunter grows more dangerous as old enemies and personal loyalties collide. The work may pay, but every trail brings him closer to a feud with no easy ending.

Blood Trail

by John Legg

2014

Humiliated and left to die by ruthless outlaws, Travis VanHorn is saved by a hard man who changes his life. The rescue begins VanHorn's dangerous education in survival and bounty hunting.

Apache Coffin

by John Legg

2015

Jack Guthrie faces another violent crisis in the Southwest, where a coffin is only the first sign of deeper trouble. Tracking the truth leads him through dangerous territory and toward men willing to kill to keep their secrets.

Blood Vengeance

by John Legg

2015

Bounty hunter Travis VanHorn is called on by his brother to help hunt the killers of their mentor. The search pulls him into old family ties, fresh danger, and a vengeance that could cost him everything.

Death in Helltown

by John Legg

2015

In a town with a name like Helltown, violence is never far away. A dangerous death exposes a deeper threat, forcing a determined protagonist to confront the people who thrive when law and decency break down.

The Last Cheyenne

by John Legg

2015

A short Western tale set against the fading frontier, where a Cheyenne survivor faces a dangerous world shaped by loss, pursuit, and change. Survival depends on courage and the choices made when no safe road remains.

Wolf

by John Legg

2015

A Western tale takes an unexpected supernatural turn as danger in the frontier grows stranger and more personal. The people caught in its path must face a threat that cannot be handled by ordinary gunslinging alone.

Blackfoot Dawn

by John Legg

2016

Nathaniel Squire and his companions face a return journey through dangerous country as an old enemy gathers Blackfoot warriors for revenge. Friendship and survival are tested when their trail becomes a battlefield.

Cold Killer

by John Legg

2016

This men's adventure moves away from the Old West for a tense tale of pursuit and danger. A relentless killer leaves little room for mistakes, forcing the people in his path to fight back before the cold trail turns deadly.

Dead Man's Gun

by John Legg

2016

A gun with a deadly history becomes the center of a tense frontier tale. The people drawn to it must reckon with old violence and decide whether they can break the cycle before another life is claimed.

Doc McGill

by John Legg

2016

Doc McGill faces the rough realities of frontier life, where a healer can be called on to treat wounds, confront violence, and choose sides. Trouble in a hard town makes his work more dangerous than any ordinary practice.

Hard Justice

by John Legg

2016

Frontier justice is never simple when lawmen must carry it into isolated country. A dangerous case forces Sheriff Jonas Culpepper to pursue men who believe distance, weather, and fear will keep them beyond the reach of the law.

Long Time Gone

by John Legg

2016

A man returns to a past he thought he had left behind and finds old debts still waiting. In a West shaped by memory and violence, he must face the people and choices that made him leave.

Winter Rage

by John Legg

2016

Veteran mountain man Nathaniel Squire leads an inexperienced trapping expedition into the Rockies. Winter, treachery, and the hard facts of mountain life turn a profitable venture into a fight to keep everyone alive.

Finn's War

by John Legg

2017

Finn is forced into a personal frontier war where simply walking away is not an option. As enemies close in, he must decide what he is willing to lose to protect his people and settle an old score.

Outlaw's Trail

by John Legg

2017

A dangerous trail leads through isolated Western country as a determined man closes in on outlaws. The pursuit becomes a test of endurance and nerve, with every stop offering another chance for betrayal or bloodshed.

Shadowwalker

by John Legg

2017

This sword-and-sorcery adventure follows a fighter moving through a dangerous world of strange powers, monsters, and shifting loyalties. Survival depends on more than strength when darkness begins to close around him.

Mountain Rage

by John Legg

2018

Nathaniel Squire has had enough of carrying responsibility for a large trapping brigade, but the Rocky Mountains do not let men retire easily. Old dangers, bitter enemies, and the needs of his companions draw him back into action.

Comanche Blood

by John Legg

2019

In Comanche country, a violent past refuses to stay buried. A hard-traveled protagonist faces a dangerous pursuit across vast, unforgiving land, where revenge, survival, and loyalty all demand a price.

Buckskin County War

by John Legg

2020

Bounty hunter Brodie Pike tries to stay out of a ranching conflict, but a murdered man and a campaign of terror against small landowners pull him into Buckskin County's bloody range war.

Fire Along The Big Muddy

by John Legg

2020

Restless soldier Miles Barclay deserts his frontier post in search of mountain men and a bigger life. Traveling up the Missouri River, he learns that the wilderness offers freedom, but the law and his own temper are never far behind.

Guns Of Justice

by John Legg

2020

Marshal Jack Guthrie answers a friend's plea for help in Apache Springs, New Mexico Territory. Arriving with his wife and young son, he finds murder, intimidation, kidnapping, and a powerful enemy holding the town in fear.

Mountain Captive

by John Legg

2020

A frontier adventure of captivity and survival in the mountain West. With danger closing in from both the land and its people, the captive must rely on grit, instinct, and uneasy alliances to find a way home.

The Frontiersman

by John Legg

2020

A man of the frontier is pulled into a harsh struggle across open country where old grudges and violence travel fast. To protect the people tied to him, he must follow a trail that offers little room for mercy.

Colorado Renegade

by John Legg

2021

Bounty hunter Elias Prosper heads into the Colorado mountains after Painted Bear, a Ute warrior who has taken a Ute boy and a white woman Prosper once rescued. His hunt tests both his resolve and the life he has tried to build at home.

Coward of Sand Creek

by John Legg

2021

Chase Tanner is branded a coward and an Indian lover after trying to stop the Sand Creek massacre. Hounded by Colorado militia, he must protect the people close to him and find a way to clear his name.

Pike's Vengeance

by John Legg

2021

Bounty hunter Brodie Pike hopes to build a quiet life in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. After white raiders attack a peaceful Ute village, Pike blames himself and rides after the men responsible, driven by rage and a need to make things right.

Hard Land

by John Legg

2022

Bounty hunter Brodie Pike rides to help friends in Colorado's gold and silver towns. Outlaw gangs, threatened marshals, and a brutal crime make the hard country even more dangerous than usual.

Final Justice

by John Legg

2023

Marshal Jace Coppersmith leaves Colorado Territory to help bounty hunter Travis VanHorn, who is being forced into crimes after an outlaw kidnaps his young daughter. The rescue becomes a showdown between two hardened hunters.

To Face a Savage Mountain

by John Legg

2023

Hawley Cooper, Zeke Potts, and an unlikely ally face a growing Blackfeet threat in a snowbound mountain valley. Outnumbered and exhausted, they take the fight into hostile country before it reaches their camp.

To Face a Savage Winter

by John Legg

2023

When Crow warriors raid Hawley Cooper's camp and take his Shoshoni wife, Black Moon Woman, he heads into the Bighorn Mountains alone. Winter, hunger, and distance stand between him and the chance to rescue her.

To Face a Savage Time

by John Legg

2024

Hawley Cooper's mountain life brings another season of danger, loss, and hard choices. As old threats and frontier pressures close in, he must fight to protect the life and people he has struggled to claim.

To Face a Savage Trail

by John Legg

2024

Banished by the Shoshoni family that adopted him, Hawley Cooper leaves his wife and infant son to confront the darkness in his past. Blackfeet attacks, capture, hunger, and harsh country test his resolve at every turn.

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On the Devil's Trail

by John Legg

2026

A dangerous trail draws a determined frontier traveler toward men and secrets best left buried. With violence gathering behind and ahead, every mile becomes a test of nerve, loyalty, and survival.

Where to start with John Legg

For a rugged mountain-man survival story: To Face a Savage LandTo Face a Savage WinterTo Face a Savage Mountain.
For frontier lawmen and outlaws: Sheriff's BloodBlood In The SnowShoshoni Vengeance.
For Colorado bounty-hunter adventures: Buckskin County WarPike's VengeanceColorado Renegade.
For an older Arizona Territory arc: Trouble in Tall PineArizona CoffinApache CoffinGuns of Justice.

Arizona Territory books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Guns of Apache Springs"

    Guns of Apache Springs

    by John Legg

    1988Arizona Territory, Book 5
  2. Book cover for "Arizona Coffin"

    Arizona Coffin

    by John Legg

    1989Arizona Territory, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Trouble in Tall Pine"

    Trouble in Tall Pine

    by John Legg

    1990Arizona Territory, Book 1
  4. Book cover for "High Country Showdown"

    High Country Showdown

    by John Legg

    1991Arizona Territory, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Guns of Arizona"

    Guns of Arizona

    by John Legg

    1992Arizona Territory, Book 6
  6. Book cover for "Apache Coffin"

    Apache Coffin

    by John Legg

    2015Arizona Territory, Book 3
  7. Book cover for "Guns Of Justice"

    Guns Of Justice

    by John Legg

    2020Arizona Territory, Book 7

Arizona Territory books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Trouble in Tall Pine"

    Trouble in Tall Pine

    by John Legg

    1990Arizona Territory, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Arizona Coffin"

    Arizona Coffin

    by John Legg

    1989Arizona Territory, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Apache Coffin"

    Apache Coffin

    by John Legg

    2015Arizona Territory, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "High Country Showdown"

    High Country Showdown

    by John Legg

    1991Arizona Territory, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Guns of Apache Springs"

    Guns of Apache Springs

    by John Legg

    1988Arizona Territory, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Guns of Arizona"

    Guns of Arizona

    by John Legg

    1992Arizona Territory, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Guns Of Justice"

    Guns Of Justice

    by John Legg

    2020Arizona Territory, Book 7

Blood Trail books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Blood Feud"

    Blood Feud

    by John Legg

    2014Blood Trail, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Blood Trail"

    Blood Trail

    by John Legg

    2014Blood Trail, Book 1
  3. Book cover for "Blood Vengeance"

    Blood Vengeance

    by John Legg

    2015Blood Trail, Book 3

Blood Trail books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Blood Trail"

    Blood Trail

    by John Legg

    2014Blood Trail, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Blood Feud"

    Blood Feud

    by John Legg

    2014Blood Trail, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Blood Vengeance"

    Blood Vengeance

    by John Legg

    2015Blood Trail, Book 3

Buckskin books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Buckskins and Blood"

    Buckskins and Blood

    by John Legg

    1994Buckskin, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Buckskin Vengeance"

    Buckskin Vengeance

    by John Legg

    1996Buckskin, Book 2

Buckskin books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Buckskins and Blood"

    Buckskins and Blood

    by John Legg

    1994Buckskin, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Buckskin Vengeance"

    Buckskin Vengeance

    by John Legg

    1996Buckskin, Book 2

Colorado Territory books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Cheyenne Lance"

    Cheyenne Lance

    by John Legg

    1984Colorado Territory, Book 5
  2. Book cover for "Buckskins and Blood"

    Buckskins and Blood

    by John Legg

    1994Buckskin, Book 1
  3. Book cover for "Buckskin County War"

    Buckskin County War

    by John Legg

    2020Colorado Territory, Book 1
  4. Book cover for "Colorado Renegade"

    Colorado Renegade

    by John Legg

    2021Colorado Territory, Book 3
  5. Book cover for "Coward of Sand Creek"

    Coward of Sand Creek

    by John Legg

    2021Colorado Territory, Book 4
  6. Book cover for "Pike's Vengeance"

    Pike's Vengeance

    by John Legg

    2021Colorado Territory, Book 2
  7. Book cover for "Hard Land"

    Hard Land

    by John Legg

    2022Colorado Territory, Book 6

Colorado Territory books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Buckskins and Blood"

    Buckskins and Blood

    by John Legg

    1994Buckskin, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Pike's Vengeance"

    Pike's Vengeance

    by John Legg

    2021Colorado Territory, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Colorado Renegade"

    Colorado Renegade

    by John Legg

    2021Colorado Territory, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Coward of Sand Creek"

    Coward of Sand Creek

    by John Legg

    2021Colorado Territory, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Cheyenne Lance"

    Cheyenne Lance

    by John Legg

    1984Colorado Territory, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Hard Land"

    Hard Land

    by John Legg

    2022Colorado Territory, Book 6

Forts of Freedom books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Siege at Fort Defiance"

    Siege at Fort Defiance

    by John Legg

    1994Forts of Freedom, Book 3
  2. Book cover for "Treaty at Fort Laramie"

    Treaty at Fort Laramie

    by John Legg

    1994Forts of Freedom, Book 1
  3. Book cover for "War at Bent's Fort"

    War at Bent's Fort

    by John Legg

    1994Forts of Freedom, Book 2
  4. Book cover for "Blood at Fort Bridger"

    Blood at Fort Bridger

    by John Legg

    1995Forts of Freedom, Book 4

Forts of Freedom books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Treaty at Fort Laramie"

    Treaty at Fort Laramie

    by John Legg

    1994Forts of Freedom, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "War at Bent's Fort"

    War at Bent's Fort

    by John Legg

    1994Forts of Freedom, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Siege at Fort Defiance"

    Siege at Fort Defiance

    by John Legg

    1994Forts of Freedom, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Blood at Fort Bridger"

    Blood at Fort Bridger

    by John Legg

    1995Forts of Freedom, Book 4

Mountain Country books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Southwest Thunder"

    Southwest Thunder

    by John Legg

    1993Mountain Country, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Mountain Thunder"

    Mountain Thunder

    by John Legg

    1994Mountain Country, Book 3
  3. Book cover for "Winter Thunder"

    Winter Thunder

    by John Legg

    1994Mountain Country, Book 2

Mountain Country books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Southwest Thunder"

    Southwest Thunder

    by John Legg

    1993Mountain Country, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Winter Thunder"

    Winter Thunder

    by John Legg

    1994Mountain Country, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Mountain Thunder"

    Mountain Thunder

    by John Legg

    1994Mountain Country, Book 3

Mountain Times books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Blackfoot Dawn"

    Blackfoot Dawn

    by John Legg

    2016Mountain Times, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Winter Rage"

    Winter Rage

    by John Legg

    2016Mountain Times, Book 1
  3. Book cover for "Mountain Rage"

    Mountain Rage

    by John Legg

    2018Mountain Times, Book 3

Mountain Times books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Winter Rage"

    Winter Rage

    by John Legg

    2016Mountain Times, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Blackfoot Dawn"

    Blackfoot Dawn

    by John Legg

    2016Mountain Times, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Mountain Rage"

    Mountain Rage

    by John Legg

    2018Mountain Times, Book 3

Savage Land books in order

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  1. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Land"

    To Face a Savage Land

    by John Legg

    2007Savage Land, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Mountain"

    To Face a Savage Mountain

    by John Legg

    2023Savage Land, Book 3
  3. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Winter"

    To Face a Savage Winter

    by John Legg

    2023Savage Land, Book 2
  4. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Time"

    To Face a Savage Time

    by John Legg

    2024Savage Land, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Trail"

    To Face a Savage Trail

    by John Legg

    2024Savage Land, Book 5

Savage Land books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Land"

    To Face a Savage Land

    by John Legg

    2007Savage Land, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Winter"

    To Face a Savage Winter

    by John Legg

    2023Savage Land, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Mountain"

    To Face a Savage Mountain

    by John Legg

    2023Savage Land, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Time"

    To Face a Savage Time

    by John Legg

    2024Savage Land, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "To Face a Savage Trail"

    To Face a Savage Trail

    by John Legg

    2024Savage Land, Book 5

The Rocky Mountain Lawmen books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Sheriff's Blood"

    Sheriff's Blood

    by John Legg

    1992The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Blood In The Snow"

    Blood In The Snow

    by John Legg

    1993The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Shoshoni Vengeance"

    Shoshoni Vengeance

    by John Legg

    1993The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Vigilante Coffin"

    Vigilante Coffin

    by John Legg

    1993The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Hard Justice"

    Hard Justice

    by John Legg

    2016The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "On the Devil's Trail"

    On the Devil's Trail

    by John Legg

    2026The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 6

The Rocky Mountain Lawmen books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Sheriff's Blood"

    Sheriff's Blood

    by John Legg

    1992The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Blood In The Snow"

    Blood In The Snow

    by John Legg

    1993The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Shoshoni Vengeance"

    Shoshoni Vengeance

    by John Legg

    1993The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Vigilante Coffin"

    Vigilante Coffin

    by John Legg

    1993The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Hard Justice"

    Hard Justice

    by John Legg

    2016The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "On the Devil's Trail"

    On the Devil's Trail

    by John Legg

    2026The Rocky Mountain Lawmen, Book 6

John Legg collections, short stories, and related book types

Short Stories/Novellas

  1. Book cover for "The Last Cheyenne"

    The Last Cheyenne

    by John Legg

    2015
  2. Book cover for "Dead Man's Gun"

    Dead Man's Gun

    by John Legg

    2016

Standalone John Legg books

  1. Book cover for "Showdown At Six-Gun Mine"

    Showdown At Six-Gun Mine

    by John Legg

    1989
  2. Book cover for "Medicine Wagon"

    Medicine Wagon

    by John Legg

    1990
  3. Book cover for "Gunfight In Mescalito"

    Gunfight In Mescalito

    by John Legg

    1991
  4. Book cover for "Flintlock Trail"

    Flintlock Trail

    by John Legg

    1997
  5. Book cover for "Blood Of The Scalphunter"

    Blood Of The Scalphunter

    by John Legg

    2012
  6. Book cover for "Death in Helltown"

    Death in Helltown

    by John Legg

    2015
  7. Book cover for "Wolf"

    Wolf

    by John Legg

    2015
  8. Book cover for "Cold Killer"

    Cold Killer

    by John Legg

    2016
  9. Book cover for "Doc McGill"

    Doc McGill

    by John Legg

    2016
  10. Book cover for "Long Time Gone"

    Long Time Gone

    by John Legg

    2016
  11. Book cover for "Finn's War"

    Finn's War

    by John Legg

    2017
  12. Book cover for "Outlaw's Trail"

    Outlaw's Trail

    by John Legg

    2017
  13. Book cover for "Shadowwalker"

    Shadowwalker

    by John Legg

    2017
  14. Book cover for "Comanche Blood"

    Comanche Blood

    by John Legg

    2019
  15. Book cover for "Fire Along The Big Muddy"

    Fire Along The Big Muddy

    by John Legg

    2020
  16. Book cover for "Mountain Captive"

    Mountain Captive

    by John Legg

    2020
  17. Book cover for "The Frontiersman"

    The Frontiersman

    by John Legg

    2020
  18. Book cover for "Final Justice"

    Final Justice

    by John Legg

    2023

Author bio

John Legg writes Western fiction shaped by a long-running interest in the American frontier, especially the Rocky Mountain fur trade. His stories follow trappers, bounty hunters, lawmen, soldiers, and other people trying to make a life in country where winter, distance, and violence can all be deadly.

Before fiction became his full-time focus, Legg built a career in journalism. He earned a B.A. in Communications and an M.S. in Journalism, then spent many years working as a newspaper copy editor. That work shows up in the direct, forward-moving way his novels are put together.

He also served in the U.S. Air Force.

Legg wrote his first two novels, Cheyenne Lance and Medicine Wagon, while he was still working on his degrees. Both books look toward the early West and the hard choices facing people drawn to its open country. Cheyenne Lance introduced a subject that would remain important to him, the fur trade and the demanding lives of mountain men.

Over the years, he has published more than seventy novels, most with Old West settings. Some are historical adventures built around real places and periods, including War at Bent's Fort, Treaty at Fort Laramie, Siege at Fort Defiance, and Blood at Fort Bridger. Others are connected series, where readers can stay with a familiar hero through new dangers.

The range is wider than it first appears. In the Colorado Territory books, bounty hunter Brodie Pike gets pulled into fights he knows he should avoid. The Arizona Territory novels follow frontier lawman Jack Guthrie. The Rocky Mountain Lawmen stories center on Sheriff Jonas Culpepper and his mastiff, Bear. In the Savage Land books, Hawley Cooper faces the brutal learning curve of life as a trapper in the Rockies.

The mountains keep calling.

Legg has also written under several pseudonyms. His work includes contributions to the Ramseys series, as well as the complete eight-book Saddle Tramp and Wildgun series. He has written adventure, paranormal Western, and fantasy fiction too, including Cold Killer, Wolf, and Shadowwalker.

His nonfiction interest runs alongside the novels. Legg wrote Shinin' Trails: A Possibles Bag of Fur Trade History and has published articles on Western history. He was also involved with a living-history group focused on portraying the fur trade period accurately, an experience that fed his interest in the practical details of frontier life.

That attention to the everyday stuff matters in these books. Readers meet people worrying about food, horses, weather, ammunition, loyalty, and the long ride home, not just the next gunfight.

After retiring from journalism, Legg continued writing. He remains a member of Western Fictioneers, and his later work has returned again and again to the Rocky Mountains, where survival is never guaranteed and every trail can lead to trouble.

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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