Louis LAmour Books in Order

American pilot Joe Mack escapes a Soviet prison camp and attempts to cross Siberia toward the Bering Strait. Drawing on his ancestors' survival skills, he must evade Alekhin, a tracker who understands the same harsh wilderness.

After killing a gunman, Jim Gary finds himself pursued by the dead man's companions and burdened with a reputation he never wanted. A ranch job brings further danger when he risks being labeled a rustler and murderer.

Freelance pilots Steven Cowan, Mike Thorne and Turk Madden confront enemies in a world approaching war. These adventure stories take them from South Seas islands to Asian skies and South American jungles, where flying means risking their lives.

Jed Asbury assumes a dead man's identity, while Allen Ring must defend land won in a card game. These western stories follow wanderers and ranch hands whose search for belonging tests their loyalty and courage.

Chick Bowdrie travels to Deadwood to take killer Curly Starr back to Texas. A woman's plea to clear her brother complicates the assignment, while Starr's gang waits to ambush both the Ranger and his prisoner.

This collection restores four early western magazine novels that L'Amour later expanded into longer books. Alongside the title story are Showdown Trail, A Man Called Trent and The Trail to Peach Meadow Canyon, preserving their original versions.

Three early western magazine novels appear here in the shorter forms that preceded L'Amour's expanded books. The title adventure is joined by Riders of the Dawn and Showdown on the Hogback, offering the stories in their earlier shapes.

Chick Bowdrie investigates the ambush that killed Mexican outlaw Zaparo and fourteen members of his gang. Following scarce clues toward a ranch, he discovers that his chief suspect may have unsettling connections to the Texas Rangers.

Four miners become trapped after a cave-in and struggle to save themselves as death approaches. This fictionalized account draws on L'Amour's mining experiences, pairing a survival story with observations about the dangerous work underground.

Gunfighter Rock Bannon warns a wagon train that its persuasive new guide is leading the settlers into danger. Distrusted because of his reputation, he must protect them while confronting a brewing conflict over land.

A desperate letter draws investigator Mike Raglan to a remote mesa in the contemporary Southwest. His search for an old friend leads beyond ordinary reality into violence and mysteries connected with ancient cliff dwellers.

Tramp freighter captain Ponga Jim Mayo wants to run his ship without interference, but trouble follows him through East Indian waters. These stories pit him against pirates, spies, gunrunners and others threatening his vessel and crew.

Selected by his daughter Angelique, these quotations gather passages from L'Amour's novels and stories, including the Sackett books. The collection presents thoughts about life, experience and the frontier through the voices of his fictional characters.

Chick Bowdrie intervenes when Josh Pettibone faces hanging and a determined land grabber wants his property. The Texas Ranger must pursue justice for a stubborn loner while confronting a man prepared to do anything for the land.

Allen Ring wins a ranch in a poker game, then discovers an unsolved murder connected to the property. Someone believes he holds the missing answer, drawing him into a conflict that may involve the town marshal.

Ranch workers and small landowners defend their livelihoods, friends and convictions in these western stories. Danny Lonigan confronts rustlers, while other riders face powerful opponents and difficult choices about what loyalty requires of them.

L'Amour explores the research and inspirations behind his Sackett novels, examining their characters, places and historical settings. This personal guide connects the fictional family's adventures with the real landscapes and experiences that helped shape the books.

Foreman Jim Sandifer welcomes his employer home, but the man's new fiancée and her son soon cause trouble. As Lee Martin turns the rancher against his neighbors, Jim must prevent a range war without losing his job.

L'Amour recalls leaving school to learn through travel, work and extensive reading. Experiences as a seaman, miner and prizefighter join memories of the people and books that shaped his education and eventual life as a writer.

A gunman must confront a murderer using his identity, while another man accepts a dangerous treasure job for love. These western stories follow riders, gamblers and unexpected schoolteachers whose choices draw them into life-threatening conflicts.

Texas Ranger Chick Bowdrie investigates a ranch foreman who vanished with fifteen thousand dollars. The man's foster daughter suspects murder, while the new foreman and the ranch owner give Bowdrie reasons to question the apparent theft.

This collection gathers seven Western tales, including a drifter's dispute with a cattleman over unclaimed land. When Kim Sartain decides to homestead the contested meadow, his opponent hires a gunman to settle the argument permanently.

These eight Western stories follow outlaws and the people who confront them. A marshal struggles with a goldmine swindler, a rodeo rider faces a feared bronco, and a condemned troublemaker insists that he is innocent.

Robert Weinberg explores Louis L'Amour's life and writing through interviews, correspondence, biographical sketches and fellow writers' recollections. Publication histories, story summaries and adaptation checklists make this companion a guide to the author and his work.

Mike Bastian has been raised to inherit outlaw Ben Curry's criminal empire. As he prepares for his first robbery and falls in love, he must decide whether to follow his adoptive father's plans or risk breaking away.

Ward McQueen arrives to take possession of the Firebox range and discovers its former owner murdered. Following a bloody trail into Pelona, he must unravel the town's double-dealing while facing the people behind the killing.

Three Western stories include the troubles of trail driver Jim Gatlin, mistaken for another man in the cattle town of Tucker. Drawn into a fight over a ranch, he must survive the consequences of someone else's identity.

Marshal Fitz Moore prepares to defend Sentinel from a murderous bank-robbing gang. Julia Heath's arrival complicates his duty when she accuses him of killing her brother, forcing Moore to confront the past while protecting the town.

Nine Western tales follow cattlemen, gamblers, lawmen, outlaws and women seeking independence on the frontier. Their encounters turn questions of land, money and loyalty into conflicts where a wrong decision can lead to a deadly confrontation.

Fourteen frontier stories follow people forced to defend land, honor or their lives. A farmer flees a dead man's brothers, a drifter faces a hanging posse, and an aging marshal confronts someone who knows his secret.

A stranger kills Boquilla's town bully and is welcomed as a hero, with townspeople wondering whether he is the famous Kilkenny. Their generosity encourages him to stay, but doubts about his identity threaten his comfortable new life.

This collection follows frontier people facing danger in unexpected forms, from a trail driver's courtship to a battered homesteader's struggle to survive. Rustler Roundup adds a town divided by suspicions that cattle thieves live among its residents.

Nine early Western stories feature strangers caught in ranch disputes and men facing the consequences of risky choices. In Four-Card Draw, winning a ranch brings Allen Ring into an unsolved murder case instead of a peaceful new life.

Chick Bowdrie investigates a man's death on a smugglers' trail near Valverde. A ranch owner's account of an old gold robbery raises questions about hidden loot, while a sniper makes the ranger's search for answers more dangerous.

Compiled by Peter Haining, this anthology collects American Western stories associated with classic Wild West films. It ranges across familiar frontier figures and settings—cowboys, outlaws, and pioneers—and includes Elmore Leonard’s “Three-Ten to Yuma.”

These frontier tales follow a marshal hunting a killer, a wounded drifter offered another chance and a woman defending her home. The title novella brings a young woman a disturbing message about the men closest to her.

Ten stories range from the American West to Siberia, Hollywood and the boxing ring. Cattle theft, buried gold, dangerous opponents and an isolated woman's encounter with a fortune hunter place the characters' survival and loyalties under pressure.

Nine stories take readers from boxing clubs and private detectives' cases to dangerous waters in Asia. A boxer faces the man who ruined his father, while treasure seekers and diamond hunters must judge whom they can trust.

Ten adventure stories range from Brazil to Tibet and the American frontier. A boxer seeks redemption, a frontiersman protects two orphans, and a Tibetan leader guides horsemen across dangerous mountains to preserve his people's way of life.

Willie Nelson performs four Western stories: Mistakes Can Kill You, The Nester and the Piute, Trail to Pie Town and Big Medicine. The collection brings together tales of honor, betrayal, courage and loyalty on the frontier.

Eleven stories follow pilots, boxers, ranchers and detectives facing danger, greed and questions of loyalty. In the title tale, an oil executive survives an Arctic plane crash and must fight cold and starvation with unexpected inner strength.

Twelve stories range across frontier danger, espionage and crime. A framed rodeo rider searches for killers, a pilot carries agents into Russia, and a wounded man struggles to finish a letter that could defend his family name.

Young cowboy Johnny Buck discovers a murdered man and a bag of possible gold after a fall from his horse. Suspicious ranch hands threaten him, forcing him to investigate a lost mine and missing prospector to survive.

This first collected volume gathers thirty-five frontier stories, introducing the short fiction behind L'Amour's Western novels. The tales offer separate adventures across the Old West, making it a starting point for readers who prefer shorter narratives.

Cullen Baker returns to East Texas hoping to farm his own land, but old enemies and an outlaw threaten his homecoming. With the woman he loves also at risk, he develops a faster way to draw his gun.

Leo Carver faces hanging for a stagecoach robbery and two murders, despite insisting he is innocent. As a mob gathers outside the jail, a woman questions the evidence and searches for the truth before the sentence is carried out.

These frontier stories include a young man's ordeal in a blizzard and a lawman's hunt for a dangerous killer. Texas Ranger Chick Bowdrie also appears in tales where duty, friendship and suspicion pull people in conflicting directions.

Six early Western stories include Steve Mehan's race to recover cattle-sale money after a bank failure. With ranchers depending on him, he must reach the Portland branch before a steamer delivers news that could make withdrawal impossible.

Twenty-eight Western stories follow people whose courage is tested by outlaws, mistaken identities and suspicion. A couple seeks refuge with criminals, a drifter impersonates a murdered man, and a young suitor faces accusations of cowardice.

These adventure stories follow merchant seaman Ponga Jim Mayo and aviators facing dangerous missions across the world. Ships, intelligence operations, Arctic survival and flights through remote mountains place their crews' lives and loyalties under constant pressure.

This pair of Western stories includes Matt Sabre's promise to deliver a dying man's money to his wife, who is defending their ranch. War Party brings a frontier woman, a boy and a potential protector together.

This frontier collection follows fugitives, drifters, fortune seekers and women trying to establish homes. Old grievances and uncertain strangers force its characters to make sudden choices about trust, survival and the lives they hope to build.

Four Western tales follow people pushed into dangerous confrontations. A prospector hides his gold discovery from an approaching Apache group, a ranch foreman encounters a suspicious gambler, and threatened settlers turn to a gunfighter for protection.

Texas Ranger Chick Bowdrie investigates a bank robbery after five bandits flee with ten thousand dollars. A local man's horse draws suspicion, and Bowdrie must follow the killers' trail to clear an innocent person's name.

The Cactus Kid rides toward a spring dance, hoping to meet Bess O'Neal. On a lonely mountain trail, Miguel and Lobo Fernandez confront him, turning his plans for an evening of dancing into a dangerous encounter with revenge.

Lou Morgan arrives in Battle Basin, drawn by money and the woman who once abandoned him. Hired by one of her suitors to eliminate a rival, he becomes a target and questions what the men really want.

Thirty-three stories explore crime, boxing and the places where the two intersect. Fighters, laborers and wealthy schemers face corruption, uncertain fortunes and dangerous ambitions in settings that carry L'Amour's adventures beyond the Western frontier.

This Western collection includes a prospector risking an avalanche to extract gold and a returning nephew questioning his uncle's supposed gunfight death. Other tales follow a desert posse and Kilkenny's obligation to help an old friend.

These frontier stories follow a man struggling to return home, a ranch foreman trying to prevent a range war and sheriff Utah Blaine hunting a killer. Survival and competing loyalties test people seeking justice or another chance.

This seventh collection of frontier stories includes a ranch foreman's stand against a range war and Utah Blaine's search for a murderer. Other characters struggle toward home or a fresh start while facing danger and divided loyalties.

Five Western stories follow people facing disputed land, old obligations and reputations for cowardice. Jed Asbury takes up a dead settler's plans, while Allen Ring discovers that the ranch he won comes with an unresolved murder.

Three Western stories follow gunmen confronting questions of duty and conscience. Morgan Clyde hires out his weapon without judging his employers, while Matt Sabre faces a dying man's request and a ranch dispute that demands he choose sides.

Three Western tales put personal loyalty against danger: Johnny O'Day must help the boy he resented, Ross Haney seeks a foothold amid a ranch feud, and Krag Moran becomes entangled in a deadly dispute between ranchers and settlers.

Six Western stories follow riders whose chances of a fresh start are disrupted by trouble. A ranch won at cards carries an unsolved murder, a cattleman's bank fails, and another rider risks his livelihood by opposing a raid.

This collection presents six Western stories in restored texts, following frontier characters confronting violence and opportunity. A deadly gunman and a newcomer who discovers gold feature among people forced to make difficult choices on the range.

This collection gathers early Western stories, including work first published under the name Jim Mayo. Prospectors, sheriffs, outlaws, and other frontier characters face danger and moral choices in a landscape where survival depends on courage and judgment.

Cattleman Jum Gatlin is mistaken for a man standing in the way of a ruthless rancher's ambitions. Framed for murder, he must clear his name while helping protect the property at the center of the conflict.

Ward McQueen and Kim Sartain work together on the Tumbling K ranch, but each wants a future of his own. Their hopes for love and land draw them into challenges that test both friendship and resolve.

Six Western tales place survival and responsibility in conflict. A prospector must decide whether unstable gold-bearing rock is worth the risk, a returning rider finds his uncle's ranch changed, and a foreman faces gunmen after discovering troubling traces.

Martin Schreiber's photographs explore the working cowboy through images of labor and open landscapes. With an introduction by Louis L'Amour, the collection considers how the realities of ranch work intersect with the enduring mythology of the American West.

Wounded rider Rock Bannon is rescued by settlers traveling to Oregon. When a persuasive stranger urges them onto a different trail, Bannon recognizes the dangers ahead and struggles to stop the wagon train from entering a deadly conflict.

Childhood friends Ben Cowan and Bijah Catlow have become a marshal and an outlaw. When Catlow heads into Mexico for a major robbery, Cowan must pursue him, caught between enforcing the law and bringing his friend back alive.

Beau L'Amour introduces twenty-one unpublished works from his father's archives, including incomplete novels, stories, and outlines. Notes and correspondence reveal the plans behind these unfinished projects and the writing struggles that kept some ambitions from reaching completion.

On the eve of World War II, the SS Lichenfield crosses the Pacific carrying explosive naphtha. Its crew's intersecting histories, ambitions, and resentments create dangers of their own, tying every life aboard to the fate of the ship.

Three linked novelettes follow the Cactus Kid through frontier danger and romance. Although he would prefer a peaceful life, encounters with gunmen force him to rely on quick judgment and his weapon to survive repeated challenges.

Rock Bannon joins an Oregon-bound wagon train after recovering from an attack. A charming stranger persuades its leaders to change routes, but Bannon knows the new trail leads toward dangerous territory and a powerful rancher's domain.

Beau L'Amour examines more unpublished stories, partial novels, and notes from his father's archives. Settings range from the Western frontier to Asia and the future, while commentary traces the author's transition from pulp writing to novels.