Max Brand Books in Order

A chance encounter in Hawaii brings Harrigan together with McTee, a man whose authority he soon challenges aboard ship. Their rivalry develops amid danger at sea, a search for treasure, and competition for the same woman's love.

Raised by Canadian Jesuits, Pierre learns that the father he thought dead has been shot by the gunfighter McGurk. Leaving his religious training behind, he rides south into a world of outlaws, divided loyalties, and revenge.

Whistling Dan Barry lives close to the wild with his stallion Satan and wolf-dog Black Bart. His bond with Kate Cumberland offers a settled future, but a confrontation with outlaw Jim Silent threatens to unleash his violent instincts.

Clung grows up in the Southwest with a Chinese father, uncertain parentage, and an unusual talent for firearms. After a deadly confrontation, his skill keeps him alive while prejudice and repeated violence leave him increasingly isolated.

Jerry Peyton inherits his father's ranch and enemies, then suffers an attack by farmers who mistake him for a horse thief. While he recovers, the real thief steals a treasured gun, drawing Jerry into further trouble.

Whistling Dan's life with his horse and wolf-dog intersects with an eastern doctor, a woman loved by three men, and a gunfighter seeking repayment of a debt. Competing loyalties draw these characters together in the mountain desert.

Four writers explore whether love could survive if a man and woman were chained together for three days. Max Brand joins Achmed Abdullah, E. K. Means, and Perley Poore Sheehan in stories examining affection under enforced closeness.

After his father is murdered, eastern newcomer Anthony Bard travels west to find the killer, William Drew. As Anthony follows the trail, an old friendship and a shared love complicate the simple revenge he originally sought.

Bull Hunter's enormous strength masks a gentle nature and years of mistreatment by his relatives. Pursuing the gunfighter Pete Reeve pushes him beyond that sheltered life, testing his courage and forcing him to discover what he can do.

Andy Lanning wants a quiet life, despite his uncle's training in riding and shooting. When he believes he has killed a bully during a fight, Andy flees into the hills and faces life as a hunted outlaw.

Gunfighter Donnegan arrives in a mining town and agrees to help Colonel Macon recover disputed claims. His attraction to Macon's daughter Lou complicates an assignment that pits him against outlaws and the consequences of his own past.

Bill Gregg steals Ronicky Doone's horse in his desperate search for Caroline Smith. Instead of becoming enemies, the men join forces, traveling from the West to New York to rescue Caroline from the dangerous John Mark.

After years of quiet life with Kate and their daughter Joan, Whistling Dan Barry returns to violence when an injustice demands revenge. His pursuit of seven men threatens the peace his family has worked to build.

The stallion Alcatraz has learned to distrust people and escapes onto the range after nearly killing a rider. Red Jim sets out to claim the horse, facing an animal whose strength and anger make every approach dangerous.

Ronicky Doone arrives in Twin Springs to find the Jenkins and Bennett families locked in a feud over land and honor. Drawn to Elsie Bennett, he takes her family's side as shootings and shifting alliances threaten the town.

Ronicky Doone overhears outlaw Jack Moon plotting against Hugh Dawn and races to warn him and his daughter. When Moon's gang forces the family into a hunt for buried treasure, Ronicky must protect them from the desperadoes.

Gambler Ben Connor sees a fortune in racing an Eden Gray horse and tracks down the secluded owner of the breed. When the owner refuses to sell, Connor must decide how far he will go to obtain one.

These stories place men between attraction and judgment: two friends become rivals over Kate Malone, while newly wealthy Joseph Larrimee finds a woman's glove. His search for its owner points toward a woman traveling with dangerous-looking companions.

Banker Jerrold Jarvice Jones slips out of his ordinary life when Sylvia Ensor mistakes him for the leader of a secret society. Accepting the role draws him into a criminal organization where discovery could place them both in danger.

Harry Gloster finds his mining partners murdered and flees toward Mexico, fearing he will be blamed for their deaths. Meeting Joan Daniels gives him a reason to linger, but an approaching posse forces him to choose between love and escape.

Colonel Macon sends Donnegan to escort his daughter Lou to a mining town and reclaim her fiance's loyalty and promised revenue. If persuasion fails, Donnegan must confront a man protected by Lord Nick and his gunfighters.

A bitter feud between two families brings an unlikely gunfighter into a paid duel. The assignment forces him to weigh money and loyalty when he discovers that settling the families' quarrel could mean killing his own friend.

Mary Valentine's flirtations keep the young men around her ranch in conflict. When the outlaw Jess Dreer robs her uncle and enters the family's orbit, attraction and suspicion turn the ranch's existing tensions into a more dangerous struggle.

Thief Steven Train accepts a well-paid assignment to find a wealthy rancher's missing friend. The job requires an honest man, leaving Train to navigate both the dangers of the search and the uncomfortable expectations attached to his employment.

Bull Hunter's friend Pete Reeve faces the consequences of his outlaw past and the prospect of hanging. Loyal to the man who helped him, Bull steps into a dangerous effort to save Reeve before the law closes in.

In Argentina, the outlaw known as the Tiger has made powerful enemies through killing and theft. Charles Dupont is drawn into one man's revenge scheme, placing him between a feared gunman and someone prepared to manipulate him.

Three prospectors abandon the injured Hal Sinclair in the desert and invent a story to conceal their responsibility for his death. His brother Riley, a gunfighter, pursues them, turning their escape into a struggle against relentless revenge.

Leaving Virginia to search for his father, young Lew Dorset becomes a hunter on the western prairies. Friendship with Chuck Morris and life among the Sioux bring him into battles and divided loyalties that test their bond.

Gunfighter John Sherburn reaches Amityville, Texas, where businessman Peter Gresham hires him to oversee his affairs. Gresham intends to hunt the chief who killed his brother, leaving the new partners exposed to the dangers of a revenge campaign.

Jim Curry wants to abandon his outlaw identity as the Red Devil and lets gambler Charlie Marks take his place. When Marks begins stealing and killing under that name, Jim must confront the damage done in his absence.

King Charlie's authority belongs to an older, rougher West that is disappearing as the territory becomes settled. Determined to choose a successor on his own terms, he demands a man capable of winning the inheritance through gunfire.

Lew Melody drives dangerous drifters from his town, yet respectable residents continue to shun him. When circumstances force him to break a promise to the woman he loves, he finds himself drawn onto an outlaw's trail.

A masked gunman called the Shadow spreads fear through a town, and suspicion falls on the quick-drawing Tom Converse. Sylvia believes he is innocent, but identifying the real rider depends on sparse clues and questions of mistaken identity.

The Whisperer hides his face behind a mask and disguises his voice, keeping his identity secret even among bandits. Seeking a major robbery, he recruits a gang whose greed threatens both the plan and his carefully guarded solitude.

A paralysis in Jim Conover's right arm gives rival gunfighters a chance to challenge his reputation. When a neighboring doctor and family enemy demands a duel, Jim must defend himself with only his left hand available.

After the notorious gunfighter Black Jack is killed, his son Terry grows up in the care of others. As Terry reaches adulthood, those around him question whether his upbringing can keep him from following his father's violent path.

Ten-year-old orphans Blackie and Red run away so they can settle their constant rivalry. Prospector Andy Connell takes them in, but their contrasting ideas about fairness and his wife's resistance make building a family difficult.

Facing prison and financial ruin, Billy Newlands tricks wealthy Beatrice into marriage. A crash interrupts their honeymoon, and believing her dead, he tries to reform at a mining camp, where the past refuses to stay buried.

Pierre Ryder leaves his Jesuit training after learning that his supposedly dead father is dying from a gunshot. Riding into unfamiliar country to seek revenge, he encounters Jacqueline Boone and faces a conflict between faith, love, and violence.

A descendant of French royalty rules a vast estate in the American Northwest. His wealth and physical strength feed a hunger for power, and his ruthless whims shape the lives of both his dependents and his family.

Buccaneer leader Sir Louis Madelin commands the Careless on raids against galleons and fortified towns. His adventures put his followers in repeated danger, with battles at sea and sword fights driving their pursuit of plunder.

Jean Limousin grows up under a ruthless father who expects him to excel at riding, shooting and gambling. After a disastrous gambling loss, Jean flees west, fearing that his father will kill him for disgracing the family.

Raised by Father McGuire, Lee receives a long prison sentence after killing in self-defense. His escape makes him a mountain fugitive, dependent on a few trusted allies while he tries to survive beyond the law.

A dying friend entrusts young Les Tarron with a steel box and asks him to guard its contents. The encounter sets him on a dangerous path, with imprisonment, pursuit and betrayal shaping his struggle for justice.

Outlaw Hugo Ames witnesses the murder of an elderly miner, Truck Janvers. He sets out after the four killers, following their trail beyond the mountains into a pursuit that draws him deeper into danger.

Henry Tyson leaves the comforts of New York society to seek a frontiersman's life. His journey carries him among rustlers, outlaws and dishonest gamblers, where the freedom he wanted comes with threats he must learn to face.

Randal must make his ranch profitable to inherit his grandfather's fortune, but rustlers undermine his efforts. He turns to an unlikely group of helpers, including the boy Pepillo and a man he once sent to jail.

A stranger rides into Gloryville determined to reclaim Henry Swain's ranch. With his fast horse and skill with a gun, he takes on the struggle for the property and the woman he hopes to marry.

After beating a wealthy man's son, Lee Porfil is framed for murder and escapes from jail. His flight into the mountains brings help from dangerous men, leaving him torn between survival and his wish to live honestly.

Sandy's strength and gentle manner make him an effective horse breaker, but his employer cheats him. Afraid Sandy will retaliate, the rancher hires outlaws to kill the worker he has wronged.

Young drifter the Kid becomes part of Joe Simon's scheme to impersonate a missing heir in Mexico. Their journey to the Vereal estate entangles him in a plot involving inheritance, deception and stolen treasure.

John Scovil arranges his daughter's kidnapping, hoping danger will shake her out of her lethargy. When she escapes from hired rogue Jerry Aiken, the scheme unravels, and Aiken must find her to avoid imprisonment.

Gunfighter Harry Grant faces trouble from both his old gang and the law. He turns to Tommy Mayo, whose fast draw might help, but Tommy's temper threatens to make their already dangerous situation worse.

Gunman Weldon tries to protect a frail young woman from dangerous men near the Mexican border. A woman with criminal ambitions draws his attention elsewhere, complicating his efforts to help while tempting him toward trouble across the border.

Orphaned Glanvill Tucker has grown up among the Cheyenne. Returning to white society, he brings skills learned as a warrior, but must find his place among people whose expectations differ sharply from the life he knows.

A young fighter becomes caught up in a villain's affairs and a scheme involving a five-million-dollar prize. A woman disguised as a young person from Hong Kong adds another layer of mystery to the Western adventure.

Terry Shawn robs the rich to help the poor while keeping ahead of the law. In a secluded mountain valley, he encounters Shannon, an older recluse whose troubled past challenges Terry's ideas about adventure and responsibility.

Raised in isolation by recluse Oliver Aytoun, Philip leaves Pillar Mountain with great strength but little knowledge of people. His journey draws him into deception and a feud when a young woman seeks help for her brother.

Jim Pleasant captures gunslinger Charlie Rizdal for the larger reward offered for bringing him in alive. His success brings another danger: Charlie's brother puts a price on Jim's head, attracting outlaws across the territory.

Circus worker Anthony Castracane meets Muriel Lester as she travels west to marry someone else. Following her to Dodge City, he must use the skills he learned under the big top to survive its dangers.

Louise Asprey saves gunman Slim Jim Geraldi from a posse, then asks him to find her fugitive father. A relative's plan to seize the father's fortune puts Slim Jim on the trail of a hired killer.

Sammy sees a chance to profit by buying cheap horses in Texas and selling them farther north. Getting the mustang herd to market requires crossing dangerous country, turning a business plan into a test of survival.

Tom Fuller joins Oliver Champion in a search for a hidden valley and learns to fight, shoot and love. Discovering that his companion is an escaped convict forces Tom to weigh their friendship against the demands of the law.

David Parry flees a stepmother who wants him killed so her own son can inherit. He joins Tom Gloster, another young man escaping family mistreatment, on a journey across the continent with murderers pursuing them.

Lindley Brister disappoints his father by favoring thought over physical strength. He sets out to tame Mistral, a gray stallion that has killed previous masters, risking his life in an effort that may change their relationship.

Don Felipe Consalvo arrives at the McCay ranch and wins the colonel's daughter's affection. Sheriff Rankin suspects the charming visitor wants the family's wealth, but stopping a gunman whose opponents never survive is another matter.

Wrongfully convicted of robbery by jurors acting out of personal malice, Harry Destry returns determined to take revenge. His pursuit of the twelve men sets him against the community that condemned him and tests his judgment.

Wanted gunman Charlie Lamb enters Colonel Stockton's tightly controlled ranching valley. The colonel hopes to use Charlie's charm to disrupt an inconvenient romance, but his daughter Olivia has plans of her own.

After five years in prison for a stagecoach robbery, Jim Fantom returns to Burned Hill. He wants to settle accounts with Larry Phelan and Tom Dollar, the accomplices who testified against him to save themselves.

Outlaw Harry Delancey robs gamblers and thieves while secretly living as Chinese scholar Ching Wo. When the sea captain blamed for his mother's death reaches the region, his long-standing quest for vengeance becomes urgent.

Dionysus descends into the underworld to seek the release of his mother, Semele. This narrative poem follows his encounters with Persephone, Pluto, and Prometheus as he searches for a way beyond the limits imposed by death.

Drifter Speedy becomes deputy sheriff in the lawless town of Sunday Slough. Facing claim jumpers, thieves and crooked lawmen, he relies on his speed and skill at unarmed combat to challenge the men who exploit the town.

After his father is murdered, Flash Baldwin inherits a six-gun and sees it as a call to act. He travels through the West searching for the killer, carrying a legacy that pulls him toward danger.

Edward Dugan travels west to investigate a suspicious offer for mining shares he inherited. His companion Red recognizes the buyer as Bonanza Chris and stays to help Dugan face a man determined to reclaim the mine.

Tex Arnold sets out to capture Jesse Jackson, a man who rides into places the law is afraid to enter. His determination pits him against an elusive opponent beyond the reach of ordinary law enforcement.

A dispute over a steer sparks a bloody feud between the Chaney and Morgan families, leaving Holy Creek expecting more deaths. Barry Litton rides into town determined to stop the violence by taking matters into his own hands.

A drifter known as the Sleeper hears about a legendary gun with twenty notches that supposedly never misses. His determination to possess it threatens the freedom he values as the weapon begins to change his life.

Charlie Dexter rides into Monte Verde to confront the renegades who killed members of his family. His search for revenge brings him into a violent struggle in Dexter Valley, where settling the deaths means facing armed enemies.

Jingo exposes Wally Rankin's cheating at a Tower Creek poker game, provoking a gunfight and threats of retaliation. With the Parson beside him, he faces the dangerous Rankin brothers as the dispute becomes a deadly pursuit.

A valuable gold strike leads to the murder of two prospectors and a false accusation against their backer. Adventurer Sam Shannigan is hired to save the innocent fugitive from a lynch mob and uncover the real killer.

Jingo arrives in Tower Creek during its twentieth anniversary celebration and watches a high-stakes poker game at Joe Slade's saloon. Discovering that Wally Rankin is cheating puts him on a collision course with the gambler.

The Montana Kid and his friends find themselves hunted in Mexico by Mateo Rubriz's bandits and the chief Hermozo. Outnumbered and under fire, the Kid leads his pursuers through deserts and mountains in a struggle to stay alive.

Joe Hyde distrusts the law after his father and brother suffered injustices. When Marshal Chip Werner asks him to become a deputy and pursue his friend's killers, learning their names turns his reluctance into a personal mission.

Jim Silver pursues his enemy Barry Christian into a deserted mine. With the lantern shattered and the two men hidden in darkness, their rivalry becomes a dangerous confrontation in which Christian cannot see his approaching adversary.

The young outlaw known as the King Bird tries to rescue an old friend's runaway daughter from a gang of robbers. Helping her forces him into difficult choices while his own life outside the law adds danger.

Former outlaw Larry Lynmouth wants to abandon his old life and become an honest man. Jay Cress refuses to believe he has changed, making Larry's attempt to go straight a struggle against people who expect the worst.

An old blind trainer recognizes promise in Duffer, a plough horse with uncertain ancestry. Training the animal and his young companion offers a chance to prove Duffer's abilities against horses with more established reputations.

Silvertip tracks outlaw Barry Christian into the mountains near Blue Water, but his enemy steals his stallion Parade and wolf Frosty. With two friends also drawn into Christian's hideout, Silvertip must confront the trap in the valley.

Raised among the Cheyennes, Rusty Sabin sets out to live among white people with his sacred white stallion. A thief wants the horse, an officer interferes with his romance, and his tribe presses him to return.

Prison has worn down Bert Willard, leaving his younger brother Rickie to care for him. When Rickie beats a gunman to the draw and becomes a target, Bert must recover his courage to protect the brother he depends on.

Rusty Sabin, a white boy raised among the Cheyenne, cannot endure a warrior's initiation and is branded a coward. He sets out on a dangerous quest to prove himself and regain his adopted tribe's respect.

The Montana Kid joins Mexican outlaw Mateo Rubriz on a raid to recover a jeweled crown stolen from a church by Duraya's governor. Entering the governor's fort is only part of the danger awaiting the pair.

Young Ever Winton loses both his Uncle Clay and his prized horse, Red Pacer. To get them back, he rides with the notorious Timberline, accepting a dangerous life outside the law rather than abandoning those he cares about.

In early twentieth-century Texas, aging marshal Tom Dallas forces outlaw Jack Ripley to help track a gang smuggling Chinese laborers into the country. Ripley must undertake the dangerous mission to escape a fabricated charge of passing counterfeit money.

Johnny Signal arrives in Monument, a town where outlaws and gamblers operate without fear of the law. His skill with a gun soon makes him enemies throughout the territory, trapping the young man among people determined to stop him.