Orin Chantry Books in Order

Wrongly condemned while serving official warrants, Orin Chantry narrowly escapes hanging with help from fellow lawmen. Disillusioned with the marshal service, he returns to bounty hunting, only to find Texas still needs someone willing to pursue its most dangerous criminals.

Orin rescues a spoiled sixteen-year-old left staked on the Texas prairie by outlaws. Unable to find anyone willing to take responsibility for him, the marshal brings the boy along, hoping the demanding trail will teach him resilience and judgment.

Hoping physical labor will ease his wartime nightmares, Orin leaves law enforcement for railroad work. Violence soon draws him back, but an ambush shatters his confidence, leaving new companions to help him recover his purpose as a lawman.

A lethal encounter with stagecoach robbers shadows Orin years later when a former enemy gains command of the Texas State Police. Facing imprisonment and execution without trial, he must evade a vendetta that undermines his remaining trust in the law.

Pursuing a bank robber, Orin recruits a capable gunman whose talents do not readily translate into law enforcement. Encounters with a struggling widow and a haunted mustang hunter complicate the mission and create uncertain possibilities for new partnerships.

An outlaw leader is assembling men to attack the New Mexico ranch where Orin’s wife lives. Warrants, rescues and rustling keep delaying his departure, forcing him to confront both the approaching danger and the consequences of his prolonged absence.

A warrant for an outlaw Orin believes he already killed reveals a trap laid by an unknown gang. With three young deputies, he follows the threat through South Texas and establishes a ranch headquarters for the widening fight.

Orin and his deputies fend off gangs hired by the Taos alcalde while their judge continues assigning other dangerous work. With their enemy growing more desperate, they must exploit divisions among the gunmen and find a way to strike back.

Falsely suspected after a bank robbery, young clerk Rye heads west seeking a way to prove his innocence. Meeting Orin offers an apprenticeship in dangerous law enforcement, while the marshal hopes this new partner might survive longer than his predecessors.

A self-appointed alcalde declares Orin dead and seizes his interests in the family ranch. Gathering allies to confront the theft exposes another home to rustlers, forcing the marshal and his companions to weigh the escalating costs of retaliation.

Veteran Jefferson Akers earns a sheriff’s badge by protecting a Texas town, then joins Orin’s deputies. Discovering corruption within the courts and marshal service requires an alliance across jurisdictions to confront officials who use the law for their own benefit.

Orin Chantry and his deputies confront prisoner escorts, train violence and outlaw gangs across Texas and Indian Territory. These linked adventures follow a war-scarred lawman whose determination to deliver justice repeatedly collides with personal vengeance and political obstruction.