Peacemaker Books in Order

With his wife dead and Missouri farm destroyed, Civil War veteran John T. McLain rides south to Texas seeking a new beginning. Losing his horse to Nokoni Comanche fighters draws him into another struggle for survival on the frontier.

After Mary Koch is assaulted and murdered, John T. McLain reluctantly takes a badge in the Texas town of Garrison. Facing killers who believe themselves beyond justice, he pursues them through a valley where force often substitutes for law.

John T. McLain hopes to build a new life in Texas, but outlaws trained by the Civil War prey on the region. Drawing on his own wartime experience, he prepares to follow the killers even across the Mexican border.

Zac Moffat and his gang use intimidation and murder to seize what they want in Texas. As their campaign becomes a range war, John T. McLain must use the fighting skills he hoped to leave behind to protect his future.

The stagecoach connects Garrison with other Texas border towns, carrying people and money that the community needs. When raiders threaten the route, elected marshal John T. McLain must protect the service against men who profit from ambush and killing.

Comanche forces gather for revenge while a white agitator urges a campaign of slaughter against the tribes. Marshal John T. McLain stands between the opposing sides, trying to keep their confrontation from bringing destruction to the Texas border.

With Comanche warriors surrounding Garrison, Marshal John T. McLain holds stolen money and outlaw Hondo John Montrose. When Montrose shoots him and escapes with the cash, McLain pursues the fugitive despite his wound and the danger outside town.

John T. McLain recognizes the advantage offered by the new Colt revolver known as the Peacemaker. Determined to obtain the weapon and recover one stolen from him, he faces a struggle in which possessing the right gun may decide survival.

After an attack leaves a mother dead, a father gravely wounded, and their young daughter kidnapped, John T. McLain pursues the captors. His rescue mission takes him into another frontier confrontation as he tries to prevent further harm to the girl.