Raider Books in Order

Raider leads inexperienced Easterners on a cattle drive along the Oregon Trail. His charges are playing at being cowhands, but the outlaws they encounter are serious, forcing the Pinkerton agent to confront one dangerous opponent after another.

Doc Weatherbee asks Raider for help when a lover threatens to involve him in a damaging scandal. Raider discovers that the woman is his own former lover, making his friend's trouble a painfully personal case.

Pinkerton agent Raider takes an assignment protecting a western circus. The job soon becomes more complicated when a strongbox is stolen, someone is kidnapped, and a murder forces him to investigate beyond the performers' routines.

A series of ritualistic murders takes Raider to Arizona. He must determine whether the killings involve Apaches or a white man's greed, investigating the motives behind the slaughter before he can identify those responsible.

Tracking a killer, Raider goes undercover with illicit liquor dealer Peter Twofeathers in the Indian Territories. Posing as a sales agent exposes the Pinkerton operative to gunfire, hostility, and the complications of his employer's attractive daughter.

Pinkerton agent Raider is sent after a gang whose bank robbery has left murder in its wake. Tracking the ruthless outlaws becomes his next assignment, with their willingness to kill making the pursuit a dangerous one.

A deserted fishing village and a vanished wagon train draw Raider into a mystery marked by apparently ghostly events. He must investigate what lies behind the disappearances when the usual explanations offer little comfort or clarity.

Raider escorts three crates of gold bullion from St. Paul toward New Orleans. When both of his partners are murdered, the delivery becomes a perilous journey in which the valuable cargo is no longer his only concern.

Pinkerton agent Raider is assigned to stop a gang stealing silver while disguised as Mimbres Apaches. Catching the thieves means seeing through a deception that hides the criminals' identities and places blame on people they are impersonating.

Raider surrenders his gun to protect the women aboard a stagecoach, but the outlaws show no interest in their money or valuables. Their unexpected demands leave him disarmed and uncertain about the danger facing his fellow passengers.

Raider pursues Gerhard Steinbrenner, a cunning European counterfeiter whose criminal skills make him a dangerous quarry. The investigation pits the detective against a man practiced in deception, requiring him to uncover the fraud and track down its source.

A grieving father hires Raider to find the well-dressed murderer of his daughter. With few clues beyond the killer's blade work, the detective follows a trail of attacks while a wealthy, calculating predator remains free to strike again.

Workers building track for the Canadian Pacific Railroad are being murdered one after another. Pinkerton agent Raider takes on the investigation, determined to find the outlaws responsible and stop the killings before more railway workers become targets.

Pinkerton detective Raider pursues Guthrie Kinsman across the Canadian border, extending his manhunt beyond familiar territory. Trouble with the Mounties complicates the pursuit, forcing him to navigate another country's law enforcement while trying to stay on his quarry's trail.

Raider searches Utah's harsh territory for the missing Violet Thorn, but repeated ambushes obstruct his progress. Each attack makes the rescue mission more dangerous, leaving him to protect himself while trying to discover where the woman has gone.

Raider sets out to clear the name of a notorious Texas gunfighter. With no support from the Pinkertons, he must fight the battle on his own, defending a man whose violent reputation makes the task especially difficult.

Tracking a stagecoach robber brings Raider to Caliente, where a gun-wielding maniac complicates his investigation. He must survive the bullets long enough to find the criminal he came for and put an end to the robberies.

Raider pursues Johnny Waco, a bank robber whose youthful appearance belies his criminal career. The chase draws him into a fierce blizzard and an encounter with a persuasive woman, complicating an already demanding hunt for his quarry.

Four Pinkerton agents are dead, and Idaho locals blame a Blackfoot spirit. Raider refuses to accept the supernatural explanation, searching for a human cause behind the killings while confronting beliefs that threaten to obscure the evidence.

A boy from French Valley is murdered, and the killer sends a condolence letter to his grieving mother. Raider feels bound to find the person responsible, taking on a case where the murderer compounds violence with deliberate cruelty.

Mr. Pinkerton appoints Raider temporary sheriff of Laredo to teach him how the law works. Accustomed to solving trouble with his gun, the detective struggles to handle everyday disputes through patience and legal authority rather than force.

Lured into the desert, Pinkerton agent Raider loses his horses, water, and rifle. Stripped of the supplies and protection he normally relies on, he faces a struggle to survive in an environment that offers little margin for error.

Raider intends to put away his guns and leave violence behind. When the woman he cares about is murdered, that promise becomes impossible to keep, drawing him back into the dangerous life he had hoped to escape.

A pursuit that begins in Dodge City takes Raider all the way to Panama's jungles. Hunting the murderous Benjamin Hill, he must follow a succession of victims whose deaths provide his only clues to the killer's movements.

In violent Junction City, a woman faces hanging for the murder of a prominent resident. Raider believes she is innocent and takes on the investigation, racing to establish the truth before an execution makes the mistake irreversible.

Investigating the murders of Jubal Chaney's wife and son challenges Raider's skepticism about the supernatural. Evidence begins to suggest a werewolf, leaving the detective to question his assumptions while searching for whoever, or whatever, caused the carnage.

An insurance company hires Raider to investigate thefts from Lyle Altamara's silver mines. The mine owner's resistance complicates the assignment, leaving Raider to uncover why the man suffering the robberies wants him kept away from the case.

The California Kid appears to have returned from the dead three times, making him an unusually elusive outlaw. His latest reappearance threatens a politician's career and Raider's life, forcing the detective to confront the mystery of his apparent indestructibility.

Raider joins Marshal Wyatt Earp in Arizona to hunt a killer who has already murdered three men. With another victim potentially next, the pair must find the murderer before the growing trail of deaths claims a fourth life.

Stranded in Salt Lake City, Raider agrees to help Faith Pennywell find her missing uncle. Their search uncovers land fraud, turning a personal favor into a criminal investigation where the disappearance is linked to a larger deception.

Big Bill Wallace calls on his old friend Raider for protection during his campaign for Wyoming statehood. The Pinkerton agent accepts a bodyguard assignment that ties his friend's safety to a consequential political struggle in the territory.