Ralph Cotton Books in Order

After killing a Union soldier, Jeston Nash seeks refuge with the James family during the Civil War. Joining his cousins Frank and Jesse leads him from guerrilla fighting toward a life of bank and train robberies.

Jeston Nash and Quiet Jack Smith head toward Dakota with stolen horses they hope to sell to the Army. A pursuing lawman and the fighting between the cavalry and Sioux complicate their plans for making money.

After winning a land deed at billiards, Jeston Nash heads into New Mexico hoping to turn it into a deal with Contessa Cortez. His encounter with Billy the Kid draws him into danger from lawmen and scalp hunters.

Jeston Nash travels into the New Mexico badlands to reclaim his horse from Two Diamond Joe. With Quiet Jack beside him, he must navigate hostile country, a dangerous gang and a lawman whose help may come at a price.

Jeston Nash and Quiet Jack flee a posse with stolen money, only to become stranded near a snowbound train. A wealthy passenger forces Nash into a hunt for the grizzly bear that took his leg.

After a midnight jailbreak, escaped convict Ernesto Caslado heads into the badlands to find the real killer behind his murder conviction. Ranger Sam Burrack follows the fugitives, facing a pursuit complicated by Caslado’s claim of innocence.

Ranger Sam Burrack hunts the ruthless Montana Red Hollis while gambler Gentleman Joe Sharpe impersonates a lawman to collect a reward. When a frightened town seeks Joe’s protection from Red, his deception becomes a dangerous obligation.

When renegade former Confederate soldiers abduct his partner Maria, Ranger Sam Burrack needs help tracking them down. He joins forces with bank robber Willis Durant, whose own desire for revenge makes him an unlikely ally.

Wealth and corrupt officials protect Doss Edding and his Half Moon Gang after a spree of theft and murder. Ranger Sam Burrack pursues the outlaws while contending with a hired gun sent after him by Doss’s father.

Federal deputy Sullivan Hart seeks the Los Pistoleros gang after discovering its connection to his father’s murder. Gambler and con man Quick Charlie Sims also wants revenge, but his own troubles with the law complicate their shared pursuit.

Ranger Sam Burrack takes over a jail wagon when another lawman falls ill. Among his prisoners is a gang leader’s brother, making the journey a target for the Blue Star Tattoo Gang and gunfighter Lawrence Shaw.

After his best friend’s murder, young buffalo hunter Samuel Burrack joins Ranger Clyde Sazes to pursue the killers. The hunt brings him to a dangerous town, where gunfighter Fast Larry Shaw helps him develop the skills he needs.

Sullivan Hart’s pursuit of his father’s killer resumes when captured gang leader J.T. Priest escapes before trial. Quick Charlie Sims knows where Priest plans to meet his men, but trusting the gambler presents dangers of its own.

Judge Isaac Parker sends Sullivan Hart and Twojack Roth after the Los Pistoleros gang. Hart’s search for his father’s killer becomes more complicated as bounty hunters join the pursuit, drawn by the fortune attached to the outlaws.

Ranger Sam Burrack tracks the violent Ganston Gang, but young Billy Odle is riding among its members. Bringing the outlaws to justice requires Burrack to keep the boy from being caught in the shooting that may follow.

Jeston Nash’s effort to deliver an unruly horse to Fort Lincoln brings him into the lives of George and Elizabeth Custer. A horse deal becomes entangled with personal tensions and the military conflict unfolding on the Plains.

Gunslinger Jack Bell leaves Elk Horn with his poker winnings, but the man he defeated wants the money back. Early Philpot sends his gang after Bell, whose knowledge of the mountains gives him a way to resist.

Ranger Sam Burrack arrives in Sabre Ridge seeking wanted members of an outlaw clan. A sheriff determined to protect them and a hostile town obstruct his investigation, while his partner Maria faces dangers connected to the same trouble.

Carl O’Bannion has become Carlos the Snake, a gunfighter hunting the men who murdered his parents. Ranger Sam Burrack sympathizes with his motive, but the growing trail of bodies makes stopping his revenge a duty.

After the Peltry Gang attacks Rileyville and shoots its sheriff, inexperienced deputy Abner Webb sets out to capture them. A shady horse trader and a stubborn schoolmaster join a posse whose members bring their own competing motives.

Cray Dawson returns to Somos Santos hoping to leave his reputation as a gunfighter behind and resume ranch work. Instead, he finds a corrupt sheriff backed by outlaw deputies controlling the town he once called home.

Ranger Sam Burrack pursues identical twins Abel and Blake Carly, one decent and the other a murderer. When one brother turns up dead and the killings continue, he must determine which man remains on the run.

Lawrence Shaw hopes to leave gunfighting behind, but challengers and gamblers keep targeting the man known as Fast Larry. When killers searching for him murder his wife, grief sends him after those responsible for her death.

Gunfighter C.C. Ellis survives an ambush with the help of a boy who finds him wounded. The boy’s mother needs protection from a predatory preacher, drawing Ellis into the troubles threatening her family and Wolf Valley.

While transporting a prisoner, Ranger Sam Burrack encounters the aftermath of a scalp hunters’ massacre. Learning that the gang has abducted a girl, he joins a local sheriff’s pursuit and brings his reluctant captive along.

Ranger Sam Burrack arrives in Redemption to investigate its sheriff’s murder and an innocent man’s threatened hanging. Restoring order means confronting the Rio Sagrado gang and the corruption that has allowed it to dominate the town.

Ranger Sam Burrack tracks an outlaw band operating along the Arizona border and blaming its crimes on Indigenous people. The pursuit becomes personal when he discovers that his former love, Ella Lang, belongs to the gang.

Lonzo Greer and the Black Moon Gang spread violence through Arizona Territory while nursing a grudge against Ranger Sam Burrack. Burrack teams up with fellow ranger Hadley Jones to stop the gang before its revenge reaches them.

Sheriff Cray Dawson’s reputation normally protects Somos Santos from trouble, but the Walker Gang finds a way around it. By taking someone he loves hostage, the bank robbers hope to weaken the lawman and expose his town.

Fast Larry Shaw takes pregnant Rita Vargas to Willow Creek in search of Billy the Kid, the father of her child. Gunmen pursuing Shaw complicate a journey that pulls him toward the Kid’s own conflicts.

After outlaws attack Julie Wilder and kill her father, reputed killer Baines Meredith comes to her aid. With his help, she searches for the men responsible, struggling toward revenge and the chance of a home in peace.

Ranger Sam Burrack and Marshal Pete Summers arrest two wanted men in Cold Devil, but a reward brings attackers after them. Injured and aided by a traveling family, the lawmen must recover and pursue their escaped prisoners.

Ranger Sam Burrack stops Dick Lowry’s gang from robbing a bank in the small town of Olsen. Putting the men behind bars does not settle the trouble, as a local woman’s criminal ambitions complicate his work.

With his saddle partner apparently dead, Cray Dawson rides into Black’s Cut hoping to become a gold prospector. The mining town’s ruthless founder threatens that fresh start, forcing Dawson to draw on the skills he hoped to abandon.

While tracking fugitives through the Mexican badlands, Ranger Sam Burrack uncovers American mercenaries working with corrupt local officials. He joins a young Secret Service agent to stop Desmond Prew’s gang from raiding U.S. Army supply trains.

A winning hand at the Sky High Saloon leads Texas Bob Krey into a gunfight that kills a judge’s brother. Branded an outlaw, Bob needs Ranger Sam Burrack’s help as the consequences of the shooting close in.

Ranger Sam Burrack follows a band of violent escaped prisoners through the frontier. Their trail leads him into a confrontation with the notorious Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, turning a pursuit of jailbreakers into a struggle with organized outlaws.

When Francisca warns Fast Larry Shaw during a gunfight, she saves his life and asks for protection for her family. Shaw faces the outlaws tormenting them in a Mexican town trapped between bandits and federal soldiers.

Ranger Sam Burrack reaches Little Aces, where a respected sheriff’s widow conceals a dangerous past. Emma Vertrees’s reunion with a member of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang brings violence into the town and draws Burrack into its hidden troubles.

Grieving his wife and drinking heavily, Lawrence Shaw finds hope in a job on a widow’s ranch. The Barrows Brothers Gang threatens that fresh start, pushing Fast Larry toward a renewed fight alongside lawmen hunting the outlaws.

Grieving his wife Rosa, Fast Larry Shaw relies on whiskey but retains his deadly speed with a gun. Killing two bandits draws a Mexican bounty hunter onto his trail, forcing him to defend himself despite his despair.

Lawrence Shaw recovers a fortune in stolen gold, making him an obstacle to Garris Cantro and his Border Dogs. The former Confederates intend to use the money to wage their own war, leaving Shaw to make a stand.

Four drovers find money after a stagecoach robbery and decide to return it, unaware that the outlaw responsible is pursuing them with a stolen badge. Sam Burrack and Maria race to reach the men before their honesty gets them killed.

Still recovering from a gunshot wound, Sam Burrack travels to reclaim his horse from Memphis Beck, the outlaw who saved him. The arrival of a ruthless assassin known as the Dutchman forces lawman and outlaw into another dangerous confrontation.

Sam Burrack tracks Silva Ceran and his gang to the remote outpost of Wild Wind. Among the outlaws is Kitty Dellaros, whose skill and determination make her a dangerous obstacle to the ranger's effort to bring them in.

Sam Burrack joins two bounty hunters pursuing the Black Valley Riders after encountering the gang's reach around Minton Hill. A drunken gambler is their only guide to the outlaws' hideout, taking the uneasy alliance into dangerous territory.

Recovering from a head wound in the Mexican badlands, Lawrence Shaw hopes for solitude until a businessman asks him to protect a mining venture. Defending the operation against the Cut-jaws gang pulls the deputy marshal into another deadly fight.

Civil War veteran and former schoolmaster Sherman Dahl travels the Southwest as a hired gun known as the Teacher. Working for people seeking justice, he pursues wanted men with the determination that made his name feared among outlaws.

Dazed by a mysterious head wound, Lawrence Shaw encounters the Dexter Lowe Boys as they prepare to steal American weapons. His weakened condition forces him to rely on two U.S. marshals while confronting the gang in the border badlands.

Wounded gunfighter Sherman Dahl finds shelter in Kindred, where Marshal Emerson Kern forbids firearms while his deputies extort the townspeople. With the corrupt lawmen holding the only guns, Dahl becomes the one man willing to challenge their rule.

Hunting the Torres brothers and their Gun Killers Gang, Sam Burrack rides into an ambush at Wild Roses. Erin Donovan saves his life, but a secret she carries may pose a danger beyond the outlaws he is pursuing.

The Bendigo brothers steal horse trader Will Summers' newly acquired stock, leaving him unconscious and his companion Layla Brooks severely injured. Tracking the thieves becomes a personal pursuit of vengeance for a man already known for confronting dangerous outlaws.

Will Summers interrupts a bank robbery led by the son of Gunn Point's most powerful man, earning the surviving gang's hatred. With the sheriff wounded and his deputy overwhelmed, the horse trader must rely on a mysterious gunman to survive.

Sam Burrack pursues Hodding Siebert and Bobby Hugh Bellibar through Mexico after a string of violent robberies. When Bellibar betrays his partner, their feud complicates the ranger's attempt to capture them and survive the increasingly dangerous pursuit.

Former Pinkerton Avrial Rochenbach is recruited to help steal $50,000 in gold bullion. Working among notorious western outlaws requires earning their confidence while concealing his real assignment as an undercover agent for the United States Secret Service.

Sam Burrack pursues religious outlaw Fannin Orwick, whose Redemption Riders rob and kill to support his wives and children. In the Mexican badlands, Orwick's former wife Mattie becomes an ally with dangerous plans of her own.

Tracking the Cheyenne Kid's bank-robbing gang, Sam Burrack runs into a raging forest fire. Protecting Gilley Maclaine, who stole the outlaw's money after learning he planned to kill her, adds urgency to his hunt through the flames.

Sam Burrack escorts outlaw Cisco Lang toward Yuma prison and Adele Simpson toward safety, watching their unresolved romantic ties. A cattle baron's reward for the ranger's death brings bounty hunters and bandits onto their route across the Painted Desert.

Sam Burrack seeks the Traybo brothers with help from their former associate Fatch Hardaway. Another ranger, Dallas Garand, pursues the same outlaws independently, turning the hunt through the Mexican badlands into a dangerous rivalry between competing lawmen.

A storm complicates Sam Burrack's pursuit of Wilson Orez, a violent former cavalry scout. After Orez strands four stagecoach travelers in flooding desert country, the ranger must get them to safety before resuming his hunt.

Delivering horses in Mexico, Will Summers is mistaken for a thief and nearly hanged by his customer's men. The customer's wife saves him, but her own agenda draws the trader into a gunfight that threatens his return across the border.

Sam Burrack pursues the Golden Riders, intent on putting every member behind bars or in a grave. A jailbreak alerts gang leader Braxton Kane to his brother's death, turning the ranger's hunt into a confrontation with an avenger.

Undercover among vicious border gangs, Sam Burrack must keep his outlaw disguise while finding a way to destroy them. Fighting in territory where gunfire attracts Apache warriors forces him to protect men he ultimately intends to bring down.

Sam Burrack enters Agua Fria disguised as a dangerous gunslinger, hoping to gain the confidence of its two rival gangs. Playing their leaders against each other offers a way to dismantle the outlaw refuge, provided his deception holds.

Hit man Ray Dylan agrees to check on Sami Bloom, a dead crime financier's former mistress, and becomes romantically involved with her. Concealing his profession grows harder as her own secrets and a criminal's threats draw him deeper into danger.

Sam Burrack reaches Mesa Grande after its sheriff is shot and finds reasons to distrust the new deputy. His investigation becomes more urgent when scalp hunters arrive with angry Apache warriors following them, threatening the already unsettled town.

A wealthy rancher fills Big Silver with hired gunmen after Sheriff Sheppard Stone refuses to release his son for a bribe. Targeted through his association with Stone, Sam Burrack returns to help defend the sheriff against escalating pressure.

Sam Burrack follows sheriff-killer Ozzie Cord to Iron Point, where scalp hunter Big Foot Pridemore has driven out the law. Pridemore's rebellious son joins Cord, forcing the ranger to navigate two generations of violence while pursuing his fugitive.

Sam Burrack is ordered to escort Sheriff Sheppard Stone to Yuma after the once-respected lawman descends into a destructive drinking binge. Getting Stone sober reveals the man he used to be, but enemies along the trail threaten his recovery.

Chicago hit man Ray Dylan accepts a job for a Russian spymaster operating in southern Florida and is double-crossed. Pursuing the man who tried to kill him leads through a criminal espionage network as a hurricane crosses the peninsula.

Sam Burrack crosses into Mexico to pursue Max Carver, leader of the Wild Bunch, after the robber turns to murder. His orders forbid involvement with local law enforcement, complicating the ranger's attempt to capture the fugitive across the border.

Sam Burrack and Cherokee lawman Dan'l Thorn enter Mexico to capture twin outlaws but become caught in the hunt for stolen gold. Rival gangs, a determined detective and the twins' connection to the loot make their search increasingly dangerous.

A prisoner's tip sends Sam Burrack to Rio Malo, where the Cowboy Gang operates under corrupt officials' protection. An infamous Russian assassin has joined the bandits, making the ranger's search for their hiding places especially dangerous.

Two deputies recruit horse trader Will Summers to help escort outlaw Dolan Coyle into federal custody while his brother prepares an attack. Summers' concealed history with the prisoner complicates a job that already promises violence along the trail.

Outlaw C.C. Ellis plans a mining heist after a successful train robbery, drawing pursuit from a brutal railroad security chief. Sheriff Max Boyd tries to protect his frontier town while divided loyalties within Ellis' gang complicate the approaching showdown.