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Find the Sidewinders series by William W. Johnstone in order, with short book summaries to help you choose a starting point and plan your next read.

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Sidewinders books in publication order

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8 books

1

Massacre at Whiskey Flats

by William W Johnstone

2008

Drifters Bo Creel and Scratch Morton accept jobs wearing badges in Whiskey Flats, taking on responsibilities they have never tried before. An outlaw gang plans to burn the town, forcing the unlikely lawmen to defend its residents.

2

Sidewinders

by William W Johnstone

2008

Old friends Scratch Morton and Bo Creel drift into Arizona Territory and a conflict between competing stagecoach lines. Both try to impress a widowed owner by defending her business, unaware that the rivalry may conceal a trap.

3

Cutthroat Canyon

by William W Johnstone

2009

Bo Creel and Scratch Morton receive a gold mine as a reward for helping a wealthy man. Raids soon make ownership dangerous, and the partners must untangle deceptive enemies and new threats before their prize gets them killed.

4

Mankiller, Colorado

by William W Johnstone

2010

Broke drifters Bo Creel and Scratch Morton become deputies under Mankiller's drunken sheriff. Their new jobs grow serious when a clan of killers threatens the Colorado boomtown, leaving the partners to defend frightened citizens against superior numbers.

5

Deadwood Gulch

by William W Johnstone

2011

Bo Creel and Scratch Morton guard gold shipments near Deadwood against a vicious gang. When soldiers and a widow are taken hostage, the partners pursue the missing gold and captives through the dangers of a winter storm.

6

Texas Bloodshed

by William W Johnstone

2012

Bo Creel and Scratch Morton escort three criminals from Arkansas to Texas for trial. A dangerous woman among their prisoners helps turn the journey into a struggle involving buried treasure, double crosses, and gunfire in their home state.

7

The Butcher of Bear Creek

by William W Johnstone

2013

Bo Creel returns to Bear Creek and finds his family and neighbors strangely hostile. Arrested for murders committed by a man who resembles him, he must rely on Scratch Morton to expose the killer before another victim dies.

8

Bleeding Texas

by William W Johnstone

2014

Bo Creel and Scratch Morton help defend the Creel family's Texas ranch against a rival determined to ruin it. When a cattle drive is attacked, they gather veteran cowboys to recover the herd and save the family's livelihood.

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