Terrence McCauley Books in Order
This page lists Ralph Compton books by Terrence McCauley, with reading order, summaries, series notes, and where to start.
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Terrence McCauley books in publication order
22 books
Prohibition
by Terrence McCauley
2012
In Depression-era New York, crime boss Archie Doyle faces an unidentified enemy attacking his organization. He sends former boxer Terry Quinn to investigate, drawing Quinn into a struggle for control of an underworld already under financial and political pressure.
Escape From Prison Base Luna
by Terrence McCauley
2015
Space marshal Kyle Mackey guards a portal connecting Earth and Mars when a hijacked freighter attacks his ship. An assignment to investigate a failed transmitter at a lunar prison draws him toward a crisis he must face alone.
Sympathy For The Devil
by Terrence McCauley
2015
James Hicks works for the University, a secret intelligence organization, when a former protégé becomes involved with terrorists. Hicks must uncover what caused the betrayal while trying to stop a biological attack aimed at the United States.
A Murder of Crows
by Terrence McCauley
2016
After preventing a biological attack in New York, James Hicks pursues answers from a captured operative in Morocco. Rival intelligence agencies interfere, while the interrogation reveals a wider threat and puts the University's allies and operations at risk.
The Devil Dogs of Belleau Wood
by Terrence McCauley
2016
Charlie Doherty serves as a Marine at Belleau Wood in 1918, far from the corrupt New York streets he knows. Caught under German fire, he joins a makeshift force struggling to hold its position until reinforcements arrive.
A Conspiracy of Ravens
by Terrence McCauley
2017
James Hicks uncovers Vanguard, a criminal network whose trafficking and money laundering support ambitions for political control. Attacks on the University turn the investigation into an international fight, forcing Hicks to defend his organization while pursuing its enemy.
The Gatekeeper Chronicles
by Terrence McCauley
2017
Where the Bullets Fly
by Terrence McCauley
2018
Sheriff Aaron Mackey's killing of two men in Dover Station brings a powerful enemy seeking revenge. Amid Montana's mining interests, railroad ambitions, and corrupt money, Mackey must protect the town from a campaign of intimidation and violence.
Dark Territory
by Terrence McCauley
2019
A deadly train robbery puts pressure on Aaron Mackey to hunt down four bandits. His investigation also exposes a plan by influential Dover Station citizens to remove him from office and install a disgraced Texas lawman in his place.
Get Out of Town
by Terrence McCauley
2020
Mad Nellie Hancock sends gunmen to Dover Station after Aaron Mackey kills members of her bank-robbing family. With revenge approaching and local officials offering little reassurance, Mackey must decide whom he can trust to help defend the town.
The Dark Sunrise
by Terrence McCauley
2020
Aaron Mackey and Billy Sunday expect crime boss James Grant to stand trial for Dover Station's suffering. Political maneuvering in Helena protects Grant and empowers Mackey's ruthless former commander, forcing the lawmen to confront corruption backed by official authority.
Doherty’s War and Against the Ropes
by Terrence McCauley
2021
These two pulp stories follow Charlie Doherty's survival as a Marine at Belleau Wood and boxer Terry Quinn's rise in 1920s New York. Quinn's chance at a heavyweight title collides with gangsters determined to control the fight business.
Slow Burn
by Terrence McCauley
2021
In 1932 New York, corrupt detective Charlie Doherty investigates a young woman's death in a flophouse. Connections to a powerful family and a kidnapping make the case politically dangerous, placing him between criminal interests and the city's influential officials.
The Fairfax Incident
by Terrence McCauley
2021
Former policeman Charlie Doherty is hired by a wealthy widow to prove her husband's apparent suicide was murder. His investigation into the man's hidden life exposes a conspiracy that reaches beyond a private tragedy into much larger dangers.
Blood on the Trail
by Terrence McCauley
2022
Deputy marshal Jeremiah Halstead is escorting prisoner John Hudson when an ambush drives them toward Silver Cloud, Montana. The local sheriff has his own plans for Hudson, leaving Halstead to navigate a town where official help may be deadly.
Disturbing the Peace
by Terrence McCauley
2022
With a bounty on his head, Jeremiah Halstead travels to Battle Brook to assist its lawmen. Bounty hunters inside the town and outlaws in the surrounding hills turn the assignment into a fight against threats on several fronts.
The Moscow Protocol
by Terrence McCauley
2022
After reconstructive surgery changes his appearance, intelligence operative James Hicks discovers a wanted man and attracts competing agencies’ attention. Hunted by the Vanguard, he reunites with the University to draw the network into a trap and end its threat.
The Wandering Man
by Terrence McCauley
2022
In 1927 New York, Charlie Doherty is ordered to find a suspected cop killer. The pursuit leads toward the mysterious Wandering Man and a series of missing young men, drawing the corrupt detective into a case with deeper roots.
Born to Hang
by Terrence McCauley
2023
A jailed outlaw’s bounty leaves deputy marshal Jeremiah Halstead wanted for murder and pursued by former friends. Hiding in Montana’s wilderness brings uncertain help from trappers, forcing him to turn to his former partner as enemies close in.
The Revengers
by Terrence McCauley
2023
Outlaw Ed Zimmerman seeks control of rich Montana mines through allies on both sides of the law. Deputy marshal Jeremiah Halstead fights to stop his expanding criminal territory, joined by other marshals as the campaign becomes increasingly bloody.
Chicago '63
by Terrence McCauley
2024
Two veterans of anti-Castro operations plot to assassinate President Kennedy during a Chicago visit. Secret Service agent Abraham Golden detects troubling signals and a vulnerable motorcade route, then risks his career investigating a conspiracy his colleagues dismiss.
The Twilight Town
by Terrence McCauley
2025
In Dallas in 1963, detective Dan Wilson secretly helps the FBI investigate corruption while former partner JD Tippit seeks a way forward. Their encounter with Lee Oswald and opposition from crooked officers pull them toward a collision with history.
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