Dusty Richards is American author of western novels. He writes the Byrnes Family Ranch series and The Brandiron series. Dusty writes in the same place where he grew up – Arizona. This land of cactus, unforgiving heat, sidewinders and canyons is the land he explores with his stories of a different time. Aside from being a novelist, Dusty is a rancher, rodeo announcer, and former TV anchor.

Dusty Richards began his career as an author in 1992 with the standalone title Nobel’s Way. Below is a list of Dusty Richards’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Rodeo Riders Books

The Natural (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Herschel Baker Books

The Horse Creek Incident (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Montana Revenge (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Sundown Chaser (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wulf's Tracks (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Byrnes Family Ranch Books

Texas Blood Feud (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Between Hell and Texas (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blood on the Verde River (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brothers in Blood (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ambush Valley (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Good Day To Kill (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Arizona Territory (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Pray for the Dead (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Deadly Is the Night (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Valley of Bones (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sharpshooter (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rage for Vengeance (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Foxy Hens Books

Two Foxy Holiday Hens and One Big Rooster (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Lost Books

The Bounty Man and Doe (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Frank Brothers Books

Outlaw Queen (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blue Roan Colt (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brackeen's Law (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Texas (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Phil Guthrey Books

Chaparral Range War (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Once a Ranger (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Brandiron Books

A Bride for Gil (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mustanger and the Lady (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Texas Badge (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Funeral Ain't the Place (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Cherokee Strip/Range War of Callie County (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Gold in the Sun (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Pride of Texas (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Texas Badge Mysteries Books

The Texas Badge (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Texas Lightning (With: ) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of The O'Malleys of Texas Books

The O'Malleys of Texas (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dead Aim (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Massacre at Whip Station (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
And the Devil Makes Five (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Battling Harrigans of the Frontier Books

Westbound (2023)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Noble's Way (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
From Hell to Breakfast (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
By the Cut of Your Clothes (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lawless Land (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Servant of the Law (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rancher's Law (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Deuces Wild (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Zekial (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Comanche Moon (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Out of a Job, Not Earning a Dime (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Waltzing with Tumbleweeds (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Writing the West with Dusty Richards and Friends (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Ralph Compton Western Books

Blood and Gold (By: Joseph A. West) (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
For the Brand (By: David Robbins) (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rio Largo (By: David Robbins) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Guns of the Canyonlands (By: Joseph A. West) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Texas Empire (By: Ralph Compton) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
By the Horns (By: David Robbins) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Deadwood Gulch (By: John Edward Ames) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Bloody Trail (By: Marcus Galloway) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Wolf In the Fold (By: David Robbins) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bluff City (By: David Robbins) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blood Duel (By: David Robbins) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death of a Bad Man (By: Marcus Galloway) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ride the Hard Trail (By: David Robbins) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bullet for a Bad Man (By: David Robbins) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Convict Trail (By: Joseph A. West) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rawhide Flat (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Outlaw's Reckoning (By: Marcus Galloway) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Man From Nowhere (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bounty Hunter (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fatal Justice (By: David Robbins) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Stryker's Revenge (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death of a Hangman (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
North to the Salt Fork (With: Ralph Compton) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rusted Tin (By: Marcus Galloway) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Burning Range (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Last Manhunt (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Stranger from Abilene (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ghost of Apache Creek (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dead Man's Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Slaughter Canyon (By: Joseph A. West) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
One Man's Fire (By: Marcus Galloway) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Tucker's Reckoning (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Down on Gila River (By: Joseph A. West) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brimstone Trail (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Straight Shooter (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Hunted (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hard Ride to Wichita (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Cheyenne Trail (By: Jory Sherman) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Double-Cross Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Comanche Trail (By: Carlton Stowers) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Dangerous Land (By: Marcus Galloway) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Vigilante Dawn (By: Marcus Galloway) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Evil Men Do (By: David Robbins) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Straight to the Noose (By: Marcus Galloway) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Shotgun Charlie (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Law and the Lawless (By: David Robbins) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brother's Keeper (By: David Robbins) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Texas Hills (By: David Robbins) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Outlaw Town (By: David Robbins) (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Phantom Hill (By: Carlton Stowers) (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi,Ralph Compton) (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Trail Drive Books

Red Trail (By: John Shirley) (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Too-Late Trail (By: Matthew P. Mayo,Ralph Compton) (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Traditional West(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cactus Country Anthology Volume I(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cactus Country II(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cactus Country Anthology Volume III(2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rough Country(2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Notes: The Trail Drive series and the novel North to the Salt Fork are written with Ralph Compton. Two Foxy Holiday Hens and One Big Rooster is written with Peggy Fielding and Jackie King.

The Traditional West also includes stories by Jackson Lowry, L.J. Martin, Kerry Newcomb, Kit Prate, Robert J. Randisi, James Reasoner and L.J. Washburn. Cactus Country Anthology, Volume I was co-edited with Louella Turner.

If You Like Dusty Richards Books, You’ll Love…

Dusty Richards Synopses: The Horse Creek Incident by Dusty Richards is the first book in the Herschel Baker series. Horse Creek, Montana, is under siege by a ruthless cattle baron with both sides of the law in his pocket. But when Herschel Baker’s friend is murdered in cold blood – and the sheriff refuses to investigate – Baker must take things into his own hands.

In Outlaw Queen by Dusty Richards, Rath Macon has returned home from a cattle drive and only to discover that his wife has left him. So in the Kansas blue stem grass country in 1872, he meets an attractive woman with a past of her own. Seems Mary Ann Cates was the widow of a slain outlaw. Together they stand up against prejudice and many who were still fighting the Civil War in order to begin a new life together.

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