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

Publication Order of Herschel Baker Books

The Horse Creek Incident (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Montana Revenge (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sundown Chaser (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wulf's Tracks (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Byrnes Family Ranch Books

Texas Blood Feud (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Between Hell and Texas (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood on the Verde River (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brothers in Blood (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ambush Valley (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Good Day To Kill (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Arizona Territory (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pray for the Dead (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Is the Night (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Valley of Bones (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sharpshooter (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rage for Vengeance (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Foxy Hens Books

Two Foxy Holiday Hens and One Big Rooster (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Lost Books

The Bounty Man and Doe (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Frank Brothers Books

Publication Order of Phil Guthrey Books

Chaparral Range War (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Once a Ranger (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Brandiron Books

A Bride for Gil (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mustanger and the Lady (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Texas Badge (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Funeral Ain't the Place (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cherokee Strip/Range War of Callie County (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gold in the Sun (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pride of Texas (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Texas Badge Mysteries Books

The Texas Badge (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Texas Lightning (With: Velda Brotherton) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Texas Fury (With: Velda Brotherton) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The O'Malleys of Texas Books

The O'Malleys of Texas (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Aim (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Massacre at Whip Station (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
And the Devil Makes Five (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Battling Harrigans of the Frontier Books

Westbound (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Need for Violence (With: Matthew P. Mayo) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Noble's Way (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
From Hell to Breakfast (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
By the Cut of Your Clothes (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lawless Land (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Servant of the Law (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rancher's Law (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deuces Wild (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Zekial (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Comanche Moon (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Out of a Job, Not Earning a Dime (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Waltzing with Tumbleweeds (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Writing the West with Dusty Richards and Friends (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Ralph Compton Western Books

Clarion's Call (By: Robert Vaughan) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood and Gold (By: Joseph A. West) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
For the Brand (By: David Robbins) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rio Largo (By: David Robbins) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guns of the Canyonlands (By: Joseph A. West) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Texas Empire (By: Ralph Compton) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
By the Horns (By: David Robbins) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadwood Gulch (By: John Edward Ames) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bloody Trail (By: Marcus Galloway) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Wolf In the Fold (By: David Robbins) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bluff City (By: David Robbins) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Duel (By: David Robbins) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Bad Man (By: Marcus Galloway) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ride the Hard Trail (By: David Robbins) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bullet for a Bad Man (By: David Robbins) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Convict Trail (By: Joseph A. West) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rawhide Flat (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Outlaw's Reckoning (By: Marcus Galloway) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man From Nowhere (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bounty Hunter (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fatal Justice (By: David Robbins) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stryker's Revenge (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Hangman (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
North to the Salt Fork (With: Ralph Compton) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rusted Tin (By: Marcus Galloway) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Burning Range (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Manhunt (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Stranger from Abilene (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ghost of Apache Creek (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Man's Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Slaughter Canyon (By: Joseph A. West) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Man's Fire (By: Marcus Galloway) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tucker's Reckoning (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Down on Gila River (By: Joseph A. West) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brimstone Trail (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Straight Shooter (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hunted (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hard Ride to Wichita (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cheyenne Trail (By: Jory Sherman) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Double-Cross Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Comanche Trail (By: Carlton Stowers) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dangerous Land (By: Marcus Galloway) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vigilante Dawn (By: Marcus Galloway) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Evil Men Do (By: David Robbins) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Straight to the Noose (By: Marcus Galloway) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shotgun Charlie (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Law and the Lawless (By: David Robbins) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brother's Keeper (By: David Robbins) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Texas Hills (By: David Robbins) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Outlaw Town (By: David Robbins) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Phantom Hill (By: Carlton Stowers) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi,Ralph Compton) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Trail Drive Books

The Goodnight Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Western Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Chisholm Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bandera Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The California Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shawnee Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Virginia City Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dodge City Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Oregon Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Santa Fe Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Old Spanish Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Green River Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Deadwood Trail (By: Ralph Compton) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dakota Trail (By: Robert Vaughan) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Alamosa Trail (By: Robert Vaughan) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bozeman Trail (By: Robert Vaughan) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Abilene Trail (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trail To Fort Smith (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Palo Duro Trail (By: Jory Sherman) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ogallala Trail (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ellsworth Trail (By: Jory Sherman) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trail to Cottonwood Falls (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Amarillo Trail (By: Jory Sherman) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Omaha Trail (By: Jory Sherman) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Big Jake's Last Drive (By: Robert J. Randisi) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Kelly Trail (By: Terrence McCauley) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Drive for Independence (By: Ralph Compton,Lyle Brandt) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Trail (By: John Shirley) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Empire Trail (By: Jeff Rovin) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Too-Late Trail (By: Matthew P. Mayo,Ralph Compton) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Terror Trail (By: Lyle Brandt) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Saltwater Trail (By: Jackson Lowry) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Traditional West(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cactus Country, Volume I(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cactus Country Anthology Volume I(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cactus Country II(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Best of Frontier Tales(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cactus Country Anthology Volume III(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rough Country(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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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