Order of J.T. Edson Books
J.T. Edson, full name John Thomas Edson, was an English author who wrote over 130 novels in his career. He wrote mostly escapism adventures such as Westerns and police procedurals. He started his writing career in 1947 and would continue until 2005 when he retired due to health reasons. He passed away in 2014.
Edson is best known for his use of recurring characters as well as using historical figures and combining them with fictional characters. Some of his best known creations were Ole Devil, Waxahachie, and Bunduki. His villains were often stereotypical, but his protagonists were always larger than life heroes that inspired loyalty among readers.
Publication Order of The Floating Outfit Books
| The Fortune Hunters | (1965) |    |
| The Hooded Riders | (1965) | |
| Waco's Debt | (1968) | |
| A Town Called Yellowdog | (1968) | |
| The Law of the Gun | (1968) | |
| Rio Guns | (1968) | |
| McGraw's Inheritance | (1968) | |
| The Ysabel Kid | (1968) | |
| Trail Boss | (1968) | |
| The Hard Riders | (1968) | |
| Guns In The Night | (1968) | |
| Terror Valley | (1968) | |
| Quiet Town | (1968) | |
| The Rio Hondo Kid | (1968) | |
| Rangeland Hercules | (1968) | |
| The Making of a Lawman | (1968) | |
| Making Of A Lawman | (1968) | |
| Wagons To Backsight | (1969) | |
| The Man from Texas | (1969) | |
| Gunsmoke Thunder | (1969) | |
| Cuchilo | (1969) | |
| Gun Wizard | (1969) | |
| .44 Caliber Man | (1969) | |
| The Half Breed | (1969) | |
| Sidewinder | (1969) | |
| Goodnights Dream | (1969) | |
| The Small Texan | (1969) | |
| The Wildcats | (1969) | |
| Apache Rampage | (1969) | |
| From Hide And Horn | (1969) | |
| The Trouble Busters | (1969) | |
| Trigger Fast | (1969) | |
| The Peacemakers | (1969) | |
| Troubled Range | (1969) | |
| The Fast Gun | (1969) | |
| Return To Backsight | (1969) | |
| The Rushers | (1969) | |
| The Rio Hondo War | (1970) | |
| The Town Tamers | (1970) | |
| Hell in the Palo Duro | (1971) | |
| A Horse Called Mogollon | (1971) | |
| To Arms! To Arms! In Dixie | (1972) | |
| Go Back To Hell | (1972) | |
| Set Texas Back on Her Feet | (1973) | |
| Viridian's Trail | (1973) | |
| The Quest for Bowie's Blade | (1974) | |
| Texas Killers | (1978) | |
| The Nighthawk | (1978) | |
| The Texas Assassin | (1978) | |
| The Lone Star Killers | (1978) | |
| Beguinage Is Dead | (1978) | |
| The Hide and Tallow Men | (1978) | |
| The Bad Bunch | (1979) | |
| The Floating Outfit | (1979) | |
| The Texan | (1979) | |
| The Gentle Giant | (1979) | |
| The Trigger Master | (1981) | |
| Master of Triggernometry | (1981) | |
| Old Moccasins on the Trail | (1981) | |
| White Indians | (1982) | |
| Ole Devil's Hands and Feet | (1983) | |
| Buffalo are Coming | (1984) | |
| Cards and Colts | (1986) | |
| Diamonds, Emeralds, Cards And Colts | (1986) | |
| Decision For Dusty Fog | (1986) | |
| Code of Dusty Fog | (1988) | |
| Mark Counter's Kin | (1990) | |
| The South Will Rise Again | (1994) | |
| Texas Kidnappers | (1996) | |
| Wedge Goes to Arizona | (1996) | |
| Arizona Range War | (1996) | |
| Arizona Gun Law | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Waco Books
| Arizona Ranger | (1966) | |
| The Drifter | (1968) | |
| Hound Dog Man | (1969) | |
| Waco Rides In | (1969) | |
| Doc Leroy, M.D | (1977) | |
| Sagebrush Sleuth | (1977) | |
| Waco's Badge | (1982) | |
Publication Order of Civil War Books
| Comanche | (1968) | |
| The Fastest Gun in Texas | (1968) | |
| The Colt and the Sabre | (1968) | |
| The Bloody Border | (1969) | |
| Kill Dusty Fog! | (1970) | |
| Under the Stars and Bars | (1970) | |
| Back to the Bloody Border aka Renegade | (1970) | |
| You're in Command Now, Mr.Fog aka Rebel Vengeance | (1973) | |
| The Big Gun | (1973) | |
| The Devil Gun | (1979) | |
| The Rebel Spy | (1979) | |
| A Matter of Honor | (1982) | |
| Mississippi Raider | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Calamity Jane Books
| The Big Hunt | (1968) | |
| Calamity Spells Trouble aka The Road to Ratchet Creek | (1968) | |
| Trouble Trail | (1968) | |
| The Cow Thieves | (1968) | |
| The Bullwhip Breed | (1968) | |
| Cold Deck, Hot Lead | (1970) | |
| White Stallion, Red Mare aka Ranch War | (1970) | |
| The Remittance Kid | (1978) | |
| The Whip And The War Lance | (1979) | |
| The Cow Thieves aka Running Irons | (1983) | |
| Cut One, They All Bleed | (1983) | |
| The Hide And Horn Saloon | (1983) | |
| Calamity, Mark and Belle aka Texas Trio | (1986) | |
Publication Order of Rockabye County Books
| The Professional Killers | (1968) | |
| The 1/4 Second Draw | (1969) | |
| Point of Contact | (1970) | |
| The Owlhoot | (1970) | |
| Bad Hombre | (1971) | |
| Run For The Border | (1971) | |
| The Sixteen-Dollar Shooter | (1974) | |
| Sheriff Of Rockabye County | (1981) | |
| The Lawmen of Rockabye County | (1982) | |
| The Deputies | (1991) | |
| Texas Teamwork | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Waxahachie Smith Books
| Slip Gun | (1971) | |
| No Finger on the Trigger | (1985) | |
| Cure the Texas Fever | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Ole Devil Books
| Young Ole Devil | (1975) | |
| Get Urrea! aka Texas Fury | (1975) | |
| Ole Devil and the Mule Train | (1976) | |
| Ole Devil and the Caplocks | (1976) | |
| Ole Devil at San Jacinto | (1977) | |
Publication Order of Bunduki Books
| Bunduki | (1975) | |
| Bunduki And Dawn | (1976) | |
| Sacrifice for the Quagga God | (1976) | |
| Fearless Master of the Jungle | (1980) | |
Publication Order of Alvin Dustine 'Cap' Fog Books
| Cap. Fog, Texas Ranger, Meet Mr. J. G. Reeder | (1977) | |
| You're a Texas Ranger, Alvin Fog aka Alvin Fog, Texas Ranger | (1979) | |
| Justice of Company Z | (1980) | |
| Rapido Clint | (1980) | |
| The Return of Rapido Clint and Mr J.G. Reeder | (1984) | |
| Rapido Clint Strikes Back | (1990) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Slaughter's Way | (1965) | |
| Two Miles to the Border | (1972) | |
| Blonde Genius | (1972) | |
| Set A-foot | (1978) | |
| J.T.'s Hundredth | (1979) | |
| J.T.'s Ladies | (1980) | |
| Wanted! Belle Starr aka Oklahoma Outlaw | (1983) | |
| Is-a-man aka Texas Warrior | (1985) | |
| More J.T.'s Ladies | (1987) | |
| J. T.'s Ladies Ride Again | (1989) | |
If You Like J.T. Edson Books, You’ll Love…
Young Ole Devil is the first book in the Ole Devil Hardin series of books. This book tells the story of Jackson Baines Hardin who is sent on a mission by Major Sam Houston to deliver a shipment of rifles to a group of Texas patriots fighting for independence. Hardin is considered to be reckless and irresponsible by his superiors, but he turns out to be just the man for the job as his fighting ways earn him the nickname “lil’ ole devil” in this story of Western yesteryear.
Alvin Fog, Texas Ranger is the first book in the ‘Cap’ Fog series. Fog is a part of an elite group of Texas Rangers selected by the governor to deal with the malefactors who slipped through the law’s hands, the group is called Company Z. While everyone in the group is an experienced lawman, Fog is the inexperienced one. However, Alvin is the grandson of the legendary lawman Dusty Fog and is seeking to prove that he’s just as good as his grandfather. The West was brutal and unforgiving and it needs good men like Company Z to keep things straight.