Order of J.A. Johnstone Books
J.A. Johnstone is an author of western novels and military fiction. He is the nephew of American novelist William W. Johnstone. He was tutored by his Uncle Bill from a young age and ended up working as his assistant, typist, researcher and fact checker. Following his uncle’s passing in 2004, J.A. was chosen to fill his shoes.
J.A. Johnstone became a published author in 2006, publishing several novels that year. Below is a list of J.A. Johnstone’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Bad Men of the West Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Butch Cassidy: The Lost Years | (2013) |    |
| Forty Times a Killer! | (2014) | |
| A Dangerous Man | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Ben Savage, Saloon Ranger Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Buzzard's Bluff | (2020) | |
| The Devil's Boneyard | (2020) | |
| Slaughter at Wolf Creek | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Black Ops Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| American Jihad | (2006) | |
| Remember the Alamo | (2007) | |
| Jacknife | (2008) | |
| Home Invasion | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Blood Bond Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Blood Bond | (1989) | |
| Brotherhood of the Gun | (1990) | |
| Gunsight Crossing | (1991) | |
| Gunsmoke and Gold | (1992) | |
| Devil Creek Crossfire | (1992) | |
| Shootout at Gold Creek | (1993) | |
| San Angelo Showdown | (1994) | |
| Death in Snake Creek | (1994) | |
| Slaughter Trail | (2006) | |
| The Hanging Road | (2007) | |
| Ride for Vengeance | (2008) | |
| Texas Gundown | (2008) | |
| Deadly Road to Yuma | (2009) | |
| Moonshine Massacre | (2010) | |
| Arizona Ambush | (2011) | |
| A Hundred Ways to Kill | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Blood Valley Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Blood Valley | (1988) | |
| Six Ways from Sunday | (2009) | |
| Savage Guns | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Brannigan's Land Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Brannigan's Land | (2022) | |
| Mean and Evil | (2022) | |
Publication Order of The Brothers O'Brien Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Brothers O'Brien | (2012) | |
| The Killing Season | (2012) | |
| Shadow of the Hangman | (2012) | |
| Last Man Standing | (2012) | |
| A Time to Slaughter | (2012) | |
| The Law of Violence | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Buckhorn Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Buckhorn | (2016) | |
| Paid in Blood | (2018) | |
| Bloodthirsty | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Buck Trammel Western Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| North of Laramie | (2020) | |
| Bury the Hatchet | (2020) | |
| The Intruders | (2021) | |
| The Fires of Blackstone | (2022) | |
| This Man Must Die | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Christmas Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| A Lone Star Christmas | (2011) | |
| A Rocky Mountain Christmas | (2012) | |
| A Big Sky Christmas | (2013) | |
| A Frontier Christmas | (2014) | |
| A Texas Hill Country Christmas | (2015) | |
| A Colorado Christmas | (2016) | |
| An Arizona Christmas | (2017) | |
| A High Sierra Christmas | (2018) | |
| A Jensen Family Christmas | (2019) | |
| A Maccallister Christmas | (2020) | |
| A Death Valley Christmas | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Chuckwagon Trail Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Chuckwagon Trail | (2017) | |
| Die by the Gun | (2018) | |
| A Hill of Beans | (2020) | |
| Biscuits and Gravy | (2021) | |
| Settling His Hash | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Cotton Pickens Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Massacre Mountain | (2011) | |
| Wyoming Slaughter | (2012) | |
| Support Your Local Deputy | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Death & Texas Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Death & Texas | (2019) | |
| Dark is the Night | (2019) | |
| The Scavengers | (2020) | |
| Marked for Death | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Devil's Gulch Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Devil's Gulch | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Dog Team Books
| The Last of the Dog Team | (1981) | |
| The Return of the Dog Team | (2005) | |
| Revenge of the Dog Team | (2009) | |
| Target Response | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Duff MacCallister Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Eagles Legacy | (2011) | |
| The Killing | (2012) | |
| Dry Gulch Ambush | (2013) | |
| Kill Crazy | (2014) | |
| Kingdom Come | (2015) | |
| Ten Guns from Texas | (2016) | |
| Day of Reckoning | (2017) | |
| The Stalking Death | (2018) | |
| Stranglehold | (2019) | |
| Killer Take All | (2020) | |
| Savage Sunday | (2021) | |
| Riding the Nightmare | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Eagles Books
| Eyes of Eagles | (1993) | |
| Dreams of Eagles | (1994) | |
| Talons of Eagles | (1995) | |
| Scream of Eagles | (1996) | |
| Rage of Eagles | (1998) | |
| Song of Eagles | (1999) | |
| Cry of Eagles | (1999) | |
| Blood of Eagles | (2000) | |
| Destiny of Eagles | (2004) | |
| Revenge of Eagles | (2005) | |
| Pride of Eagles | (2006) | |
| Crusade of Eagles | (2007) | |
| Thunder of Eagles | (2008) | |
| Bloodshed of Eagles | (2009) | |
| Slaughter of Eagles | (2010) | |
| Massacre of Eagles | (2011) | |
| Carnage of Eagles | (2012) | |
| Defiance of Eagles | (2013) | |
Publication Order of The Family Jensen Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Family Jensen | (2010) | |
| Helltown Massacre | (2011) | |
| The Violent Land | (2012) | |
| Hard Ride to Hell | (2013) | |
| Massacre Canyon | (2014) | |
| Brotherhood of Evil | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Firestick Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Firestick | (2018) | |
| Blood and Bullets | (2018) | |
| Dead for a Dollar | (2019) | |
Publication Order of The First Mountain Man Books
| The First Mountain Man | (1991) | |
| Blood on the Divide | (1992) | |
| Absaroka Ambush | (1993) | |
| Forty Guns West | (1993) | |
| Cheyenne Challenge | (1995) | |
| Preacher and the Mountain Caesar | (1995) | |
| Blackfoot Messiah | (1996) | |
| Preacher | (2002) | |
| Preacher's Peace | (2003) | |
| Preacher's Justice | (2004) | |
| Preacher's Journey | (2005) | |
| Preacher's Fortune | (2006) | |
| Preacher's Quest | (2007) | |
| Preacher's Showdown | (2008) | |
| Preacher's Pursuit | (2009) | |
| Preacher's Fire | (2009) | |
| Preacher's Assault | (2011) | |
| Preacher's Fury | (2012) | |
| Preacher's Massacre | (2012) | |
| Preacher's Blood Hunt | (2014) | |
| Preacher's Slaughter | (2014) | |
| Preacher's Bloodbath | (2015) | |
| Preacher's Hellstorm | (2016) | |
| Preacher's Kill | (2017) | |
| Preacher's Rage | (2018) | |
| Preacher's Frenzy | (2019) | |
| Preacher's Carnage | (2020) | |
| Preacher's Inferno | (2021) | |
| Preacher's Purge | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Flintlock Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Flintlock | (2013) | |
| Gut-Shot | (2014) | |
| Kill or Die | (2015) | |
| A Time For Vultures | (2016) | |
| Hell's Gate | (2017) | |
| Pitchfork Pass | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Forever Texas Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Forever Texas | (2022) | |
| Lone Star Legacy | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Fort Misery Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Fort Misery | (2023) | |
Publication Order of The Frontiersman Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Frontiersman | (2015) | |
| River of Blood | (2015) | |
| The Darkest Winter | (2017) | |
| Damnation Valley | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Hank Fallon Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Yuma Prison Crashout | (2018) | |
| Behind the Iron | (2018) | |
| Dead Time | (2020) | |
| A Knife in the Heart | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Have Brides, Will Travel Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Have Brides, Will Travel | (2019) | |
| The Shotgun Wedding | (2020) | |
| Till Death | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Hell's Half Acre Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Butcher of Baxter Pass | (2015) | |
| Hell's Half Acre | (2015) | |
| Cold-Blooded | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Hunter Buchanon Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Black Hills | (2018) | |
| Blood in the Dust | (2020) | |
| Hunter's Moon | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Invasion USA Series Books
| Invasion USA | (2006) | |
| Border War | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Jackals Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Jackals | (2019) | |
| Stand Up and Die | (2020) | |
| Every Mother's Son | (2021) | |
| Dead River | (2022) | |
| The Fires of Hell | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Jake Ransom, Man of the Mountains Books
| To the River's End | (2021) | |
Publication Order of The Jensen Brand Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Jensen Brand | (2017) | |
| Too Soon to Die | (2019) | |
| Rising Fire | (2020) | |
| Gold Mine Massacre | (2021) | |
| Dark Night in Big Rock | (2022) | |
Publication Order of The Kerrigans Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Kerrigans | (2014) | |
| The Lawless | (2015) | |
| Journey into Violence | (2016) | |
| Hate Thy Neighbor | (2017) | |
| The Devil to Pay | (2018) | |
Publication Order of The Last Gunfighter Books
| The Drifter | (2000) | |
| Reprisal | (2000) | |
| Ghost Valley | (2001) | |
| The Forbidden | (2001) | |
| Showdown | (2002) | |
| Imposter | (2002) | |
| Rescue | (2003) | |
| The Burning | (2003) | |
| No Man's Land | (2004) | |
| Manhunt | (2004) | |
| Violent Sunday | (2005) | |
| Renegades | (2005) | |
| Savage Country | (2006) | |
| The Devil's Legion | (2006) | |
| Avenger | (2007) | |
| Hell Town | (2007) | |
| Ambush Valley | (2008) | |
| Killing Ground | (2008) | |
| Slaughter | (2009) | |
| Sudden Fury | (2009) | |
| Winter Kill | (2009) | |
| Dead Before Sundown | (2011) | |
| Montana Gundown | (2012) | |
Publication Order of The Loner Books
| The Loner | (2009) | |
| The Devil's Badland | (2009) | |
| Dead Man's Gold | (2010) | |
| The Big Gundown | (2010) | |
| Rattlesnake Valley | (2010) | |
| Seven Days To Die | (2010) | |
| The Bounty Killers | (2011) | |
| Trail of Blood | (2011) | |
| Killer Poker | (2011) | |
| The Blood of Renegades | (2011) | |
| Crossfire | (2011) | |
| Inferno | (2012) | |
| Brutal Vengeance | (2012) | |
| Hard Luck Money | (2012) | |
| Bullets Don't Die | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Luke Jensen: Bounty Hunter Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Luke Jensen, Bounty Hunter | (2012) | |
| Dead Shot | (2013) | |
| Bloody Sunday | (2014) | |
| Bad Men Die | (2015) | |
| Death Rides Alone | (2016) | |
| Legion of Fire | (2018) | |
| Burning Daylight | (2019) | |
| Hired Guns | (2019) | |
| Prairie Fire | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Matt Jensen: The Last Mountain Man Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Matt Jensen, the Last Mountain Man | (2007) | |
| Deadly Trail | (2008) | |
| Purgatory | (2008) | |
| Savage Territory | (2009) | |
| Snake River Slaughter | (2010) | |
| Dakota Ambush | (2011) | |
| Massacre at Powder River | (2012) | |
| The Eyes of Texas | (2013) | |
| Torture Town | (2014) | |
| The Great Train Massacre | (2016) | |
| Die with the Outlaws | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Morgan Family Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Black Hills Blood Hunt | (2022) | |
Publication Order of The Morgans Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Morgans | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Mountain Man Books
| The Last Mountain Man | (1984) | |
| Return of the Mountain Man | (1986) | |
| Trail of the Mountain Man | (1987) | |
| Revenge of the Mountain Man | (1988) | |
| Journey of the Mountain Man | (1989) | |
| Law of the Mountain Man | (1989) | |
| War of the Mountain Man | (1990) | |
| Code of the Mountain Man | (1991) | |
| Pursuit of the Mountain Man | (1991) | |
| Courage of the Mountain Man | (1992) | |
| Blood of the Mountain Man | (1992) | |
| Fury of the Mountain Man | (1993) | |
| Rage of the Mountain Man | (1994) | |
| Cunning of the Mountain Man | (1994) | |
| Power of the Mountain Man | (1995) | |
| Spirit of the Mountain Man | (1995) | |
| Ordeal of the Mountain Man | (1996) | |
| Triumph of the Mountain Man | (1997) | |
| Vengeance of the Mountain Man | (1997) | |
| Honor of the Mountain Man | (1998) | |
| Battle of the Mountain Man | (1998) | |
| Pride of the Mountain Man | (1998) | |
| Creed of the Mountain Man | (1999) | |
| Guns of the Mountain Man | (1999) | |
| Heart of the Mountain Man | (2000) | |
| Justice of the Mountain Man | (2000) | |
| Valor of the Mountain Man | (2001) | |
| Warpath of the Mountain Man | (2002) | |
| Trek of the Mountain Man | (2002) | |
| Quest of the Mountain Man | (2003) | |
| Ambush of the Mountain Man | (2003) | |
| Wrath of the Mountain Man | (2004) | |
| Destiny of the Mountain Man | (2005) | |
| Betrayal of the Mountain Man | (2006) | |
| Rampage of the Mountain Man | (2007) | |
| Violence of the Mountain Man | (2008) | |
| Savagery of the Mountain Man | (2009) | |
| Shootout of the Mountain Man | (2010) | |
| Assault of the Mountain Man | (2011) | |
| Strike of the Mountain Man | (2012) | |
| Butchery of the Mountain Man | (2013) | |
| Terror of the Mountain Man | (2014) | |
| Bloodshed of the Mountain Man | (2015) | |
| Brutal Night of the Mountain Man | (2016) | |
| Venom of the Mountain Man | (2017) | |
| Torture of the Mountain Man | (2018) | |
| Where There's Fire, There's Smoke | (2019) | |
| Bloody Trail of the Mountain Man | (2019) | |
| Texas Kill of the Mountain Man | (2020) | |
| Slaughter of the Mountain Man | (2021) | |
| Cruel Winter of the Mountain Man | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Nathan Stark Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Nathan Stark, Army Scout | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Perley Gates Western Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Legend of Perley Gates | (2018) | |
| A Reason to Die | (2018) | |
| Bullets Don't Argue | (2019) | |
| Shot to Hell | (2020) | |
| Red River Vengeance | (2021) | |
| Texarkana | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Phoenix Rising Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Phoenix Rising | (2011) | |
| Firebase Freedom | (2012) | |
| Day of Judgment | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Preacher & MacCallister Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Frontier America | (2019) | |
| They Came to Kill | (2020) | |
| When All Hell Broke Loose | (2021) | |
| The Devil's Crossing | (2022) | |
Publication Order of The Range Detectives Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Range Detectives | (2016) | |
| Hang Them Slowly | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Rattlesnake Wells, Wyoming Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Rattlesnake Wells, Wyoming | (2017) | |
| Frontier of Violence | (2018) | |
| Right Between the Eyes | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Red Ryan Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Riding Shotgun | (2019) | |
| The Backstabbers | (2020) | |
| Bullet for a Stranger | (2020) | |
| A Quiet, Little Town | (2021) | |
| Last Stage to El Paso | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Remington 1894 Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Remington 1894 | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Rig Warrior Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Rig Warrior | (1987) | |
| Wheels of Death | (1988) | |
| Eighteen-Wheel Avenger | (1988) | |
| Knockdown | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Savage Texas Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Savage Texas | (2011) | |
| A Good Day to Die | (2012) | |
| The Stampeders | (2013) | |
| Rebel Yell | (2014) | |
| Seven Days to Hell | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Sawbones Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Sawbones | (2017) | |
| Never Seen Deader | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Shawn O'Brien Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Town Tamer | (2014) | |
| Manslaughter | (2015) | |
| Better off Dead | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Smoke Jensen Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Smoke Jensen, the Beginning | (2015) | |
| This Violent Land | (2015) | |
| Outlaw Country | (2021) | |
| When the Shooting Starts | (2022) | |
| Desolation Creek | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Sidewinders Books
| Massacre at Whiskey Flats | (2008) | |
| Sidewinders | (2008) | |
| Cutthroat Canyon | (2009) | |
| Mankiller, Colorado | (2010) | |
| Deadwood Gulch | (2011) | |
| Texas Bloodshed | (2012) | |
| The Butcher of Bear Creek | (2013) | |
| Bleeding Texas | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Sixkiller, US Marshal Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Sixkiller, U.S. Marshal | (2012) | |
| Day of Rage | (2012) | |
| Eight Hours to Die | (2012) | |
| The Hour of Death | (2013) | |
| Blood for Blood | (2013) | |
| Dead Man Walking | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Slash and Pecos Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Cutthroats | (2019) | |
| A Good Day for a Massacre | (2020) | |
| The Wicked Die Twice | (2020) | |
| Hell for Breakfast | (2021) | |
| Sons of Thunder | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Stoneface Finnegan Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| By the Neck | (2021) | |
| The Devil You Know | (2021) | |
| Hard Road to Vengeance | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Taylor Callahan, Circuit Rider Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Taylor Callahan, Circuit Rider | (2022) | |
| Save It for Sunday | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Texas John Slaughter Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Texas John Slaughter | (2014) | |
| Deadly Day in Tombstone | (2014) | |
| The Edge of Hell | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Those Jensen Boys! Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Those Jensen Boys! | (2015) | |
| Rimfire | (2016) | |
| Twelve Dead Men | (2017) | |
| Ride the Savage Land | (2018) | |
| Rope Burn | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Tim Colter Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Colter's Journey | (2017) | |
| The Edge of Violence | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Town Called Fury Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| A Town Called Fury | (2006) | |
| Hard Country | (2007) | |
| Judgment Day | (2007) | |
| Redemption | (2011) | |
Publication Order of The Trail West Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| The Trail West | (2013) | |
| Monahan's Massacre | (2017) | |
| Hang Him Twice | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Will Tanner Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Will Tanner | (2016) | |
| A Stranger in Town | (2016) | |
| Powder Burn | (2017) | |
| Evil Never Sleeps | (2018) | |
| Dig Your Own Grave | (2019) | |
| Pray for Death | (2020) | |
| The Violent Storm | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Winchester Books
(with William W Johnstone)
| Winchester 1886 | (2015) | |
| Winchester 1887 | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Blood of Patriots | (2012) | |
| The Bleeding Edge | (2012) | |
| Suicide Mission | (2013) | |
| Day of Independence | (2014) | |
| Stand Your Ground | (2014) | |
| Shot in the Back | (2015) | |
| Tyranny | (2015) | |
| Black Friday | (2016) | |
| The Doomsday Bunker | (2017) | |
| Trigger Warning | (2018) | |
| Go West, Young Man | (2021) | |
| The Scorching | (2021) | |
| Down the Dark Streets | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Ghost Towns | (2010) | |
Notes: All books, except for the books in The Loner series, include William W. Johnstone‘s name as a co-author. For the novels in each series not authored by J.A., please see William W. Johnstone’s section or the individual series sections.
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