Ralph Cotton Reading Order

4 books (1999–2003)

Start with Death Rides a Chestnut Mare, the first of 4 books in the Danny Duggin series.

#	Title
1	Death Rides a Chestnut Mare 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Shadow of a Noose 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Riders of Judgement 2001Buy 🇺🇸
4	Death Along the Cimarron 2003Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2000–2002)

Start with Hangman's Choice and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hangman's Choice 2000Buy 🇺🇸
2	Devil's Due 2001Buy 🇺🇸
3	Blood Money 2002Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2015–2017)

Start with Friend of a Friend and read in order.

#	Title
1	Friend of a Friend 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Season of the Wind 2017Buy 🇺🇸

11 books (2004–2010)

Start with Between Hell and Texas, the first of 11 books in the Gunfighter's Reputation series.

#	Title
1	Between Hell and Texas 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	Gunman's Song 2004Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Law in Somos Santos 2005Buy 🇺🇸
4	Bad Day at Willow Creek 2006Buy 🇺🇸
5	Fast Guns Out of Texas 2007Buy 🇺🇸
6	Gunmen of the Desert Sands 2008Buy 🇺🇸
7	Ride to Hell's Gate 2008Buy 🇺🇸
8	Crossing Fire River 2009Buy 🇺🇸
9	Escape From Fire River 2009Buy 🇺🇸
10	City of Bad Men 2010Buy 🇺🇸
11	Gun Country 2010Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1994–2002)

Start with While Angels Dance, the first of 6 books in the Jeston Nash series.

#	Title
1	While Angels Dance 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	Powder River 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	Cost of a Killing 1996Buy 🇺🇸
4	Price of a Horse 1996Buy 🇺🇸
5	Killers of Man 1997Buy 🇺🇸
6	Trick of the Trade 2002Buy 🇺🇸

40 books (1998–2021)

Start with Badlands, the first of 40 books in the Ranger Sam Burrack series.

#	Title
1	Badlands 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Montana Red 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Border Dogs 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	Justice 1999Buy 🇺🇸
5	Misery Express / Blue Star Tattoo 2000Buy 🇺🇸
6	Blood Rock 2001Buy 🇺🇸
7	Jurisdiction 2002Buy 🇺🇸
8	Sabre's Edge 2003Buy 🇺🇸
9	Vengeance is a Bullet / Vengeance 2003Buy 🇺🇸
10	Dead Man's Canyon 2004Buy 🇺🇸
11	Hell's Riders 2004Buy 🇺🇸
12	Showdown at Rio Sagrado 2004Buy 🇺🇸
13	Black Mesa 2005Buy 🇺🇸
14	Killing Plain 2005Buy 🇺🇸
15	Gunfight at Cold Devil 2006Buy 🇺🇸
16	Trouble Creek 2006Buy 🇺🇸
17	Guns on the Border / Sabio's Redemption 2007Buy 🇺🇸
18	Killing Texas Bob 2007Buy 🇺🇸
19	Ambush at Shadow Valley / Shadow Valley 2008Buy 🇺🇸
20	Nightfall at Little Aces 2008Buy 🇺🇸
21	Riders From Long Pines 2009Buy 🇺🇸
22	Showdown at Hole-In-the-Wall 2009Buy 🇺🇸
23	A Hanging in Wild Wind 2010Buy 🇺🇸
24	Black Valley Riders 2010Buy 🇺🇸
25	Lawman From Nogales 2011Buy 🇺🇸
26	Lookout Hill 2012Buy 🇺🇸
27	Valley of the Gun 2012Buy 🇺🇸
28	Wildfire 2012Buy 🇺🇸
29	High Wild Desert 2013Buy 🇺🇸
30	Lawless Trail 2013Buy 🇺🇸
31	Red Moon 2013Buy 🇺🇸
32	Golden Riders 2014Buy 🇺🇸
33	Shadow River 2014Buy 🇺🇸
34	Twisted Hills 2014Buy 🇺🇸
35	Mesa Grande 2015Buy 🇺🇸
36	Payback at Big Silver 2015Buy 🇺🇸
37	Scalpers 2015Buy 🇺🇸
38	Showdown at Gun Hill 2015Buy 🇺🇸
39	A Ranger's Trail 2019Buy 🇺🇸
40	Bad River 2021Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2010–2011)

Start with Fighting Men and read in order.

#	Title
1	Fighting Men 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	Gun Law 2011Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2003–2021)

Start with Jackpot Ridge, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Jackpot Ridge 2003Buy 🇺🇸
2	Webb's Posse 2003Buy 🇺🇸
3	Guns of Wolf Valley / Wolf Valley 2004Buy 🇺🇸
4	Blood Lands 2006Buy 🇺🇸
5	Midnight Rider 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	A Killing in Gold 2021Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2022–2022)

#	Title
1	The Guns of C.C. Ellis 2022Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2011–2022)

Start with Summers' Horses, the first of 4 books in the Will Summers series.

#	Title
1	Summers' Horses 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Incident at Gunn Point 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	Dark Horses 2014Buy 🇺🇸
4	Gunman's Pass 2022Buy 🇺🇸