Al Lacy / Bill Reno Books in Order
Al Lacy / Bill Reno has written 63 books, published between 1980 and 2011. The first book is Dead Man's Noose (As: Morgan Hill) (1980) and the newest is Child of Nature (As: Morgan Hill) (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 63
- Published
- 1980–2011
- Pages on record
- 11,265 in 44 of 63 books
- Reading time
- 188–282 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,265 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 44 of 63 titles with a page count on record.
Al Lacy / Bill Reno is a catalogue entry holding 63 books published between 1980 and 2011. The earliest titles, such as Dead Man's Noose and Twin Colts (1980), carry the name Morgan Hill. Series include Badge, Angel of Mercy, Battles of Destiny and Journeys of the Stranger. Subjects include Christian westerns, the American Civil War, the Battle of Shiloh, nurses, frontier and pioneer life and women pioneers.
How many Al Lacy / Bill Reno books are there?
Al Lacy / Bill Reno has 63 books, released between 1980 and 2011. They include 4 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Al Lacy / Bill Reno Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 63 Al Lacy / Bill Reno books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Dead Man's Noose (As: Morgan Hill)1980 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/419802501/4
- 2Twin Colts (As: Morgan Hill)1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 3Bandits in Blue (As: Morgan Hill)1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 4Boot Hill Brother (As: Morgan Hill)1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 5The Quick & the Deadly (As: Morgan Hill)1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 6Ten Must Die (As: Morgan Hill)1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 7The Midnight Hangman (As: Morgan Hill)1982 · confirmed 1/41982–1/4
- 8Last Stage to Eternity (As: Morgan Hill)1983 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419832241/4
- 91987–1/4
- 1019871851/4
- 1119881821/4
- 1219881671/4
- 1319881921/4
- 1419881851/4
- 151988–1/4
- 1619881851/4
- 1719891921/4
- 181989101/4
- 1919891841/4
- 2019891851/4
- 211989–1/4
- 221989–1/4
- 231990–1/4
- 241990–1/4
- 251990–1/4
- 261990–1/4
- 2719901921/4
- 281990–1/4
- 291991–1/4
- 3019911921/4
- 311991–1/4
- 321991–1/4
- 3319933071/4
- 3419933531/4
- 3519943231/4
- 3619943201/4
- 3719943561/4
- 3819943071/4
- 3919943061/4
- 4019953211/4
- 4119953071/4
- 4219952771/4
- 4319952701/4
- 4419952941/4
- 4519962781/4
- 4619962731/4
- 4719962691/4
- 4819962521/4
- 4919963001/4
- 5019972851/4
- 5119973361/4
- 5219972721/4
- 5319983241/4
- 5419983221/4
- 5519993521/4
- 5619993181/4
- 5720003371/4
- 582002–1/4
- 5920022951/4
- 6020032661/4
- 6120032801/4
- 62The Last Bullet (As: Morgan Hill)2003 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/420031981/4
- 63Child of Nature (As: Morgan Hill)2011 · 42 pages · confirmed 1/42011421/4
Al Lacy / Bill Reno series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Badge books in order 24 books
- Angel of Mercy books in order 10 books
- Battles of Destiny books in order 8 books
Al Lacy / Bill Reno books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Journeys of the Stranger in order
7 books- 1. Legacy
- 2. Silent Abduction
- 3. Blizzard
- 4. Tears of the Sun
- 5. Circle of Fire
- 6. Quiet Thunder
- 7. Snow Ghost
Legends of the West in order
3 booksMail Order Bride in order
1 bookStandalone books
10 books10 Al Lacy / Bill Reno titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Al Lacy / Bill Reno books in order?
You only need to read Al Lacy / Bill Reno books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Al Lacy / Bill Reno
Start with the first book of the Al Lacy / Bill Reno series you want to read: Badge starts with Sundance (1987), Angel of Mercy starts with A Promise for Breanna (1995) and Battles of Destiny starts with A Promise Unbroken (1993). The earliest catalogued title overall is Dead Man's Noose (As: Morgan Hill) (1980).
What is the newest Al Lacy / Bill Reno book?
Child of Nature (As: Morgan Hill) (2011) is the newest Al Lacy / Bill Reno book released so far.
Is there a new Al Lacy / Bill Reno book coming?
No next Al Lacy / Bill Reno book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Al Lacy / Bill Reno at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Al Lacy / Bill Reno title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Al Lacy / Bill Reno books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,265 pages across the 44 of 63 books with a recorded length, a median of 275 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Al Lacy / Bill Reno books, 34 of 63, were published in the 1990s.
What the Al Lacy / Bill Reno books are about
29 of the 63 Al Lacy / Bill Reno books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: religious fiction is tagged on 10 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Religious fiction 10 of 29 books
- History 9 of 29 books
- Westerns 9 of 29 books
- Historical fiction 7 of 29 books
- Southern states 5 of 29 books
- United States Civil War, 1861-1865 5 of 29 books
- Christian, western 4 of 29 books
- Nurses 4 of 29 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 3 of 29 books
- Virginia Civil War, 1861-1865 3 of 29 books
- Women pioneers 3 of 29 books
- California 2 of 29 books