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Bill Brooks Books in Order

Bill Brooks has written 38 books, published between 1992 and 2021. The first book is The Badmen (1992) and the newest is The Pistoleros (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
38
Published
1992–2021
Pages on record
7,778 in 27 of 38 books
Reading time
130–194 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,778 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 38 titles with a page count on record.

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Bill Brooks writes westerns. Outlaws, peace officers, Pinkerton agents and bodyguards populate the books, and the series divide into John Henry Cole, Law For Hire, Dakota Lawman, Journey of Jim Glass, and Ivory and Albert. The catalogue holds 38 titles from The Badmen (1992) to The Pistoleros (2021), at a median of 281 pages, with the 2000s the busiest decade.

How many Bill Brooks books are there?

Bill Brooks has 38 books, released between 1992 and 2021. They include 5 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.

Bill Brooks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 38 Bill Brooks 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.

  1. Cover of Buscadero by Bill Brooks (1993)
  2. Cover of Moon's Blood by Bill Brooks (1994)
  3. Cover of Old Times by Bill Brooks (1995)
  4. Cover of Deadwood by Bill Brooks (1997)
  5. Cover of Dust on the Wind by Bill Brooks (1998)
  6. Cover of Leaving Cheyenne by Bill Brooks (1998)
  7. Cover of Return to No Man's Land by Bill Brooks (2000)
  8. Cover of The Stone Garden by Bill Brooks (2001)
  9. Cover of Protecting Hickok by Bill Brooks, book 1 of the Law For Hire series (2003)
  10. Cover of Defending Cody by Bill Brooks, book 2 of the Law For Hire series (2003)
  11. Cover of Pretty Boy by Bill Brooks (2003)
  12. Cover of Bonnie and Clyde by Bill Brooks (2003)
  13. Cover of Saving Masterson by Bill Brooks, book 3 of the Law For Hire series (2004)
  14. Cover of The Big Gundown by Bill Brooks, book 3 of the Dakota Lawman series (2005)
  15. Cover of Rides a Stranger by Bill Brooks, book 1 of the Journey of Jim Glass series (2006)
  16. Cover of A Bullet for Billy by Bill Brooks, book 2 of the Journey of Jim Glass series (2007)
  17. Cover of The Messenger by Bill Brooks (2009)
  18. Cover of Blood Storm by Bill Brooks, book 1 of the John Henry Cole series (2012)
  19. Cover of Frontier Justice by Bill Brooks, book 2 of the John Henry Cole series (2012)
  20. Cover of Ride the Man Down by Bill Brooks, book 4 of the John Henry Cole series (2013)
  21. Cover of Men of Violence by Bill Brooks, book 5 of the John Henry Cole series (2014)
  22. Cover of Stolen Horses by Bill Brooks (2016)
  23. Cover of Bill Doolin by Bill Brooks (2016)
  24. Cover of American Tragedy by Bill Brooks (2016)
  1. 1
    The Badmen1992 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992198
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  2. 2
    Buscadero1993 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993198
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  3. 3
    Longing for Home1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  4. 4
    Moon's Blood1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994288
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  5. 5
    The Last Law There Was1995 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995294
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  6. 6
    Old Times1995 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995336
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  7. 7
    Deadwood1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997352
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  8. 8
    Dust on the Wind1998 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998352
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  9. 9
    Leaving Cheyenne1998 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Return to No Man's Land2000 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000307
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  11. 11
    The Stone Garden2001 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001250
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  12. 12
    Protecting HickokLaw For Hire #12003 · 367 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003367
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  13. 13
    Defending CodyLaw For Hire #22003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  14. 14
    Pretty Boy2003 · 413 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003413
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  15. 15
    Bonnie and Clyde2003 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003208
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  16. 16
    Saving MastersonLaw For Hire #32004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  17. 17
    Last Stand at Sweet SorrowDakota Lawman #12005 · 381 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005381
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  18. 18
    Killing Mr. SundayDakota Lawman #22005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  19. 19
    The Big GundownDakota Lawman #32005 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005325
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  20. 20
    Rides a StrangerJourney of Jim Glass #12006 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006273
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  21. 21
    A Bullet for BillyJourney of Jim Glass #22007 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007243
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  22. 22
    Vengeance Trail2008 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008303
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  23. 23
    The HorsesJourney of Jim Glass #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  24. 24
    The Messenger2009 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009231
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  25. 25
    Blood StormJohn Henry Cole #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  26. 26
    Frontier JusticeJohn Henry Cole #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  27. 27
    Winter KillJohn Henry Cole #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  28. 28
    Ride the Man DownJohn Henry Cole #42013 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013270
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  29. 29
    Men of ViolenceJohn Henry Cole #52014 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014236
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  30. 30
    Go and Bury Your DeadJohn Henry Cole #62014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  31. 31
    The Righteous Revenge of Lucy Moon2015 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015271
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  32. 32
    Stolen Horses2016 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016281
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  33. 33
    Bill Doolin2016 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016243
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  34. 34
    American Tragedy2016 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016350
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  35. 35
    The Girl With the Flamenco Tattoo2017 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017256
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  36. 36
    The Young DesperadosIvory and Albert #12018 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018248
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  37. 37
    Catch Me, Kill Me2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  38. 38
    The Pistoleros2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Bill Brooks 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.

John Henry Cole in order

6 books
  1. 1. Blood Storm
  2. 2. Frontier Justice
  3. 3. Winter Kill
  4. 4. Ride the Man Down
  5. 5. Men of Violence
  6. 6. Go and Bury Your Dead

Law For Hire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Protecting Hickok
  2. 2. Defending Cody
  3. 3. Saving Masterson

Dakota Lawman in order

3 books
  1. 1. Last Stand at Sweet Sorrow
  2. 2. Killing Mr. Sunday
  3. 3. The Big Gundown

Journey of Jim Glass in order

3 books
  1. 1. Rides a Stranger
  2. 2. A Bullet for Billy
  3. 3. The Horses

Ivory and Albert in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Young Desperados

Standalone books

22 books

22 Bill Brooks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bill Brooks books in order?

You only need to read Bill Brooks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Bill Brooks

Start with The Badmen (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bill Brooks book?

The Pistoleros (2021) is the newest Bill Brooks book released so far.

Is there a new Bill Brooks book coming?

No next Bill Brooks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bill Brooks at a glance

Paused
No new Bill Brooks title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Bill Brooks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,778 pages across the 27 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 281 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bill Brooks books, 15 of 38, were published in the 2000s.

What the Bill Brooks books are about

32 of the 38 Bill Brooks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: westerns is tagged on 17 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.