Gary McCarthy Books in Order
Gary McCarthy has written 69 books, published between 1976 and 2021. The first book is The Derby Man (1976) and the newest is The Horsemen & The Derby Man (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 69
- Published
- 1976–2021
- Pages on record
- 8,729 in 34 of 69 books
Gary McCarthy writes Westerns and historical fiction of the American frontier, with subject records naming the Ballou family and Darby Buckingham as fictitious characters. Bison hunting, outlaws, horse breeders and California also appear. The catalogue lists 69 books from The Derby Man (1976) to The Horsemen & The Derby Man (2021), including The Pony Express War (1980) and Explosion at Donner Pass (1981). Derby Man, Horsemen, Medicine Wagon, Sisters of Wyoming, Our American West and National Parks Historical Fiction are among the series.
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How many Gary McCarthy books are there?
Gary McCarthy has 69 books, released between 1976 and 2021. They include 7 series and 26 titles listed outside any series.
Gary McCarthy Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 69 Gary McCarthy 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 November 2026.
- 11976–1/4
- 21978–1/4
- 3The First Sheriff1979 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/419791791/4
- 4Winds of Gold1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 51980–1/4
- 61980–1/4
- 71980–1/4
- 8Legend of the Lone Ranger1981 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/419811881/4
- 91981–1/4
- 1019821681/4
- 111982–1/4
- 121982–1/4
- 13Silver Winds1983 · confirmed 1/41983–1/4
- 1419844201/4
- 15Wind River1984 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/419843961/4
- 1619853681/4
- 1719851801/4
- 18Powder River1985 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/419853761/4
- 19Mando1986 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419861921/4
- 20Transcontinental1987 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/419874161/4
- 21Sodbuster1988 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419882081/4
- 2219892981/4
- 23Blood Brothers1989 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/419891881/4
- 241991–1/4
- 25The Gringo Amigo1991 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/419911821/4
- 261992–1/4
- 2719921841/4
- 281992–1/4
- 291992–1/4
- 301993–1/4
- 3119931991/4
- 321993–1/4
- 331993–1/4
- 341994–1/4
- 351994–1/4
- 36Yosemite1995 · 379 pages · confirmed 1/419953791/4
- 37Grand Canyon1996 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/419964801/4
- 3819962761/4
- 39Mesa Verde1997 · 382 pages · confirmed 1/419973821/4
- 4019982181/4
- 41Yellowstone1998 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/419983481/4
- 4219982591/4
- 4319992721/4
- 4419992021/4
- 45Bordertown Justice2000 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/420001791/4
- 46The Buffalo Hunters2002 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/420021801/4
- 47Restitution2003 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420033121/4
- 48Colter's Hell2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 492010–1/4
- 502011–1/4
- 5120112941/4
- 522011–1/4
- 532011–1/4
- 542011–1/4
- 55Joaquin Murieta Was My Friend2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 5620121121/4
- 572012621/4
- 582012–1/4
- 592012–1/4
- 6020121241/4
- 61Charlie Coyote2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 62Isaac Beard & Sons2013 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/420132861/4
- 63Gold & Lace2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 64Elvis & Cowboy Charlie: The What If Novel2014 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/420142221/4
- 65Satin and Silver2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 662016–1/4
- 672016–1/4
- 682016–1/4
- 69The Horsemen & The Derby Man2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Gary McCarthy 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.
Derby Man in order
11 booksHorsemen in order
6 booksRivers West in order
6 booksNational Parks Historical Fiction in order
5 booksOur American West in order
4 booksGunsmoke in order
3 booksMedicine Wagon in order
3 booksSisters of Wyoming in order
2 booksMaddie O'Brien in order
2 booksDouble D Western in order
1 bookStandalone books
26 books26 Gary McCarthy titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gary McCarthy books in order?
You only need to read Gary McCarthy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Gary McCarthy
Start with The Derby Man (1976), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gary McCarthy book?
The Horsemen & The Derby Man (2021) is the newest Gary McCarthy book released so far.
Is there a new Gary McCarthy book coming?
No next Gary McCarthy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gary McCarthy at a glance
- Paused
- No new Gary McCarthy title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Gary McCarthy books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,729 pages across the 34 of 69 books with a recorded length, a median of 220 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gary McCarthy books, 21 of 69, were published in the 1990s.
When Gary McCarthy books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Gary McCarthy titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 21 titles.
69 books total across 6 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Gary McCarthy books are about
23 of the 69 Gary McCarthy 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 10 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Westerns 10 of 23 books
- Historical fiction 6 of 23 books
- Ballou family (Fictitious characters) 3 of 23 books
- American bison hunting 2 of 23 books
- California 2 of 23 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 2 of 23 books
- West (U.S.) 2 of 23 books