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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
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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.

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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Derby Man by Gary McCarthy, book 1 of the Derby Man series (1976)
  2. Cover of The First Sheriff by Gary McCarthy (1979)
  3. Cover of Legend of the Lone Ranger by Gary McCarthy (1981)
  4. Cover of The Rail Warriors by Gary McCarthy, book 7 of the Derby Man series (1982)
  5. Cover of Silver Winds by Gary McCarthy (1983)
  6. Cover of Wind River by Gary McCarthy (1984)
  7. Cover of The Last Buffalo Hunt by Gary McCarthy, book 4 of the Double D Western series (1985)
  8. Cover of Powder River by Gary McCarthy (1985)
  9. Cover of Mando by Gary McCarthy (1986)
  10. Cover of Transcontinental by Gary McCarthy (1987)
  11. Cover of Sodbuster by Gary McCarthy (1988)
  12. Cover of Blood Brothers by Gary McCarthy (1989)
  13. Cover of The Gringo Amigo by Gary McCarthy (1991)
  14. Cover of Cherokee Lighthorse by Gary McCarthy, book 2 of the Horsemen series (1992)
  15. Cover of Blue Bullet by Gary McCarthy, book 4 of the Horsemen series (1993)
  16. Cover of The Gila River by Gary McCarthy, book 10 of the Rivers West series (1993)
  17. Cover of Yosemite by Gary McCarthy (1995)
  18. Cover of Grand Canyon by Gary McCarthy (1996)
  19. Cover of The Humboldt River by Gary McCarthy, book 14 of the Rivers West series (1996)
  20. Cover of Mesa Verde by Gary McCarthy (1997)
  21. Cover of Yellowstone by Gary McCarthy (1998)
  22. Cover of Dead Man's Witness by Gary McCarthy, book 2 of the Gunsmoke series (1999)
  23. Cover of Marshal Festus by Gary McCarthy, book 3 of the Gunsmoke series (1999)
  24. Cover of Bordertown Justice by Gary McCarthy (2000)
  1. 1
    The Derby ManDerby Man #11976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  2. 2
    Showdown at Snakegrass JunctionDerby Man #21978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  3. 3
    The First Sheriff1979 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979179
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  4. 4
    Winds of Gold1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  5. 5
    Mustang FeverDerby Man #31980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  6. 6
    The Pony Express WarDerby Man #41980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  7. 7
    Silver ShotDerby Man #51980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  8. 8
    Legend of the Lone Ranger1981 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981188
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  9. 9
    Explosion at Donner PassDerby Man #61981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  10. 10
    The Rail WarriorsDerby Man #71982 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982168
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  11. 11
    North ChaseDerby Man #81982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  12. 12
    Rebel of BodieDerby Man #91982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  13. 13
    Silver Winds1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  14. 14
    Sisters of the Wyoming MountainsSisters of Wyoming #11984 · 420 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984420
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  15. 15
    Wind River1984 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984396
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  16. 16
    Sisters Of the Wyoming PlainsSisters of Wyoming #21985 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985368
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  17. 17
    The Last Buffalo HuntDouble D Western #41985 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985180
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  18. 18
    Powder River1985 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985376
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  19. 19
    Mando1986 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986192
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  20. 20
    Transcontinental1987 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987416
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  21. 21
    Sodbuster1988 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988208
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  22. 22
    The ColoradoRivers West #31989 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989298
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  23. 23
    Blood Brothers1989 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989188
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  24. 24
    The Russian RiverRivers West #51991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  25. 25
    The Gringo Amigo1991 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991182
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  26. 26
    The HorsemenHorsemen #11992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  27. 27
    Cherokee LighthorseHorsemen #21992 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992184
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  28. 28
    The American RiverRivers West #71992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  29. 29
    Whiskey CreekDerby Man #101992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  30. 30
    Texas Mustangers / The MustangersHorsemen #31993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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Gary McCarthy series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

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.

Horsemen in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Horsemen
  2. 2. Cherokee Lighthorse
  3. 3. Texas Mustangers / The Mustangers
  4. 4. Blue Bullet
  5. 5. The Ambushers
  6. 6. Stallion Valley

Rivers West in order

6 books
  1. 3. The Colorado
  2. 5. The Russian River
  3. 7. The American River
  4. 10. The Gila River
  5. 14. The Humboldt River
  6. 17. The Cimarron River

National Parks Historical Fiction in order

5 books
  1. 1. Grand Canyon Thunder
  2. 2. Mesa Verde Thunder
  3. 3. Yellowstone Thunder
  4. 4. Yosemite Thunder
  5. 5. River Thunder

Our American West in order

4 books
  1. 1. Our American West
  2. 2. Our American West - Volume II
  3. 3. Our American West - Volume III
  4. 4. Our American West Volume IV

Gunsmoke in order

3 books
  1. 1. Gunsmoke
  2. 2. Dead Man's Witness
  3. 3. Marshal Festus

Medicine Wagon in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Fighting Doctor
  2. 2. Teton Mountain Fever
  3. 3. Trouble in the Teton Valley

Sisters of Wyoming in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sisters of the Wyoming Mountains
  2. 2. Sisters Of the Wyoming Plains

Maddie O'Brien in order

2 books
  1. 1. Maddie O'Brien's Christmas Donkey
  2. 2. Maddie O'Brien's Wild Turkeys

Double D Western in order

1 book
  1. 4. The Last Buffalo Hunt

Standalone books

26 books

26 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 first Derby Man book. It is also the earliest catalogued 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.

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.