J.D. Hardin Books in Order
J.D. Hardin has written 114 books, published between 1979 and 1990. The first book is Blood, Sweat and Gold (1979) and the newest is End of the Trail (1990). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 114
- Published
- 1979–1990
- Pages on record
- 6,468 in 34 of 114 books
J.D. Hardin is the name on the Raider and Doc and Raider western series, about Pinkerton detectives working the American frontier. The 114 catalogued books appeared in a tight window between 1979 and 1990, peaking in the 1980s, from Blood, Sweat and Gold (1979) to End of the Trail (1990). Plots turn on cattle drives, swindlers, fugitives and outlaw gangs, and the median volume runs 188 pages.
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How many J.D. Hardin books are there?
J.D. Hardin has 114 books, released between 1979 and 1990. They include 2 separate series.
J.D. Hardin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 114 J.D. Hardin 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.
- 119792241/4
- 21979–1/4
- 319792101/4
- 41980–1/4
- 51980–1/4
- 61980–1/4
- 71980–1/4
- 81981–1/4
- 91981–1/4
- 101981–1/4
- 111981–1/4
- 121981–1/4
- 131981–1/4
- 141982–1/4
- 151982–1/4
- 1619822241/4
- 171982–1/4
- 1819822241/4
- 191982–1/4
- 201983–1/4
- 211983–1/4
- 2219832221/4
- 231983–1/4
- 241983–1/4
- 251983–1/4
- 2619831861/4
- 2719832011/4
- 281983–1/4
- 291983–1/4
- 301983–1/4
- 3119831941/4
- 321984–1/4
- 331984–1/4
- 341984–1/4
- 351984–1/4
- 3619841921/4
- 371984–1/4
- 381984–1/4
- 3919841851/4
- 4019841941/4
- 411984–1/4
- 421984–1/4
- 4319841851/4
- 441985–1/4
- 4519851921/4
- 4619851861/4
- 471985–1/4
- 481985–1/4
- 491985–1/4
- 501985–1/4
- 511985–1/4
- 5219851881/4
- 531985–1/4
- 5419851921/4
- 551985–1/4
- 5619861841/4
- 571986–1/4
- 5819861921/4
- 591986–1/4
- 6019861811/4
- 611986–1/4
- 6219861921/4
- 6319861001/4
- 641986–1/4
- 651986–1/4
- 661986–1/4
- 6719861921/4
- 681987–1/4
- 691987–1/4
- 701987–1/4
- 711987–1/4
- 7219871881/4
- 731987–1/4
- 7419871841/4
- 751987–1/4
- 761987–1/4
- 771987–1/4
- 781987–1/4
- 791987–1/4
- 801987–1/4
- 811988–1/4
- 821988–1/4
- 8319881861/4
- 841988–1/4
- 851988–1/4
- 8619881881/4
- 8719881831/4
- 8819881871/4
- 8919881861/4
- 901988–1/4
- 9119891851/4
- 921989–1/4
- 931989–1/4
- 9419891861/4
- 951989–1/4
- 9619891881/4
- 971989–1/4
- 981989–1/4
- 9919891851/4
- 1001989–1/4
- 1011989–1/4
- 1021989–1/4
- 1031990–1/4
- 1041990–1/4
- 10519901821/4
- 1061990–1/4
- 1071990–1/4
- 1081990–1/4
- 1091990–1/4
- 1101990–1/4
- 1111990–1/4
- 1121990–1/4
- 1131990–1/4
- 1141990–1/4
J.D. Hardin 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.
Doc and Raider in order
73 books- 1. Blood, Sweat and Gold
- 2. Good the Bad and the Deadly
- 3. Slick and the Dead
- 4. Spirit and the Flesh
- 5. Bullets, Buzzards, Boxes of Pine
- 6. Bloody Sands
- 7. Man Who Bit Snakes
- 8. Raider's Revenge
- 9. Hard Chains, Soft Women
- 10. Raider's Gold
- 11. Silver Tombstones
- 12. Coldhearted Lady
- and 61 more in the table above
Raider in order
41 books- 1. Raider
- 2. Sixgun Circus
- 3. The Yuma Roundup
- 4. The Guns of El Dorado
- 5. Thirst for Vengeance
- 6. Death's Deal
- 7. Vengeance Ride
- 8. The Cheyenne Fraud
- 9. The Gulf Pirates
- 10. Silver City Ambush
- 11. The Northwest Railroad War
- 12. The Madman's Blade
- and 29 more in the table above
Do you have to read J.D. Hardin books in order?
You only need to read J.D. Hardin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with J.D. Hardin
Start with Blood, Sweat and Gold (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest J.D. Hardin book?
End of the Trail (1990) is the newest J.D. Hardin book released so far.
Is there a new J.D. Hardin book coming?
No next J.D. Hardin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
J.D. Hardin at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest J.D. Hardin title on record dates from 1990, 36 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- J.D. Hardin books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,468 pages across the 34 of 114 books with a recorded length, a median of 188 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most J.D. Hardin books, 99 of 114, were published in the 1980s.
When J.D. Hardin books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when J.D. Hardin titles appeared. 1980s was the most productive decade with 99 titles.
114 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the J.D. Hardin books are about
96 of the 114 J.D. Hardin 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 72 of 96. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Westerns 72 of 96 books
- Pinkerton's National Detective Agency 5 of 96 books