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Johnny Boggs Books in Order

Johnny Boggs has written 73 books, published between 1997 and 2024. The first book is Hannah and the Horseman (1997) and the newest is Bloody Newton (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
73
Published
1997–2024
Pages on record
13,113 in 52 of 73 books
Reading time
219–328 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,113 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 52 of 73 titles with a page count on record.

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Johnny Boggs writes Westerns. Hannah Scott and Pete Belissari are the recurring leads, and the Hannah and the Horseman books ran across several titles between 1997 and 1999. The catalogue holds 73 books published between 1997 and 2024, opening with Hannah and the Horseman (1997) and reaching Bloody Newton (2024). Frontier and pioneer life, Texas, outlaws and murder trials recur as subjects. Killstraight and Frontier Story are the other named series, at a median of 249 pages.

How many Johnny Boggs books are there?

Johnny Boggs has 73 books, released between 1997 and 2024. They include 3 series and 58 titles listed outside any series.

Johnny Boggs Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 73 Johnny Boggs 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 Hannah and the Horseman by Johnny Boggs, book 1 of the Hannah and the Horseman series (1997)
  2. Cover of This Man Colter by Johnny Boggs (1997)
  3. Cover of The Courtship of Hannah and the Horseman by Johnny Boggs, book 2 of the Hannah and the Horseman series (1997)
  4. Cover of Riding with Hannah and the Horseman by Johnny Boggs, book 3 of the Hannah and the Horseman series (1998)
  5. Cover of Hannah and the Horseman at the Gallows Tree by Johnny Boggs, book 4 of the Hannah and the Horseman series (1998)
  6. Cover of The Curse of Dunbar's Gold by Johnny Boggs (1999)
  7. Cover of Ten and Me by Johnny Boggs (1999)
  8. Cover of Hannah and the Horseman on the Western Trail by Johnny Boggs, book 5 of the Hannah and the Horseman series (1999)
  9. Cover of That Terrible Texas Weather by Johnny Boggs (2000)
  10. Cover of The Odyssey of Hannah and the Horseman by Johnny Boggs, book 6 of the Hannah and the Horseman series (2000)
  11. Cover of A Job for Hannah and the Horseman by Johnny Boggs, book 7 of the Hannah and the Horseman series (2000)
  12. Cover of Foundation of the Law by Johnny Boggs (2001)
  13. Cover of Once They Wore the Gray by Johnny Boggs (2001)
  14. Cover of Great Murder Trials of the Old West by Johnny Boggs (2002)
  15. Cover of Lonely Trumpet by Johnny Boggs (2002)
  16. Cover of Arm of the Bandit by Johnny Boggs (2002)
  17. Cover of The Despoilers by Johnny Boggs (2002)
  18. Cover of Spark on the Prairie by Johnny Boggs (2003)
  19. Cover of Purgatoire by Johnny Boggs (2003)
  20. Cover of East of the Border by Johnny Boggs (2004)
  21. Cover of Law of the Land by Johnny Boggs (2004)
  22. Cover of Dark Voyage of the Mittie Stephens by Johnny Boggs (2004)
  23. Cover of Camp Ford by Johnny Boggs (2005)
  24. Cover of Ghost Legion by Johnny Boggs (2005)
  1. 1
    Hannah and the HorsemanHannah and the Horseman #11997 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997183
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  2. 2
    This Man Colter1997 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997183
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  3. 3
    The Courtship of Hannah and the HorsemanHannah and the Horseman #21997 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997185
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  4. 4
    Riding with Hannah and the HorsemanHannah and the Horseman #31998 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998183
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  5. 5
    Hannah and the Horseman at the Gallows TreeHannah and the Horseman #41998 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998184
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  6. 6
    The Curse of Dunbar's Gold1999 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999183
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  7. 7
    Ten and Me1999 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999182
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  8. 8
    Hannah and the Horseman on the Western TrailHannah and the Horseman #51999 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999186
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  9. 9
    That Terrible Texas Weather2000 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000244
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  10. 10
    The Lonesome Chisholm Trail2000 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000260
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  11. 11
    The Odyssey of Hannah and the HorsemanHannah and the Horseman #62000 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000186
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  12. 12
    A Job for Hannah and the HorsemanHannah and the Horseman #72000 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000184
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  13. 13
    A Piano at Dead Man’s Crossing2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  14. 14
    Foundation of the Law2001 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001185
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  15. 15
    Once They Wore the Gray2001 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001250
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  16. 16
    Great Murder Trials of the Old West2002 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002278
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  17. 17
    Lonely Trumpet2002 · 355 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002355
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  18. 18
    Arm of the Bandit2002 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002308
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  19. 19
    The Despoilers2002 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002272
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  20. 20
    The Big Fifty2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  21. 21
    Spark on the Prairie2003 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003308
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  22. 22
    Purgatoire2003 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003232
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  23. 23
    East of the Border2004 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004259
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  24. 24
    Law of the Land2004 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004311
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  25. 25
    Dark Voyage of the Mittie Stephens2004 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004262
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  26. 26
    Camp Ford2005 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005294
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  27. 27
    Ghost Legion2005 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005244
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  28. 28
    The Hart BrandKillstraight #12006 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006244
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  29. 29
    Walk Proud, Stand Tall2006 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006258
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  30. 30
    Northfield2007 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007258
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Johnny Boggs 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.

Hannah and the Horseman in order

7 books
  1. 1. Hannah and the Horseman
  2. 2. The Courtship of Hannah and the Horseman
  3. 3. Riding with Hannah and the Horseman
  4. 4. Hannah and the Horseman at the Gallows Tree
  5. 5. Hannah and the Horseman on the Western Trail
  6. 6. The Odyssey of Hannah and the Horseman
  7. 7. A Job for Hannah and the Horseman

Killstraight in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Hart Brand
  2. 2. Killstraight
  3. 3. Whiskey Kills
  4. 4. Kill the Indian
  5. 5. The Killing Trail
  6. 6. Killstraight Returns

Frontier Story in order

2 books
  1. 1. Poison Spring
  2. 2. The Cane Creek Regulators

Standalone books

58 books

58 Johnny Boggs titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Johnny Boggs books in order?

You only need to read Johnny Boggs books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Johnny Boggs

Start with Hannah and the Horseman (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Johnny Boggs book?

Bloody Newton (2024) is the newest Johnny Boggs book released so far.

Is there a new Johnny Boggs book coming?

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

Johnny Boggs at a glance

Still publishing
Johnny Boggs published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Johnny Boggs books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
13,113 pages across the 52 of 73 books with a recorded length, a median of 249 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Johnny Boggs books, 30 of 73, were published in the 2010s.

What the Johnny Boggs books are about

45 of the 73 Johnny Boggs 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 25 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.