Jonas Ward Books in Order
Jonas Ward has written 24 books, published between 1958 and 1986. The first book is One Man Massacre (1958) and the newest is Buchanan's Stage Line (1986). Publication order is the reading order below. All 24 books listed here are in the Buchanan series, which has its own page: Buchanan books in order.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1958–1986
- Pages on record
- 2,627 in 15 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 44–66 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,627 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Jonas Ward is a pen name, one of at least 6 used by William Robert Cox, an American writer of pulp and paperback westerns and mysteries who lived from 1901 to 1988. The Jonas Ward catalogue holds 24 westerns from One Man Massacre (1958) to Buchanan's Stage Line (1986). Tom Buchanan is the recurring hero, in titles such as Trap for Buchanan and Buchanan's Gun, and Texas Rangers appear among the subjects.
How many Jonas Ward books are there?
Jonas Ward has 24 books, released between 1958 and 1986.
Jonas Ward Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Jonas Ward 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.
- 119582111/4
- 219721441/4
- 31973–1/4
- 41973–1/4
- 519731411/4
- 619732041/4
- 71974–1/4
- 81974–1/4
- 91974–1/4
- 1019741281/4
- 1119741601/4
- 1219741591/4
- 131975–1/4
- 1419761461/4
- 1519761761/4
- 1619771431/4
- 1719771441/4
- 1819773041/4
- 191979–1/4
- 2019802241/4
- 211981–1/4
- 221981–1/4
- 2319841761/4
- 2419861671/4
Jonas Ward series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Buchanan books in order 24 books
Do you have to read Jonas Ward books in order?
You only need to read Jonas Ward books in order within the Buchanan series, which holds 24 of the 24 Jonas Ward books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jonas Ward
Start with One Man Massacre (1958), the first Buchanan book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Jonas Ward book?
Buchanan's Stage Line (1986) is the newest Jonas Ward book released so far.
Is there a new Jonas Ward book coming?
No next Jonas Ward book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jonas Ward at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jonas Ward title on record dates from 1986, 40 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jonas Ward books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,627 pages across the 15 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jonas Ward books, 18 of 24, were published in the 1970s.
What the Jonas Ward books are about
12 of the 24 Jonas Ward books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: texas rangers is tagged on 4 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Texas Rangers 4 of 12 books
- Tom Buchanan (Fictitious character) 4 of 12 books
- Westerns 4 of 12 books
- Buchanan, Tom (Fictitious character : Ward) 3 of 12 books
- Buchanan, tom (fictitious character) 3 of 12 books
- Texas 3 of 12 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 12 books