Nik Morton Books in Order
Nik Morton has written 47 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is Pain Wears No Mask (2007) and the newest is Never Give Up (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 2007–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 47 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,716 in 19 of 47 books
Nik Morton writes westerns and thrillers, with women sleuths, nuns, policewomen and stagecoach robberies among the subjects. The catalogue begins with Pain Wears No Mask (2007), and several titles, including Death at Bethesda Falls (2008) and The $300 Man (2009), appear under the name Ross Morton. Morton's series include Chronicles of Floreskand, Tana Standish Psychic Spy in Afghanistan, 1979, Avenging Cat, Leon Cazador, Sister Rose and Kyler Knightly and Damon Cole. Never Give Up (2026) is the newest title.
How many Nik Morton books are there?
Nik Morton has 47 books, released between 2007 and 2026. They include 6 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.
Nik Morton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Nik Morton 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.
- 120073321/4
- 2Last Chance Saloon (As: Ross Morton)2008 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/420082811/4
- 3Death at Bethesda Falls (As: Ross Morton)2008 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/420082301/4
- 4The Prague Manuscript2008 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/420083161/4
- 52009–1/4
- 6The $300 Man (As: Ross Morton)2009 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/420092711/4
- 7When the flowers are in bloom2012 · 146 pages · confirmed 1/420121461/4
- 8Blind Justice at Wedlock (As: Ross Morton)2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 92012–1/4
- 10Odd Shoes & Medals (As: Ronald Hudson)2013 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/420131561/4
- 11Write a Western in 30 Days2013 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/420132041/4
- 12Blood of the Dragon Trees2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 13Spanish Eye2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 14Sudden Vengeance / Some Kind of Justice2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 15Old Guns (As: Ross Morton)2013 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/420132661/4
- 162014–1/4
- 17The Magnificent Mendozas (As: Ross Morton)2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 182015–1/4
- 192016–1/4
- 202016–1/4
- 212017–1/4
- 2220172921/4
- 232017–1/4
- 242017–1/4
- 252017–1/4
- 2620172841/4
- 2720173501/4
- 2820173181/4
- 292017–1/4
- 3020171321/4
- 3120171501/4
- 3220171781/4
- 3320172101/4
- 34Chill of the Shadow2017 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/420172921/4
- 35An Evil Trade2017 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/420173081/4
- 362018–1/4
- 372018–3/4
- 38Sailor Up The Khyber2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 392021–1/4
- 402022–1/4
- 412022–1/4
- 422022–1/4
- 432023–1/4
- 44Time With A Gift Of Tears2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 452025–1/4
- 462026–1/4
- 47Never Give Up2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Nik Morton 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.
Collected Short Stories/Novellas
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Tana Standish Psychic Spy in Afghanistan, 1979 in order
4 booksChronicles of Floreskand in order
4 booksAvenging Cat in order
3 booksLeon Cazador in order
3 books- 1. Rogue Prey
- 2. No Prisoners
- 3. Organ Symphony
Cash Laramie & Gideon Miles in order
3 booksSister Rose in order
2 booksKyler Knightly and Damon Cole in order
1 bookScreenplays in order
1 bookMX New Sherlock Holmes Stories in order
1 bookStandalone books
18 books18 Nik Morton titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Nik Morton books in order?
You only need to read Nik Morton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Nik Morton
Start with Pain Wears No Mask (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Nik Morton book?
Never Give Up (2026) is the newest Nik Morton book released so far.
Is there a new Nik Morton book coming?
No next Nik Morton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Nik Morton at a glance
- Still publishing
- Nik Morton published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Nik Morton books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,716 pages across the 19 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 271 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nik Morton books, 32 of 47, were published in the 2010s.
What the Nik Morton books are about
12 of the 47 Nik Morton 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 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Westerns 9 of 12 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 12 books
- Thrillers 2 of 12 books