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Doc and Raider Books in Order

Doc and Raider by J.D. Hardin contains 73 books, published between 1979 and 1987. The first book is Blood, Sweat and Gold (1979) and the newest is Hell on Powder River (1987). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
73
Published
1979–1987
Pages on record
4,240 in 22 of 73 books
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Doc and Raider is a western series named for its two lead characters, with Pinkerton's National Detective Agency listed among the subjects. Swindlers, gunplay and pioneer settlements fill the plots, under titles such as Bullets, Buzzards, Boxes of Pine (1980) and Hard Chains, Soft Women (1981). The run is tight: 73 books in nine years, from Blood, Sweat and Gold (1979) to Hell on Powder River (1987), at a median of 192 pages, with J.D. Hardin as the credited author.

How many Doc and Raider books are there?

Doc and Raider has 73 books, released between 1979 and 1987.

Doc and Raider Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 73 Doc and Raider 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 Blood, Sweat and Gold by J.D. Hardin, book 1 of the Doc and Raider series (1979)
  2. Cover of Good the Bad and the Deadly by J.D. Hardin, book 2 of the Doc and Raider series (1979)
  3. Cover of Slick and the Dead by J.D. Hardin, book 3 of the Doc and Raider series (1979)
  4. Cover of Spirit and the Flesh by J.D. Hardin, book 4 of the Doc and Raider series (1980)
  5. Cover of Bullets, Buzzards, Boxes of Pine by J.D. Hardin, book 5 of the Doc and Raider series (1980)
  6. Cover of Bloody Sands by J.D. Hardin, book 6 of the Doc and Raider series (1980)
  7. Cover of Man Who Bit Snakes by J.D. Hardin, book 7 of the Doc and Raider series (1980)
  8. Cover of Raider's Revenge by J.D. Hardin, book 8 of the Doc and Raider series (1981)
  9. Cover of Hard Chains, Soft Women by J.D. Hardin, book 9 of the Doc and Raider series (1981)
  10. Cover of Raider's Gold by J.D. Hardin, book 10 of the Doc and Raider series (1981)
  11. Cover of Silver Tombstones by J.D. Hardin, book 11 of the Doc and Raider series (1981)
  12. Cover of Coldhearted Lady by J.D. Hardin, book 12 of the Doc and Raider series (1981)
  13. Cover of Death Lode by J.D. Hardin, book 13 of the Doc and Raider series (1981)
  14. Cover of Snake River Rescue by J.D. Hardin, book 14 of the Doc and Raider series (1982)
  15. Cover of Lone Star Massacre by J.D. Hardin, book 15 of the Doc and Raider series (1982)
  16. Cover of Bobbies, Baubles & Blood by J.D. Hardin, book 16 of the Doc and Raider series (1982)
  17. Cover of Gunfire at Spanish Rock by J.D. Hardin, book 17 of the Doc and Raider series (1982)
  18. Cover of Sons & Sinners by J.D. Hardin, book 18 of the Doc and Raider series (1982)
  19. Cover of Death Flotilla by J.D. Hardin, book 19 of the Doc and Raider series (1982)
  20. Cover of Bounty Hunter by J.D. Hardin, book 20 of the Doc and Raider series (1983)
  21. Cover of Face Down in a Coffin by J.D. Hardin, book 21 of the Doc and Raider series (1983)
  22. Cover of Bibles, Bullets and Brides by J.D. Hardin, book 23 of the Doc and Raider series (1983)
  23. Cover of Hellfire Hideaway by J.D. Hardin, book 24 of the Doc and Raider series (1983)
  24. Cover of Apache Gold by J.D. Hardin, book 25 of the Doc and Raider series (1983)
  1. 1
    Blood, Sweat and Gold1979 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979224
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  2. 2
    Good the Bad and the Deadly1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  3. 3
    Slick and the Dead1979 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979210
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  4. 4
    Spirit and the Flesh1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  5. 5
    Bullets, Buzzards, Boxes of Pine1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  6. 6
    Bloody Sands1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  7. 7
    Man Who Bit Snakes1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  8. 8
    Raider's Revenge1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  9. 9
    Hard Chains, Soft Women1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  10. 10
    Raider's Gold1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  11. 11
    Silver Tombstones1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  12. 12
    Coldhearted Lady1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  13. 13
    Death Lode1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  14. 14
    Snake River Rescue1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  15. 15
    Lone Star Massacre1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  16. 16
    Bobbies, Baubles & Blood1982 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982224
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  17. 17
    Gunfire at Spanish Rock1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  18. 18
    Sons & Sinners1982 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982224
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  19. 19
    Death Flotilla1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  20. 20
    Bounty Hunter1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  21. 21
    Face Down in a Coffin1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  22. 22
    Raider's hell1983 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983222
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  23. 23
    Bibles, Bullets and Brides1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  24. 24
    Hellfire Hideaway1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  25. 25
    Apache Gold1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  26. 26
    Saskatchewan Rising1983 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983186
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  27. 27
    Hangmans Noose1983 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983201
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  28. 28
    Bloody Time in Blacktower1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  29. 29
    Man With No Face1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  30. 30
    The Firebrands1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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Is there a chronological order for Doc and Raider?

No separate chronological order is on record for Doc and Raider, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Doc and Raider books in order?

You should read the Doc and Raider books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Doc and Raider book also stands alone.

Where to start with Doc and Raider

Start with Blood, Sweat and Gold (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Doc and Raider book?

Hell on Powder River (1987) is the newest Doc and Raider book released so far.

Is there a new Doc and Raider book coming?

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

Doc and Raider at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Doc and Raider title on record dates from 1987, 39 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Doc and Raider books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,240 pages across the 22 of 73 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Doc and Raider books, 70 of 73, were published in the 1980s.

What the Doc and Raider books are about

55 of the 73 Doc and Raider 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 35 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Westerns 35 of 55 books
  • Pinkerton's National Detective Agency 2 of 55 books

More books by J.D. Hardin

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by J.D. Hardin

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