Dusty Richards

Dusty Richards

Dusty Richards was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on November 11th, 1937 and passed away at the age of 80 on January 18th, 2018.

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Dusty Richards Stats: The most read book by Dusty Richards on Book Notification is Dead Aim, the 2nd novel in The O'Malleys of Texas series. The second most read book is Pray for the Dead (Byrnes Family Ranch #8).

Below is a complete list of Dusty Richards books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Dusty Richards is the Herschel Baker Series.

List of Rodeo Riders Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Natural
2002
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List of Herschel Baker Books in Publication Order

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1
6
The Horse Creek Incident
2006
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2
Montana Revenge
2007
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3
6
The Sundown Chaser
2009
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4
Wulf's Tracks
2010
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List of Byrnes Family Ranch Books in Publication Order

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1
Texas Blood Feud
2009
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2
Between Hell and Texas
2011
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3
Blood on the Verde River
2013
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4
Brothers in Blood
2013
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5
Ambush Valley
2014
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6
A Good Day To Kill
2015
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7
Arizona Territory
2015
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8
10
Pray for the Dead
2016
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9
Deadly Is the Night
2016
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10
Valley of Bones
2017
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11
Sharpshooter
2018
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12
Rage for Vengeance
2018
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List of Lost Books in Publication Order

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1
The Bounty Man and Doe
2011
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List of Frank Brothers Books in Publication Order

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1
Outlaw Queen
2012
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2
Blue Roan Colt
2012
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3
Brackeen's Law
2013
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4
Texas
2014
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List of Phil Guthrey Books in Publication Order

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1
Chaparral Range War
2013
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2
Once a Ranger
2014
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List of Brandiron Books in Publication Order

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1
A Bride for Gil
2015
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2
The Mustanger and the Lady
2016
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3
The Texas Badge
2016
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4
A Funeral Ain't the Place
2016
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5
The Cherokee Strip/Range War of Callie County
2016
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6
Gold in the Sun
2017
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7
The Pride of Texas
2017
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List of Texas Badge Mysteries Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Texas Badge
2016
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2
Texas Lightning (With: Velda Brotherton)
2022
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3
Texas Fury (With: Velda Brotherton)
2023
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List of The O'Malleys of Texas Books in Publication Order

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1
The O'Malleys of Texas
2017
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2
4
Dead Aim
2018
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3
Massacre at Whip Station
2020
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4
And the Devil Makes Five
2022
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List of Battling Harrigans of the Frontier Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Westbound
2023
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2
A Need for Violence (With: Matthew P. Mayo)
2023
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

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1
Noble's Way
1992
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2
From Hell to Breakfast
1994
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3
By the Cut of Your Clothes
1994
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4
Lawless Land
2000
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5
Servant of the Law
2000
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6
4
Rancher's Law
2001
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7
Deuces Wild
2004
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8
Zekial
2018
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Comanche Moon
2006
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2
Out of a Job, Not Earning a Dime
2016
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Waltzing with Tumbleweeds
2004
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2
Rambling Down the Range
2025
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Writing the West with Dusty Richards and Friends
2011
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List of Ralph Compton Western Books in Publication Order

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1
Clarion's Call (By: Robert Vaughan)
2001
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2
Blood and Gold ( By: Joseph A. West)
2004
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3
For the Brand (By: David Robbins)
2005
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4
Rio Largo (By: David Robbins)
2006
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5
Guns of the Canyonlands ( By: Joseph A. West)
2006
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6
Texas Empire ( By: Ralph Compton)
2006
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7
By the Horns ( By: David Robbins)
2006
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8
Deadwood Gulch (By: John Edward Ames)
2006
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9
The Bloody Trail ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2007
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10
A Wolf In the Fold (By: David Robbins)
2007
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11
Bluff City (By: David Robbins)
2007
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12
West Of The Law ( By: Joseph A. West)
2007
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13
Blood Duel ( By: David Robbins)
2007
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14
Death of a Bad Man ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2008
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15
Ride the Hard Trail (By: David Robbins)
2008
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16
Blood on the Gallows ( By: Joseph A. West)
2008
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17
Bullet for a Bad Man ( By: David Robbins)
2008
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18
The Convict Trail ( By: Joseph A. West)
2008
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19
Bounty Hunter (By: Joseph A. West)
2009
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20
Rawhide Flat ( By: Joseph A. West)
2009
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21
Outlaw's Reckoning ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2009
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22
The Man From Nowhere ( By: Joseph A. West)
2009
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23
Fatal Justice (By: David Robbins)
2009
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24
Stryker's Revenge ( By: Joseph A. West)
2010
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25
Death of a Hangman ( By: Joseph A. West)
2010
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26
North to the Salt Fork
2010
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27
Rusted Tin ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2010
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28
The Shadow Of A Gun (By: Henry Clay Merritt)
2010
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29
The Burning Range ( By: Joseph A. West)
2010
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30
The Last Manhunt ( By: Joseph A. West)
2011
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31
The Stranger from Abilene ( By: Joseph A. West)
2011
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32
The Ghost of Apache Creek ( By: Joseph A. West)
2011
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33
Dead Man's Ranch ( By: Matthew P. Mayo)
2012
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34
Slaughter Canyon ( By: Joseph A. West)
2012
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35
One Man's Fire ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2012
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36
Tucker's Reckoning ( By: Matthew P. Mayo)
2012
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37
Down on Gila River ( By: Joseph A. West)
2012
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38
Brimstone Trail ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2013
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39
Straight Shooter ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2013
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40
The Hunted ( By: Matthew P. Mayo)
2013
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41
Hard Ride to Wichita ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2013
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42
The Cheyenne Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2014
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43
Double-Cross Ranch ( By: Matthew P. Mayo)
2014
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44
Comanche Trail (By: Carlton Stowers)
2014
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45
The Dangerous Land ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2014
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46
Vigilante Dawn ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2014
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47
The Evil Men Do (By: David Robbins)
2015
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48
Straight to the Noose ( By: Marcus Galloway)
2015
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49
Shotgun Charlie ( By: Matthew P. Mayo)
2015
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50
The Law and the Lawless (By: David Robbins)
2015
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51
Brother's Keeper (By: David Robbins)
2015
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52
Texas Hills (By: David Robbins)
2015
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53
Outlaw Town (By: David Robbins)
2016
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54
Phantom Hill ( By: Carlton Stowers)
2016
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55
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)
2021
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List of Trail Drive Books in Publication Order

After the Civil War, Texans drove millions of longhorns across Indian Territory to the railroad in a bold, hazardous journey for money.

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1
The Goodnight Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1992
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2
The Western Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1992
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3
The Chisholm Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1993
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4
The Bandera Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1993
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5
The California Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1994
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6
The Shawnee Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1994
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7
The Virginia City Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1994
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8
The Dodge City Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1995
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9
The Oregon Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1995
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10
The Santa Fe Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1997
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11
The Old Spanish Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1998
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12
The Green River Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1999
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13
The Deadwood Trail ( By: Ralph Compton)
1999
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14
The Dakota Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)
2001
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15
The Alamosa Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)
2002
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16
The Bozeman Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)
2002
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17
The Abilene Trail
2003
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18
Trail To Fort Smith
2004
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19
The Palo Duro Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2004
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20
The Ogallala Trail
2005
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21
The Ellsworth Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2005
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22
The Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West)
2006
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23
Trail to Cottonwood Falls
2007
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24
The Amarillo Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2011
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25
The Omaha Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2012
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26
Big Jake's Last Drive (By: Robert J. Randisi)
2020
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27
The Badlands Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)
2020
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28
The Kelly Trail (By: Terrence McCauley)
2020
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29
Drive for Independence (By: Ralph Compton, Lyle Brandt)
2020
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30
Red Trail (By: John Shirley)
2020
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31
The Empire Trail (By: Jeff Rovin)
2021
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32
The Too-Late Trail (By: Matthew P. Mayo, Ralph Compton)
2021
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33
Terror Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)
2021
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34
Tthe Sagebrush Trail (By: Robert J. Randisi)
2021
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35
The Saltwater Trail (By: Jackson Lowry)
2022
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List of Foxy Hens Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Chik Lit for Foxy Hens (By: Jackie King, Peggy Fielding)
2005
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2
Foxy Statehood Hens and Murder Most Fowl (By: Jackie King)
2007
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3
The Foxy Hens Meet a Romantic Adventurer (By: Charles W. Sasser, Jackie King, Peggy Fielding)
2008
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4
The Foxy Hens Go Bump in the Night (By: Jackie King, Peggy Moss Fielding)
2008
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5
Two Foxy Holiday Hens and One Big Rooster (With: Jackie King)
2009
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List of Dusty Richards Anthologies in Publication Order

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1
The Traditional West
2011
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2
Cactus Country, Volume I
2011
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3
Cactus Country Anthology Volume I
2011
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4
Cactus Country II
2011
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5
The Best of Frontier Tales
2012
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6
Cactus Country Anthology Volume III
2013
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7
Rough Country
2013
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Dusty Richards

Dusty Richards was born on November 11th, 1937. Dusty passed away January 18th, 2018 at 80 years old. Dusty Richards was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Dusty Richards was the author of the Byrnes Family Ranch series which consists of 12 novels. The Byrnes Family Ranch series started in 2009 with the novel Texas Blood Feud. The most recently released novel in the Byrnes Family Ranch series was Rage for Vengeance which was released in 2018. There are no upcoming novels for the Byrnes Family Ranch series.

Dusty Richards: Awards & Accolades

Richards' books have won multiple awards, Comanche Moon won the Spur Awards, Best Western Short Fiction, in 2007. The Mustanger and the Lady won the Spur Awards, Best Western Traditional Novel, in 2017.

Dusty Richards books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Wulf's Tracks was nominated for the Spur Awards, Best Original Mass Market Paperback, in 2011. Between Hell and Texas was nominated for the Spur Awards, Best Original Mass Market Paperback, in 2012. Valley of Bones was nominated for the Spur Awards, Best Western Mass Market Paperback Novel, in 2018.

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Dusty Richards: F.A.Q

When was Dusty Richards Born?

Dusty Richards was born on November 11th, 1937.

When did Dusty Richards die?

Dusty Richards died on January 18th, 2018 at 80 years old.

Where was Dusty Richards Born?

Dusty Richards was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

What book awards has Dusty Richards won?

Comanche Moon: Spur Awards Best Western Short Fiction (2007).
The Mustanger and the Lady: Spur Awards Best Western Traditional Novel (2017).

What was the first book Dusty Richards wrote?

The first book written by Dusty Richards was Noble's Way, published in 1992.

What was the most recent book Dusty Richards wrote?

His most recently released work was Rambling Down the Range on December 4th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Dusty Richards?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Dusty Richards book is Dead Aim. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Dead Aim (4)
  2. Pray for the Dead (10)
  3. The Horse Creek Incident (6)
  4. Rancher's Law (4)
  5. The Sundown Chaser (6)

How many books has Dusty Richards written?

Dusty Richards has written 58 books across 19 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 1 book in the Rodeo Riders Series
  • 4 books in the Herschel Baker Series
  • 12 books in the Byrnes Family Ranch Series
  • 1 book in the Lost Series
  • 4 books in the Frank Brothers Series
  • 2 books in the Phil Guthrey Series
  • 7 books in the Brandiron Series
  • 3 books in the Texas Badge Mysteries Series
  • 4 books in The O'Malleys of Texas Series
  • 2 books in the Battling Harrigans of the Frontier Series
  • 8 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 2 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction
  • 1 book in the Ralph Compton Western Series
  • 4 books in the Trail Drive Series
  • 1 book in the Foxy Hens Series

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