19 must-read westerns books like Showdown by Ed Gorman

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Showdown

By: Ed Gorman

3.75

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

A small Western town explodes with murder and kidnapping, and it's up to the deputy to find out why…

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1. Force Of Nature (Joe Pickett, #12)

By: C.J. Box

4.35

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

In 1995, Nate Romanowski was in a Special Forces unit abroad when his commander, John Nemecek, did … read more

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2. Below Zero (Joe Pickett, #9)

By: C.J. Box

4.22

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

In this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, a voice from the past has a chilling … read more

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3. Nowhere To Run (Joe Pickett, #10)

By: C.J. Box

4.29

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Joe Pickett's in his last week as the temporary game warden in the town of Baggs, Wyoming, but ther… read more

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4. Stone Cold (Joe Pickett, #14)

By: C.J. Box

4.28

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

The electrifying new Joe Pickett novel from the New York Times bestselling author. Everything abou… read more

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5. In Plain Sight (Joe Pickett, #6)

By: C.J. Box

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

When wealthy matriarch Opal Scarlett vanishes, Joe Pickett is sure one of her greedy sons did her i… read more

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6. Shots Fired: Stories from Joe Pickett Country

By: C.J. Box

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Over the course of eighteen books, C. J. Box has been consistently hailed for his brilliant storyte… read more

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7. Vicious Circle (Joe Pickett, #17)

By: C.J. Box

3.70

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

The plane circled in the dark. Joe Pickett could just make out down below a figure in the snow and … read more

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8. Free Fire (Joe Pickett, #7)

By: C.J. Box

4.67

Format: 360 pages,

Joe Picket returns, this time to the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. Deftly plotted and full of… read more

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9. Endangered (Joe Pickett, #15)

By: C.J. Box

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

New York Times-bestselling writer C. J. Box returns with a thrilling new novel, featuring Wyoming g… read more

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10. Hell Is Empty (Walt Longmire, #7)

By: Craig Johnson

4.08

Format: 96 pages,

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11. Off The Grid (Joe Pickett, #16)

By: C.J. Box

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

New York Times-bestselling author C. J. Box returns with a suspenseful new Joe Pickett novel. Nate … read more

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12. Winterkill (Joe Pickett, #3)

By: C.J. Box

3.62

Format: 171 pages,

Joe Pickett's pursuit of a killer through the rugged mountains of Wyoming takes a horrifying turn w… read more

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13. Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1)

By: C.J. Box

4.00

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts, an… read more

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"Joe had always considered individual words as finite units of currency, and he believed in savings."

-C.J. Box, Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1)

"I don't know why it is that alcohol and tobacco are now bad, but jolts of caffeine are suddenly good. It is beyond me, and it makes me feel old."

-C.J. Box, Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1)

"...sometimes we see things in animals that aren't really there. It's called transference, if that makes any sense. ...I think there are a lot of people who say they do things for animals when they're…"

-C.J. Box, Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1)

14. Savage Run (Joe Pickett, #2)

By: C.J. Box

3.62

Format: 171 pages,

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15. Cold Wind (Joe Pickett, #11)

By: C.J. Box

4.33

Format: 201 pages,

The extraordinary new Joe Pickett novel from the Edgar Award-winning author. When Earl Alden is fou… read more

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16. The Warrior's Path

By: Louis L'Amour

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Filled with exciting tales of the frontier, the chronicle of the Sackett family is perhaps the crow… read more

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17. Breaking Point (Joe Pickett, #13)

By: C.J. Box

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

It was always good to see Butch Roberson, Joe thought--a hard-working, upright local business owner… read more

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18. Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

Limited edition volume. Contents: Frame story that follows Miles' time on Earth in Brothers in Arms… read more

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19. Trophy Hunt (Joe Pickett, #4)

By: C.J. Box

3.91

Format: 385 pages,

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20. Out Of Range (Joe Pickett, #5)

By: C.J. Box

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Paperback

Game warden Joe Pickett returns in a twisting, action-packed tale of greed, power, and murder. Joe … read more

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21. Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

By: C.J. Box

4.36

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human… read more

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22. Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23)

By: C.J. Box

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facili… read more

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23. Shadows Reel (Joe Pickett, #22)

By: C.J. Box

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett’s job has many times put his wife and daughters in harm’s way. Now … read more

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24. Wolf Pack (Joe Pickett, #19)

By: C.J. Box

4.39

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss the JOE PICKETT series—now streaming on Paramount+Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett encoun… read more

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"Pure ruthlessness was no substitute for careful planning."

-C.J. Box, Wolf Pack (Joe Pickett, #19)

"There aren't four seasons in Rocky Mountains, but three: summer, winter, and mud."

-C.J. Box, Wolf Pack (Joe Pickett, #19)

"In his experience, character wasn't relegated to any particular political party over the other."

-C.J. Box, Wolf Pack (Joe Pickett, #19)

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25. The Disappeared (Joe Pickett, #18)

By: C.J. Box

4.25

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming's new governor isn't sure what to make of Joe Pickett, but he has a job for him that is ext… read more

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26. The Lonesome Gun (A Perley Gates Western Book 7)

By: William W. Johnstone

4.38

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY.  WITH A DETOUR THROUGH HELL.Good Samaritan gunslinger Perley Gates returns for a… read more

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27. Crow Creek Crossing (Cole Bonner #1)

By: Charles G. West

4.31

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

In this gripping western tale, nothing burns as hot as the flame of righteous vengeance.Wyoming hol… read more

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28. Long Range (Joe Pickett, #20)

By: C.J. Box

4.41

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must investigate an attempted murder--a crime committed from a conf… read more

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Cover of Black Hills Blood Hunt (A Hunter Buchanon-Frank Morgan Western Book 1) by William W. Johnstone

29. Black Hills Blood Hunt (A Hunter Buchanon-Frank Morgan Western Book 1)

By: William W. Johnstone

4.46

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

When President Theodore Roosevelt comes to Deadwood, the Greatest Western Writers of the 21st Centu… read more

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30. Showdown

By: Ed Gorman

3.75

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

A small Western town explodes with murder and kidnapping, and it's up to the deputy to find out why… read more

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31. The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 5: Frontier Stories

By: Louis L'Amour

4.31

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The stories of Louis L’Amour are built around the dramatic moments when men and women cast their fe… read more

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6 Best westerns books like Black Hills Blood Hunt (A Hunter Buchanon-Frank Morgan Western Book 1) by William W. Johnstone

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Blizzard

Ron Schwab

4.60

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The Unhired Hand

R.O. Lane

4.69

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The First Day of Eternity (The Hunters Book 2)

Charles G. West

4.43

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John Deacon

4.73

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