Gordon D. Shirreffs

Gordon D. Shirreffs was an American published author known for writing Western novels as well as young adult novels. Born in Chicago, Illinois on January 15, 1914, Gordon would ultimately pass away on February 9, 1996. In addition to writing novels, he also wrote a teleplay.

The best place to start is the Manhunter series, the earliest of Gordon D. Shirreffs's multi-book series: it opens with Showdown in Sonora (1969) and runs to 5 books across 1969–1976, ending with The Apache Hunter (1976). Gordon D. Shirreffs's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Gordon D. Shirreffs has 85 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1956 and 1994. 16 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Manhunter series with 5 books — and 69 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gordon D. Shirreffs's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Manhunter (1969–1976, 5 books), Gunsmoke (1974–1975, 4 books) and Quint Kershaw (1981–1984, 3 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Gordon D. Shirreffs's 85 books into 4 named series and 69 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Manhunter (5 books, 1969–1976); Dave Hunter & Ash Mawson (4 books, 1987–1994); Gunsmoke (4 books, 1974–1975); Quint Kershaw (3 books, 1981–1984).