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ⓘ About Scott McCrea
Jeff Galleon is a brilliant beach bum with multiple academic degrees and a taste for adventure. And booze. And the ladies. Jeff would rather ride the waves than work, but he keeps finding himself in adventures that would make Indiana Jones blush. From the surf of Huntington Beach to the Caribbean, to lost civilizations at the earth’s core, if you’re looking for adventure, stick with Jeff Galleon. (Thanks to Scott for the bio and descriptions!
All Book Series by Scott McCrea
Jewels Of The Feathered Serpent
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2024
Tom Mix And The Wild West Christmas
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2023
Long Trail To Justice
Book 8 of 14 · published 2025 Co-authored · Casey Nash,Robert Hanlon
Showdown at Red Hollow
Book 10 of 14 · published 2025 Co-authored · Casey Nash,Robert Hanlon
The Guns of Gray Buffalo
Series opener · book 1 of 118 · published 2019 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
The Cassidy Beemer Story
Book 3 of 118 · published 2019 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
The Guns of the Cattle Baron
Book 8 of 118 · published 2019 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Marshal Jake Timber Must Die!
Book 9 of 118 · published 2019 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Murder on the Prairie
Book 16 of 118 · published 2020 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Renegade Rustlers
Book 18 of 118 · published 2021 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Malcolm Hotzman
The Wrong Side Of The Badge
Book 20 of 118 · published 2022 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Malcolm Hotzman
Range War On The Plain
Book 21 of 118 · published 2022 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Bullets and Bad Men
Book 22 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Malcolm Hotzman
Outlaw Rats In The Desert
Book 23 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Double Cross In The Desert
Book 24 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Double Trouble In Woodcreek
Book 26 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Justice In The Lone Star
Book 31 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Bloodshed In The Lone Star
Book 32 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Conspiracy In The Lone Star
Book 34 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Revenge In The Lone Star
Book 35 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Outlaw Showdown in the Lone Star
Book 37 of 118 · published 2023 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Sabotage In Boulder Creek
Book 39 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Stealth And Treachery
Book 42 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Payday At Mineral Wells
Book 43 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Casey Nash,Robert Hanlon
Texas Showdown
Book 46 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Charles Ray,Robert Hanlon,J.W. Masterson
Kidnap Revenge
Book 50 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Charles Ray,Robert Hanlon,J.W. Masterson
Long Hot Day In Waco
Book 52 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Jeff Crawford,Robert Hanlon
Conspiracy In Houston
Book 54 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Alfred Wallon
A Killing Night In Fort Worth
Book 55 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Jeff Crawford,Robert Hanlon
Hidden Revenge
Book 56 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Manuela Schneider
A Night To Die In San Antonio
Book 57 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Death Lurks In Birchville
Book 59 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Alfred Wallon
A Dangerous Day In Dallas
Book 60 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Jeff Crawford,Robert Hanlon
Trail of Vengeance
Book 61 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Gideon Stone
Gonna Hang Five Today
Book 62 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,M.C. Boisclair
The Early Years: Rustler Mayhem
Book 64 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
The Early Years: Bitter Vengeance
Book 65 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Deadly Gold
Book 66 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Manuela Schneider
Bitter Revenge
Book 67 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Charles Ray,Robert Hanlon,J.W. Masterson
The Early Years: Payback
Book 68 of 118 · published 2024 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Governor Fullerton Must Die
Book 69 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Alfred Wallon
Blood Will Run When Six Men Die
Book 71 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,M.C. Boisclair
Three Ride To Texas
Book 74 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Charles Ray,Robert Hanlon,J.W. Masterson
The Texan Disaster: Lone Star Tremor: Part One
Book 75 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
The Texan Disaster: Texas Shake: Part Two
Book 76 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
The Texan Disaster: Silver In The Storm: Part Three
Book 78 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Blood On The Range
Book 79 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson,Robert Hanlon
Reckoning At Thornhill Gulch
Book 80 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Retribution
Book 82 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · C. Wayne Winkle,Robert Hanlon
Hellfire Crossing
Book 83 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon,Randa Payne
The Sand Ridge Massacre
Book 87 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Blood On The Leadville Trail
Book 88 of 118 · published 2025 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
The Iron River Killings
Book 103 of 118 · published 2026 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Blood In The Stockyards
Book 113 of 118 · published 2026 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Dead Man's Interest
Book 114 of 118 · published 2026 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
U.S. Marshal: 100
Latest in the series · book 118 of 118 · published 2026 Anthology · Robert Hanlon
Blood Horizon
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025 Anthology · C. Wayne Winkle
Ride Hard For Rayado
Series opener · book 1 of 158 · published 2001 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson
Book 3 of 158 · published 2003 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Children of the West
Book 4 of 158 · published 2005 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Last Gun In Town
Book 5 of 158 · published 2008 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Long Chase For Justice
Book 6 of 158 · published 2009 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Saddle Mountain
Book 8 of 158 · published 2013 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson,Paul H. Smith
If Hell Ain't Hot Enough
Book 10 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Two Sister's Revenge: Maggie and Helen Stillson
Book 11 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Ms. Deborah Has Been Kidnapped
Book 12 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
A Kidnapped Education
Book 13 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Mister I’ll See You Dead
Book 14 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
You Get Five Years
Book 15 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Marshal Shorty Turns In His Badge
Book 17 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
A Winter Too Cold For Gold
Book 18 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Dead Is All You'll Get
Book 19 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Cora Laredo - One Mad Woman
Book 20 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Billie & Bonnie Coleman - Women To Deal With
Book 21 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Blood, Sweat and Gold
Book 22 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
From Texas to Montana
Book 23 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
You Think I Shot Him
Book 24 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Please Don't Leave Me
Book 25 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Can Loneliness Last Forever
Book 26 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Whiskers McPherson & Gabriel O'Grady
Book 28 of 158 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Marshal Shorty Please Help Us
Book 29 of 158 · published 2021 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Gold And Silver: A Robber's Paradise
Book 30 of 158 · published 2021 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Rough Trip Back to Boise
Book 31 of 158 · published 2021 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Almost The Fastest Gun
Book 32 of 158 · published 2021 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Shorty Thompson: U.S. Marshal
Book 33 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Silver of the Black Range
Book 35 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Trouble In Tascosa
Book 36 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
One Good Deed Before I Die
Book 37 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
White Oaks: A Town With No Law
Book 39 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Wanted: Kill Shorty Thompson: Five Thousand Dollars
Book 40 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Brothers of the West
Book 41 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Young Jessie Owens
Book 42 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
When Preaching Is Hell
Book 43 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Women In The West Did Survive
Book 44 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Elijah 'Longhorn' Thompson
Book 46 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Wells Fargo Is Easy To Rob
Book 47 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
I'll See You Both Dead
Book 48 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Wrong Man Again
Book 49 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Young Trackers
Book 50 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
This Mountain Is Mine
Book 51 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Grandpa and The Kid
Book 52 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Molly Muldoon Kills Her First Man
Book 54 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
A Bit Of Crooked Law
Book 55 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Caught One Crooked Banker
Book 56 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Cimarron River: Rustlers Hideout
Book 57 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Keith Aurzada: Lawyer Gunfighter
Book 58 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Six Years Wait For A Showdown
Book 61 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
She's Alive, Not For Long
Book 62 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Mister You Was Shot In The Head
Book 63 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
I Sentence You To Twenty Years
Book 64 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
We're Going To Die Ain't We Danny
Book 65 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
You Shot Me Once, Never Again!
Book 66 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
One Sweet Kiss Can Kill You
Book 67 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Animas City - A Town to Forget
Book 68 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Don’t Ever Make Old Men Mad
Book 69 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Kill Every Witness
Book 70 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Deputy U.S. Marshal Betty McCabe
Book 71 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson Meets U.S. Marshal Hopper Scranton
Book 72 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Killing Of Outlaws
Book 75 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Cowboy Cody Strickland
Book 77 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Janice McCord Rides Again
Book 78 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
James P. Retzer: Dentist: New Mexico, Territory
Book 79 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Doug Brown And Shelly Hampton
Book 80 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
David Graham - The New Gun
Book 81 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
William Colby U.S. Marshal Retired
Book 84 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Hang Shorty in Leadville, Colorado
Book 86 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Love Is One Shadow Away
Book 87 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Killers and Outlaws
Book 89 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Revenge of the Bullet
Book 90 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Black Pearls, Blue Diamonds And Bullets
Book 91 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
A Very Long Time Before Cowboys
Book 92 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Devil Will Get You
Book 93 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Long Trail To Nowhere
Book 94 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
It Takes More Than Bullets
Book 95 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Keep The Gold - We Keep Our Ranch
Book 96 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
When Winter Winds Blow
Book 97 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
You Ain't Worth Killin'
Book 98 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Take Aim - Shoot Straight
Book 99 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
I'll Hunt You Down
Book 100 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
One Crooked Town
Book 101 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Yer in the Wrong Town Mister
Book 102 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
In the Middle of the Colfax County War
Book 103 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Wherry Gang Saves Christmas
Book 104 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Tillie Jane From Hillsboro
Book 105 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Death is All That's Left
Book 106 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Pure Raw Justice
Book 107 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
No Justice for the Innocent
Book 108 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Deputy Sheriff John Dunow
Book 109 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Blood Over The Horizon
Book 110 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
I Know Who Back Shot Mister Fred
Book 111 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Widow Martha Camden
Book 112 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
A Friend Was Robbed And Murdered: Western Adventure
Book 113 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
A Dead Man's Trail
Book 114 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Thunder On The Mountain
Book 115 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Name Is Savage... Dorothy Savage
Book 116 of 158 · published 2022 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Day Lottie McDade Was Shot
Book 117 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Ma'am I'll Kill You As Quick As I Did Him
Book 118 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Fastest Horse
Book 119 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
My Land Stay Off Or Die
Book 120 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Thirty Miles From Nowhere
Book 121 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Life Of Sally Ward
Book 122 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Liars and Crooks
Book 123 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
A Long Train Ride Home
Book 124 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Too Young To Kill
Book 125 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Kill That Senator
Book 126 of 158 · published 2023 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
When Time Ran Out
Book 128 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
When Hell Rode Into Town
Book 129 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
He’ll Hang Before Sundown
Book 130 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Out Of Town By Sundown
Book 131 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
That's No Reason To Die
Book 132 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Wrong Family To Mess With
Book 133 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
You Won't Die Tonight
Book 134 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Private Buck Lewis
Book 135 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
When Things Go Wrong
Book 136 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
One Bullet Will Kill
Book 137 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
For That You Will Die
Book 138 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
He Has To Be Dead
Book 139 of 158 · published 2024 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Now You Will All Die
Book 140 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The West Never Runs Out Of Crooks
Book 141 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Day I Get Rich
Book 142 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Crooks Die Fastest
Book 143 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
This Crook Ain't Worth Killing
Book 144 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
It's Time We Rob The Bank
Book 145 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Saddle Up Time To Ride
Book 146 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Ambush At Red Rock Station
Book 147 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
The Sheriff Shot Her
Book 148 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
When All Hell Broke Loose
Book 149 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Believe It! Shorty Thompson Turned Bad
Book 150 of 158 · published 2025 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
She's Worth A Big Ransom
Book 151 of 158 · published 2026 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Not Worth the Hangin’
Book 152 of 158 · published 2026 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
With Gun In Hand
Book 153 of 158 · published 2026 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Count Three And Die
Book 155 of 158 · published 2026 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
Dead In Denver
Book 156 of 158 · published 2026 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson,M.C. Boisclair
Gunfighter’s Grave
Book 157 of 158 · published 2026 Co-authored · Paul L. Thompson
Judge Malcolm Johnston And Wife Jessica
Latest in the series · book 158 of 158 · published 2026 Anthology · Paul L. Thompson
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Scott McCrea?
Jeff Galleon is a brilliant beach bum with multiple academic degrees and a taste for adventure. And booze. And the ladies. Jeff would rather ride the waves than work, but he keeps finding himself in adventures that would make Indiana Jones blush.
Which Scott McCrea series should I start with?
The best place to start is the U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson series, the earliest of Scott McCrea's multi-book series: it opens with Ride Hard For Rayado (2001) and runs to 158 books across 2001–2026, ending with Judge Malcolm Johnston And Wife Jessica (2026). Scott McCrea's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Scott McCrea written?
Scott McCrea has 311 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2026. 310 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson series with 158 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Scott McCrea's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Scott McCrea's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson (2001–2026, 158 books), Timber: United States Marshal (2019–2026, 118 books) and Tales of Tom Mix (2022–2023, 9 books), plus 5 more.
How are Scott McCrea's books organised into series?
This guide splits Scott McCrea's 311 books into 8 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson (158 books, 2001–2026); Timber: United States Marshal (118 books, 2019–2026); U.S. Marshal Ezra Flint Western (14 books, 2024–2026); Tales of Tom Mix (9 books, 2022–2023); Bradigan’s Mountain (6 books, 2023–2024), plus 3 further series.