📖 About U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson

U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson is a series universe written by Paul L. Thompson. The complete collection runs to 152 books across 1 series, published between 2001 and 2026.

The main series is Publication Order of U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson Books with 152 books. It opens with Ride Hard For Rayado (2001) and currently runs to She's Worth A Big Ransom (2026).

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🎯 Where to Start with U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Ride Hard For Rayado (2001), book 1 of Publication Order of U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson Books in Order

Publication Order of U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson Books
152 books
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Ride Hard For Rayado book cover1Ride Hard For Rayado2001Buy on Amazon
Willow Lane book cover2Willow Lane2002Buy on Amazon
U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson book cover3U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson2003Buy on Amazon
Children of the West book cover4Children of the West2005Buy on Amazon
The Last Gun In Town book cover5The Last Gun In Town2008Buy on Amazon
The Long Chase For Justice book cover6The Long Chase For Justice2009Buy on Amazon
Janice McCord book cover7Janice McCord2010Buy on Amazon
Saddle Mountain book cover8Saddle Mountain2013Buy on Amazon
Clayton New Mexico book cover9Clayton New Mexico2020Buy on Amazon
If Hell Ain't Hot Enough book cover10If Hell Ain't Hot Enough2020Buy on Amazon
Two Sister's Revenge: Maggie and Helen Stillson book cover11Two Sister's Revenge: Maggie and Helen Stillson2020Buy on Amazon
Ms. Deborah Has Been Kidnapped book cover12Ms. Deborah Has Been Kidnapped2020Buy on Amazon
A Kidnapped Education book cover13A Kidnapped Education2020Buy on Amazon
Mister I’ll See You Dead book cover14Mister I’ll See You Dead2020Buy on Amazon
You Get Five Years book cover15You Get Five Years2020Buy on Amazon
Evil With A Gun book cover16Evil With A Gun2020Buy on Amazon
Marshal Shorty Turns In His Badge book cover17Marshal Shorty Turns In His Badge2020Buy on Amazon
A Winter Too Cold For Gold book cover18A Winter Too Cold For Gold2020Buy on Amazon
Dead Is All You'll Get book cover19Dead Is All You'll Get2020Buy on Amazon
Cora Laredo - One Mad Woman book cover20Cora Laredo - One Mad Woman2020Buy on Amazon
Billie & Bonnie Coleman - Women To Deal With book cover21Billie & Bonnie Coleman - Women To Deal With2020Buy on Amazon
Blood, Sweat and Gold book cover22Blood, Sweat and Gold2020Buy on Amazon
From Texas to Montana book cover23From Texas to Montana2020Buy on Amazon
You Think I Shot Him book cover24You Think I Shot Him2020Buy on Amazon
Please Don't Leave Me book cover25Please Don't Leave Me2020Buy on Amazon
Can Loneliness Last Forever book cover26Can Loneliness Last Forever2020Buy on Amazon
The Fifth Man book cover27The Fifth Man2020Buy on Amazon
Whiskers McPherson & Gabriel O'Grady book cover28Whiskers McPherson & Gabriel O'Grady2020Buy on Amazon
Marshal Shorty Please Help Us book cover29Marshal Shorty Please Help Us2021Buy on Amazon
Gold And Silver: A Robber's Paradise book cover30Gold And Silver: A Robber's Paradise2021Buy on Amazon
Rough Trip Back to Boise book cover31Rough Trip Back to Boise2021Buy on Amazon
Almost The Fastest Gun book cover32Almost The Fastest Gun2021Buy on Amazon
Shorty Thompson: U.S. Marshal book cover33Shorty Thompson: U.S. Marshal2022Buy on Amazon
Malpais book cover34Malpais2022Buy on Amazon
Silver of the Black Range book cover35Silver of the Black Range2022Buy on Amazon
Trouble In Tascosa book cover36Trouble In Tascosa2022Buy on Amazon
One Good Deed Before I Die book cover37One Good Deed Before I Die2022Buy on Amazon
A Mother's Wrath book cover38A Mother's Wrath2022Buy on Amazon
White Oaks: A Town With No Law book cover39White Oaks: A Town With No Law2022Buy on Amazon
Wanted: Kill Shorty Thompson: Five Thousand Dollars book cover40Wanted: Kill Shorty Thompson: Five Thousand Dollars2022Buy on Amazon
Brothers of the West book cover41Brothers of the West2022Buy on Amazon
Young Jessie Owens book cover42Young Jessie Owens2022Buy on Amazon
When Preaching Is Hell book cover43When Preaching Is Hell2022Buy on Amazon
Women In The West Did Survive book cover44Women In The West Did Survive2022Buy on Amazon
Montrose Colorado book cover45Montrose Colorado2022Buy on Amazon
Elijah 'Longhorn' Thompson book cover46Elijah 'Longhorn' Thompson2022Buy on Amazon
Wells Fargo Is Easy To Rob book cover47Wells Fargo Is Easy To Rob2022Buy on Amazon
I'll See You Both Dead book cover48I'll See You Both Dead2022Buy on Amazon
The Wrong Man Again book cover49The Wrong Man Again2022Buy on Amazon
The Young Trackers book cover50The Young Trackers2022Buy on Amazon
This Mountain Is Mine book cover51This Mountain Is Mine2022Buy on Amazon
Grandpa and The Kid book cover52Grandpa and The Kid2022Buy on Amazon
The Dead Trail book cover53The Dead Trail2022Buy on Amazon
Molly Muldoon Kills Her First Man book cover54Molly Muldoon Kills Her First Man2022Buy on Amazon
A Bit Of Crooked Law book cover55A Bit Of Crooked Law2022Buy on Amazon
Caught One Crooked Banker book cover56Caught One Crooked Banker2022Buy on Amazon
Cimarron River: Rustlers Hideout book cover57Cimarron River: Rustlers Hideout2022Buy on Amazon
Keith Aurzada: Lawyer Gunfighter book cover58Keith Aurzada: Lawyer Gunfighter2022Buy on Amazon
The Last Man book cover59The Last Man2022Buy on Amazon
A Bad Decision book cover60A Bad Decision2022Buy on Amazon
Six Years Wait For A Showdown book cover61Six Years Wait For A Showdown2022Buy on Amazon
She's Alive, Not For Long book cover62She's Alive, Not For Long2022Buy on Amazon
Mister You Was Shot In The Head book cover63Mister You Was Shot In The Head2022Buy on Amazon
I Sentence You To Twenty Years book cover64I Sentence You To Twenty Years2022Buy on Amazon
We're Going To Die Ain't We Danny book cover65We're Going To Die Ain't We Danny2022Buy on Amazon
You Shot Me Once, Never Again! book cover66You Shot Me Once, Never Again!2022Buy on Amazon
One Sweet Kiss Can Kill You book cover67One Sweet Kiss Can Kill You2022Buy on Amazon
Animas City - A Town to Forget book cover68Animas City - A Town to Forget2022Buy on Amazon
Don’t Ever Make Old Men Mad book cover69Don’t Ever Make Old Men Mad2022Buy on Amazon
Kill Every Witness book cover70Kill Every Witness2022Buy on Amazon
Deputy U.S. Marshal Betty McCabe book cover71Deputy U.S. Marshal Betty McCabe2022Buy on Amazon
U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson Meets U.S. Marshal Hopper Scranton book cover72U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson Meets U.S. Marshal Hopper Scranton2022Buy on Amazon
The Long Hunt book cover73The Long Hunt2022Buy on Amazon
Before I Die book cover74Before I Die2022Buy on Amazon
Killing Of Outlaws book cover75Killing Of Outlaws2022Buy on Amazon
The Martin Boys book cover76The Martin Boys2022Buy on Amazon
Cowboy Cody Strickland book cover77Cowboy Cody Strickland2022Buy on Amazon
Janice McCord Rides Again book cover78Janice McCord Rides Again2022Buy on Amazon
James P. Retzer: Dentist: New Mexico, Territory book cover79James P. Retzer: Dentist: New Mexico, Territory2022Buy on Amazon
Doug Brown And Shelly Hampton book cover80Doug Brown And Shelly Hampton2022Buy on Amazon

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson books are there?
There are 152 books in the U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2001 and 2026.
What is the first U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson book?
The first book is Ride Hard For Rayado, published in 2001.
What order should I read the U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson books?
The U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson books were written by Paul L. Thompson.
Is the U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson Books, has 152 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the U.S. Marshal Shorty Thompson series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2001, and the most recent in 2026.