Jess Williams Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Reckoning | 2003 | Buy |
| Brother’s Keeper | 2011 | Buy |
| Sins of the Father | 2011 | Buy |
| The Burning | 2012 | Buy |
| The Dodge City Massacre | 2012 | Buy |
| Hell Hath No Fury | 2013 | Buy |
| The River Runs Red | 2013 | Buy |
| Death Dance | 2013 | Buy |
| Blood Trail | 2013 | Buy |
| Badge of Honor | 2013 | Buy |
| Long Guns | 2013 | Buy |
| Wanted | 2013 | Buy |
| Tin Man | 2013 | Buy |
| Retribution | 2013 | Buy |
| Hired Gun | 2013 | Buy |
| Hunted | 2013 | Buy |
| Ressurrection | 2013 | Buy |
| In Cold Blood | 2013 | Buy |
| Reagan’s Riders | 2013 | Buy |
| The Bounty | 2013 | Buy |
| Wagon Train | 2013 | Buy |
| The Killing | 2013 | Buy |
| Hombre | 2013 | Buy |
| Body Count | 2013 | Buy |
| Hunt Down | 2013 | Buy |
| From the Grave | 2014 | Buy |
| Black Raven | 2014 | Buy |
| The Bounty Hunters | 2014 | Buy |
| To Hell and Back | 2014 | Buy |
| Machete | 2014 | Buy |
| Streets of Laredo | 2014 | Buy |
| Ride of Revenge | 2014 | Buy |
| Cold Justice | 2014 | Buy |
| God’s Gun | 2014 | Buy |
| Dark Cloud | 2014 | Buy |
| Redemption | 2015 | Buy |
| Trouble in Navarro | 2015 | Buy |
| Black Heart | 2015 | Buy |
| The Journey | 2015 | Buy |
| The Transport | 2015 | Buy |
| Painted Ladies | 2015 | Buy |
| Range War | 2015 | Buy |
| Crossroads | 2015 | Buy |
| Death By Lead | 2015 | Buy |
| Dundee | 2015 | Buy |
| A Christmas Miracle | 2015 | Buy |
| Old Guns | 2016 | Buy |
| Wildcat | 2016 | Buy |
| Hades | 2016 | Buy |
| Fool’s Gold | 2016 | Buy |
| Devil’s Due | 2016 | Buy |
| The Kid | 2016 | Buy |
| Gold Fever | 2016 | Buy |
| Lone Wolf | 2016 | Buy |
| Sister’s Keeper | 2016 | Buy |
| Medicine Man | 2016 | Buy |
| Shane | 2016 | Buy |
| Chasing Evil | 2017 | Buy |
| Stratton | 2017 | Buy |
| Good Deeds and Bad Seeds | 2017 | Buy |
| Deadly Matters | 2017 | Buy |
| Return of Wildcat | 2017 | Buy |
| Outlaw Havens | 2017 | Buy |
| The Chase | 2017 | Buy |
| A Gunslinger’s Dream | 2017 | Buy |
| Greed | 2017 | Buy |
| Ambushed | 2017 | Buy |
| Double Revenge | 2018 | Buy |
| Black Creek | 2018 | Buy |
| Mysterious Ways | 2018 | Buy |
| Hell Town | 2018 | Buy |
| Deadly Pursuit | 2018 | Buy |
| Close Calls | 2018 | Buy |
| Triple Trouble | 2018 | Buy |
| Lead Jury | 2018 | Buy |
| The Apprentice | 2018 | Buy |
| The Guardian | 2018 | Buy |
| Schoolmarm | 2019 | Buy |
| Berkshire | 2019 | Buy |
| Wounded | 2019 | Buy |
| Justice Reigns | 2019 | Buy |
| Red | 2019 | Buy |
| The Ranch Hand | 2019 | Buy |
| The Boone Gang | 2019 | Buy |
| Against All Odds | 2019 | Buy |
| Nellie’s Revenge | 2019 | Buy |
| The Gauntlet | 2019 | Buy |
| Oklahoma Outlaws | 2019 | Buy |
| Payback | 2019 | Buy |
| The Plot | 2020 | Buy |
| Taking Sides | 2020 | Buy |
| Devil or Angel | 2020 | Buy |
| The Rundown | 2020 | Buy |
| Martha Heller | 2020 | Buy |
| Bad Men | 2020 | Buy |
| Oden’s End | 2020 | Buy |
| The Notorious Four | 2020 | Buy |
| Stealing Apples | 2020 | Buy |
| John Smith | 2020 | Buy |
| Calcutta | 2020 | Buy |
| A Sister’s Burden | 2020 | Buy |
| Rescued | 2021 | Buy |
| The Border | 2021 | Buy |
| The Promise | 2021 | Buy |
| Left for Dead | 2021 | Buy |
| Chakits | 2021 | Buy |
| Cheyenne | 2021 | Buy |
| Three Good Men | 2021 | Buy |
| Salvation | 2021 | Buy |
| Long Ride to Justice | 2021 | Buy |
| The Mission | 2021 | Buy |
| Martha | 2022 | Buy |
| Sam Smith | 2022 | Buy |
| Noah Brown | 2022 | Buy |
| Second Chances | 2022 | Buy |
| Fresh Graves | 2022 | Buy |
| Reedy | 2022 | Buy |
| Deadly Duo | 2022 | Buy |
| Samaritan | 2023 | Buy |
| Elusive Prey | 2023 | Buy |
| Water War | 2023 | Buy |
| The Gambler | 2023 | Buy |
| Bad Blood | 2023 | Buy |
| Baxter | 2023 | Buy |
| Ellie Mae | 2023 | Buy |
| Ransom | 2023 | Buy |
| Circle of Death | 2023 | Buy |
| Blood Money | 2024 | Buy |
| Deadly Secrets | 2024 | Buy |
| A Promise Honored | 2024 | Buy |
| Shadow | 2024 | Buy |
| Way of the Gun | 2024 | Buy |
| Hard to Kill | 2024 | Buy |
| Tough Justice | 2024 | Buy |
| John Booth | 2024 | Buy |
| Helm | 2024 | Buy |
| Shooter | 2024 | Buy |
| Red Riders | 2024 | Buy |
| Return of the Wolf | 2025 | Buy |
| The Long Hunt | 2025 | Buy |
| Money Wagon | 2025 | Buy |
| Loose Ends | 2025 | Buy |
| Mail-order Bride | 2025 | Buy |
| Train Robbers | 2025 | Buy |
| Stolen Horses | 2025 | Buy |
| Death Hunter | 2025 | Buy |
| Hard Lessons | 2025 | Buy |
| Badge Collector | 2025 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| NeverSafe | 2013 | Buy |
Robert J. Thomas is one of the most prolific western authors working today. His Jess Williams series, which started with The Reckoning in 2003, has grown to 148 books and continues to expand with several new entries each year. The series follows Jess Williams from a young man devastated by his family’s murder into a hardened gunslinger traveling the Old West.
Thomas writes at a remarkable pace, often publishing ten or more Jess Williams novels per year. His books are short, action-focused westerns that follow a straightforward formula: Jess rides into a new town, encounters trouble, and uses his considerable skills with a gun to set things right. The series has built a dedicated readership among fans of traditional westerns who appreciate a dependable, fast-reading hero.