Jess Williams is the protagonist of Robert J. Thomas’s long-running western series. After his family is murdered, the young Jess takes up a gun and sets out across the American frontier on a path of vengeance and justice. Over the course of 148 novels, he becomes one of the most skilled gunslingers in the West, riding from town to town and helping those in need while hunting down outlaws.
Jess is a straightforward hero in the traditional western mold: tough, capable with a firearm, and driven by a strong moral compass. Each book finds him in a new location facing a new threat, from corrupt lawmen and bounty hunters to cattle rustlers and murderers. His reputation as a deadly gunslinger precedes him, but he remains a man who would rather avoid trouble than seek it out.
Reading Order
See the complete Jess Williams reading order for all books in the series.