Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Man’s Hand | 2022 | David Nix | Buy |
| 2 | Devil’s Ride West | 2022 | David Nix | Buy |
| 3 | To The Gates Of Hell | 2022 | David Nix | Buy |
The Jake Paynter series by David Nix is a western trilogy published in 2022, set in the dangerous years following the American Civil War. Jake Paynter is a man with a violent past who finds himself caught up in the lawlessness of the frontier, where old grudges and new enemies keep him constantly looking over his shoulder.
Starting with Dead Man’s Hand and continuing through Devil’s Ride West and To The Gates Of Hell, the series moves at a fast clip through shootouts, betrayals, and the kind of moral gray areas that define the best westerns. Fans of gritty frontier fiction will find plenty to like here, as Nix keeps the stakes high and the action grounded in the period.