Who This Author Is

Barry Cord has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1992 to 2004, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Hell in Paradise Valley (Paperback Ser.) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2004; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Thorndike Pr and Chivers North Amer.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Thorndike Pr and Chivers North Amer

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2004; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Thorndike Pr and Chivers North Amer.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Hell in Paradise Valley (Paperback Ser.)

    Thorndike Pr • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 140 pages.

  2. Last Chance at Devil's Canyon

    Thorndike Pr • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 192 pages.

  3. The Guns of Hammer (G K Hall Nightingale Series Edition)

    Thorndike Pr • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 175 pages.

  4. Gun Boss of Triangle (Gunsmoke Western)

    Gunsmoke Westerns • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 160 pages.

  5. Gun Junction (Gunsmoke Western)

    Chivers Press • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 120 pages.

  6. Trail to Sundown (A Gunsmoke Western)

    Chivers Press Ltd • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 220 pages.

  7. Boss of Barbed Wire (Gunsmoke Series)

    Chivers North Amer • 1997 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  8. Shadow Valley (Gunsmoke Western)

    Chivers North Amer • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 224 pages.

  9. Boss of the Tumbling H. (Black Horse Western)

    Robert Hale Ltd • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 160 pages.

  10. Last Stage to Gomorrah (Black Horse Western)

    Robert Hale Ltd • 1995 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

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