Ray Hogan

  • 58

    Catalog books

  • 27

    Works

  • 1978 to 2011

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Ray Hogan writes lean, action-driven westerns focused on lone lawmen and outlaws navigating harsh frontier justice. His titles—Adam Gann Outlaw, Outlaw Marshal, and Solitude’s Lawman—feature pragmatic protagonists, terse prose, and ride-through-the-night momentum that keeps plots tight and stakes immediate.

Across Hogan’s books readers find moral grit more than sentimentality: quick decisions, dusty towns, and confrontations resolved with skill rather than rhetoric. Scenes emphasize atmosphere and movement, delivering compact adventures that foreground character choices under pressure and the costs of living by one’s own code.

Best Place To Start

Legend of a Badman

Leisure Books • 1999 • standard commitment

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

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Tough, lone-lawman protagonists • Short, fast-paced westerns • Quiet frontier justice

Genres and themes: Western • Outlaw vs. lawman • Solitude and duty

Who this author is best for: Good for readers who like brisk, character-driven Westerns focused on moral choices and clean action.

Try any single-title reprint to sample Hogan’s concise style; look for editions labeled 'Leisure Western' or 'Sagebrush' in collections.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Legend of a Badman

    Leisure Books • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 236 pages.

  2. Soldier in Buckskin

    Leisure Books • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 296 pages.

  3. Solitude's Lawman (Leisure Western)

    Leisure Books • 1997 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. The Crosshatch Men

    Leisure Books • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 192 pages.

  5. Desert rider

    Five Star • 2011 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 244 pages.

  6. The rimrocker

    Gunsmoke • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 128 pages.

  7. High Green Gun (Sagebrush Westerns)

    Ulverscroft • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 167 pages.

  8. A Man Called Ryker

    Chivers North Amer • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 136 pages.

  9. Guns of Freedom: A Western Duo (Five Star Standard Print Western Series)

    Thorndike Pr • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 287 pages.

  10. Man Without a Gun (Gunsmoke Western)

    Chivers North Amer • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 160 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Legend of a Badman is the easier short commitment, while Soldier in Buckskin asks for more reading time up front.
  • Soldier in Buckskin gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Legend of a Badman leans later in the catalog.

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