Abilene is a series of western novels written under the house name of Justin Ladd. The series follows Marshal Luke Travis, Deputy Cody Fisher and the homesteaders who call Abilene, Kansas their home.
Justin Ladd began the Abilene series in 1988 with the novel Peacemaker. The series lasted 16 novels, concluding in 1990 with The Deputy. All of the novels, except for The Peacemaker, were ghostwritten by author James Reasoner. Below is a list of Justin Ladd’s Abilene books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Abilene Books
The Peacemaker | (1988) | |
The Sharpshooter | (1988) | |
The Pursuers | (1988) | |
The Night Riders | (1988) | |
The Half-Breed | (1988) | |
The Hangman | (1989) | |
The Prizefighter | (1989) | |
The Whiskey Runners | (1989) | |
The Tracker | (1989) | |
The General | (1989) | |
The Hellion | (1989) | |
The Cattle Baron | (1990) | |
The Pistoleer | (1990) | |
The Lawman | (1990) | |
The Barlow Brides | (1990) | |
The Deputy | (1990) |