18 books like Streets of Laredo

What to read after Streets of Laredo — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Outlaws All Frederick Faust · 1996 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This volume contains three classic short novels by a master of Western fiction that bring to life the adventure, heroism, danger, and hardships of the Old West. Shares Outlaws in fiction, Outlaws, Westerns

The Big Rock Candy Mountain Wallace Stegner · 1943 · 563p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortune—in the hotel business, in new farmland, and, eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest.Stegner portrays more than thirty years in the life of the Mason… Shares West, Westerns, American literature

Silvertips Search Frederick Faust · 1933 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Arizona Jim Silver had to find Rap Bender, Judge Bender's missing son--the same Rap Bender who had joined guns with Silver's oldest and deadliest enemy. But when the legendary Silvertip finally caught up with Bender, they shared a common enemy--ever since Bender's partner double-crossed him by trying to kidnap his woman. Now it was up to the two men to catch the man Silver had pledged to… Shares Outlaws, Westerns

Jackson Trail Frederick Faust · 1932 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Outlaws, Westerns with this book.

The Daredevil Desperados of Destiny Nick Ward · 1999 · ★ 4.0 · 199p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "In this journal you'll find out...What to do if chased by a two-headed vulture...Who is the most wanted outlaw in the wild and wicked West...Why it's best not to lasso a cougar by the tail..."--p.[4] of cover. Shares Robbers and outlaws, Outlaws, Westerns, Romans

The hanging tree Dorothy M. Johnson · 1957 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares West, Westerns with this book.

Code of the West Zane Grey · 1934 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Hot-blooded Georgiana Stockwell will break a man's heart while he's eating out of her hand. Moving from the East to join her schoolteacher sister in the rugged wilds of Tonto Basin, Arizona, Georgiana makes quite an impression. Despite her sister's best efforts, Georgiana creates a culture clash as her modern, free-spirited personality comes up against the code of the West, the unwritten law of… Shares West, Westerns, American literature

The Hash Knife outfit Zane Grey · 1929 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Hash Knife gang reigns across Arizona. Outlaw leader Jed Stone has mellowed with age and wants to give up his wild life, but another member of the Hash Knife gang won't let him. Shares Outlaws, Westerns, American literature

The outlaws of Mesquite Louis L'Amour · 1990 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Meet the frontier bad men—like Leo Carver—a man so hated that everyone in the town of Canyon Gap planned to turn up for his hanging. Then meet those who dared to challenge them—like Marshal Lou Morgan, who tried to save his citizens from a goldmine swindler, only to learn that his own code of honesty made him the biggest sucker in town. There's champion rodeo rider Marty Mahan, called a coward… Shares West, Westerns

The women on the wall Wallace Stegner · 1950 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares West, Westerns with this book.

Killoe Louis L'Amour · 1962 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Westerns, American literature with this book.

Passin' Through Louis L'Amour · 1920 · ★ 4.5 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It seemed the perfect place to lie low. The owner of the ranch was an attractive gray-haired lady who had once been an actress. The other woman was a beautiful, fragile-seeming blonde. They needed repairs done, and he needed to disappear for a while.The first sign that things were not as they should be was when a Pinkerton man questioned him about a missing woman. Then he accidentally found a… Shares Westerns, American literature

Death of an American Beauty

Death of an American Beauty Mariah Fredericks · 2020 · ★ 3.8 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares American literature with this book.

Dawnshard

Dawnshard Brandon Sanderson · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 245p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares American literature with this book.

Shorefall

Shorefall Robert Jackson Bennett · 2020 · ★ 4.2 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate As a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant novel from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy.“An absolutely wild ride . . . Foundryside blew me away, and this is a perfect sequel.”—Amal El-Mohtar, The New York Times Book Review A few years ago, Sancia Grado would’ve happily watched Tevanne burn. Now, she’s… Shares American literature

The Lost Metal

The Lost Metal Brandon Sanderson · 2022 · ★ 4.5 · 517p · ≈ 17h · Moderate For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set―with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders―since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict… Shares American literature

The Whispers of War

The Whispers of War Julia Kelly · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate For fans of historical novels by Kristin Harmel and Martha Hall Kelly comes a “gripping tale by a writer at the top of her game” (Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls) following three friends who struggle to remain loyal as one of them is threatened with internment by the British government at the start of World War II. In August of 1939, as Britain watches the headlines in fear of another… Shares American literature

Fallen

Fallen Linda Castillo · 2021 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares American literature with this book.

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