18 books like True Grit

What to read after True Grit — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Silvertips Search Frederick Faust · 1933 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging 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 · ★ 4.1 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Challenging This carefully crafted ebook: "MAX BRAND Premium Collection: 29 Western Classics & Adventure Tales - Including The Dan Barry Series & The Ronicky Doone Trilogy" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand.… Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

Arizona Ames Zane Grey · 1929 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A romance about a man who avenges the mistreatment of his twin sister. This results him in roaming the west and having many adventures before he finds peace. Shares: Revenge, Westerns

Danger trail Frederick Faust · 1940 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The Ronicky Doone Trilogy gathers three classic Western adventures centered on a restless, chivalric wanderer whose courage and wit animate the mythic spaces of the American frontier. Blending fast-paced action, romance, moral testing, and the laconic humor of pulp fiction, the collection exemplifies the early twentieth-century Western's movement between popular entertainment and modern… Shares: Revenge, Westerns

The Stingaree Frederick Faust · 1930 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Challenging When Alabama Joe drifted into Fort Anxious, he seemed to be a shiftless, easygoing tramp. But he didn't fool Parker. Parker had gunned down the notorious Bob Dillman. He'd known that one day Dillman's outlaw partner would appear to avenge his death. The Stingaree was fast on the draw and deadly as a snake. Parker knew he'd have to draw first-or die! Shares: Outlaws, Revenge, Westerns

The Iron Marshall Louis L'Amour · 1979 · ★ 4.5 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate He was a tough enforcer for a New York gang. But when young Tom Shanaghy made one too many enemies, he skipped town on a fast-moving freight. He landed in a small Kansas town that had big dreams, no name, and the need for an honest lawman. Tom figured that a knuckle-and-skull man from Five Points would be perfect for the job. He didn’t know that a high-stakes cattle drive was headed his way… Shares: United States marshals, Westerns

Vermilion Phyllis A. Whitney · 1981 · ★ 3.8 · 294p · ≈ 9h · Moderate From the jacket From the very beginning, for Lindsay Phillips, there was the memory of that terrible cane with the dragon's head-threatening horror, torment, death. And always there was Vermilion whispering in Lindsay's ear: "Go! You must go to Arizona. Everything you want is waiting for you there." Lindsay hadn't listened to Vermilion for years, but now she couldn't shut out her… Shares: Fathers, Death

The emperor of Ocean Park Stephen L. Carter · 2002 · ★ 4.0 · 657p · ≈ 21h · Moderate n his triumphant fictional debut, Stephen Carter combines a large-scale, riveting novel of suspense with the saga of a unique family. The Emperor of Ocean Park is set in two privileged worlds: the upper crust African American society of the Eastern seabord--families who summer at Martha's Vineyard--and the inner circle of an Ivy League law school. Talcott Garland is a successful law professor,… Shares: Fathers, Death

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, Westerns

Under the Tonto Rim Zane Grey · 1926 Published: 1926 Lucy Watson, a young schoolteacher, is appointed welfare instructor in a community of isolated backwoods folk. She quickly overcomes their fears, and achieves popularity by the practical results of her work. She is especially successful with a strong, uncouth bee-hunter. Zane Grey's handling of these primitive characters is robust and understanding. Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

The Hash Knife outfit Zane Grey · 1929 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Challenging 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

Forlorn River Zane Grey · 1927 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Ben Ide is a failure in the horse trade because he loves horses more than money. A few bad deals have turned the world against him. His greatest adversary is his father, who thinks Ben good for nothing. Determined to show what he is made of and what he can do, Ben pursues a herd of wild horses. The herd leads him directly into danger: cattle thieves with connections in high places. Distrusted by… Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

The Book of Form and Emptiness Ruth L. Ozeki · 2021 · ★ 4.0 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The Book of Form and Emptiness is a novel by American author Ruth Ozeki, published in 2021 by Viking. Ozekis fourth novel, the book won the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction. The story follows a boy who hears voices from inanimate objects while the narrative explores themes of mental illness and bereavement. Shares: Fathers, Death

Twilight at Mac's Place Ross Thomas · 1990 · ★ 4.2 · 343p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The son of a dead CIA agent is offered $100,000 for the rights to his father's memoirs sight unseen. Shares: Fathers, Death

Shadow on the Trail Zane Grey · 1946 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Challenging "The whistle of the Texas Pacific express train nerved Wade Holden to dare one more argument against the unplanned holdup and robbery his chief had undertaken. Standing there in the dark night under the trees with the misty rain blowing in his face and the horses restlessly creaking leather, Wade thought swiftly, realizing the peril in speaking ill of men Simm Bell chose as comrades for a job of… Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry · 1985 · ★ 4.5 · 945p · ≈ 31h · Moderate Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry, the author of Terms of Endearment, is his long-awaited masterpiece, the major noel at last of the American West as it really was. A love story, an adventure, an American epic, Lonesome Dove embraces all the West--legend and fact, heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers--in a novel that recreates the Central American experience, the most… Shares: Western fiction, Westerns

Valley of Wild Horses Zane Grey · 1927 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Challenging The tall young cowpuncher known as Panhandle Smith had roped, gambled and fought his way from Montana to New Mexico, but Marco was the most lawless place he had ever seen. And when Panhandle faced down Dick Hardman, he knew he had to destroy Hardman to save his woman and his life. Shares: Westerns

Lost Pueblo Zane Grey · 1927 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Challenging A tale of romance in the Old West. The heroine is Jane Endicott -- a spirited young woman who travels to Arizona with her father. She falls in love with this rough and rugged frontier -- not to mention the eligible young cowboys. Her father, rushing in where angels fear to tread, tries to match her with the son of an old friend. Complications arise. Shares: Westerns

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