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James C. Work Books in Order
Cyril Lionel Robert James, who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was a Trinidadian historian, journalist, Trotskyist activist and Marxist writer. His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts. His work is a staple of Marxism, and he figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature. A tireless political activist, James is the author of the 1937 work World Revolution outlining the history of the Communist International, which stirred debate in Trotskyist circles, and in 1938 he wrote on the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of James C. Work's book series? James C. Work has written 4 book series. The most notable is the Keystone Ranch series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by James C. Work
- #1
Ride to Banshee Cañon(2002) - #2
Riders of Deathwater Valley(2005) - #3
The Outcast of Spirit Ridge(2006) - #4
The Dead Ride Alone(2013) - #5
The Grub Rider(2017)
- #1
Following Where the River Begins(1992) - #2
Windmills, the River & Dust(2005) - #3
Prose and Poetry of the American West(1991) - #4
Gunfight!(1996)
- #1
Unmentionable Murders(2018) - #2
Small Delightful Murders(2019) - #3
The Dunraven Hoard Murders(2020) - #4
The Stones of Peril(2021) - #5
The Mystery of the Missing Bierstadt(2022) - #6
Down Fall River Dead(2024)
- #1
Ride South to Purgatory(1999) - #2The Tobermory Manuscript(2000)
- #3
Ride West to Dawn(2001) - #4
A Title To Murder(2004) - #5
Murder in the Blue Mist(2010) - #6
Don't Shoot the Gentile(2011) - #7
The Contractor(2017) - #8
Once Upon a Time(2012)
About James C. Work
Cyril Lionel Robert James, who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was a Trinidadian historian, journalist, Trotskyist activist and Marxist writer. His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts. His work is a staple of Marxism, and he figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature. A tireless political activist, James is the author of the 1937 work World Revolution outlining the history of the Communist International, which stirred debate in Trotskyist circles, and in 1938 he wrote on the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins.
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