Ghost Riders, by Fred Bean & J. M. Thompson. Signet, 2000.
Leo LeMat, a retired physician-turned-portrait painter, arrives in Abilene, Kansas, to paint Wild Bill Hickok and finds more trouble than he bargained for in the cow town when it is terrorized by a band of white-hooded bandits known as the Ghost Riders.

War Bonnet, by Don Bendell. Signet, 2000.
The tenth novel in the Chris Colt, Chief of Scouts, series. After his pursuit of an outlaw results in the death of an innocent bystander, Colt turns in his U.S. Marshall's badge. But he continues to cross paths with the gunslingers itching to trade lead with the legendary chief of scouts. And when Colt's sister is kidnaped by a gang of outlaws and held for ransom, Chris has no choice but to buckle on his holster one last time.

Once More With a .44, by Peter Brandwood. Berkley, 2000.
When ruthless desperados shoot down a helpless friend of Jody Harmon, he knows that there is only one man he can get to come back and clean up the town of Clantick: Ben Stillman. Sequel to: Once a Marshall (1998). Followed by: Once a Lawman (2000).

Deathwalk, by Matt Braun. St. Martin's, 2000.
Former gambler and shootist Ben Thompson has settled down in Austin with his wife and young son, but is loath to give up his old habits. When a circle of powerful businessmen decide he should be their next marshal, his career as a lawman proves to be a crossroads in his life.

Return to No Man's Land, by Bill Brooks. Dell, 2000.
Still mourning the deaths of his wife & son, Quint McCannon agrees to help an Indian chief of police stop Caddo Pierce and his band of Indian outlaws who are spreading terror in eastern Oklahoma but who operate beyond the jurisdiction of federal lawmen.

The Second Gun, by James Clifton Cobb. Berkley, 2000.
Jake Murchison, a former New York policeman, accepts the post of marshal in Granger, Arizona, in order to bring order and justice to a town "ruled" by the powerful Wilson clan.

Graciela of the Border, by John Duncklee. Leisure, 2000.
When his prize blue roan is stolen and herded with others toward the Mexican border, Jeff Collins takes chase.

The Outcasts: The Outcast Brigade, by Jason Elder. Leisure, 2000.
A former Apache scout shunned by his tribe, an ex-Union Army major, a former Confederate captain, and two army deserters are forced to band together and bury their anger in order to stay alive in a hostile land. Followed by: Black Justice (2000) and War Hatchet (2000).

White Desert, by Loren Estleman. Forge, 2000.
Montana-based U.S. Marshal Page Murdock chases a vicious gang into the far north in the middle of winter.

Lawless, by Ed Gorman. Berkley, 2000.
Former convict Sam Conagher settles in the town of Templar where his old cell-mate is now the Bible-thumping sheriff. But soon Sam's dreams of a fresh start are threatened when he most choose between old loyalties and his new future.

Down to the Marrowbone, by Judson Gray. Signet, 2000.
Southerner Jim McCutheon and escaped slave Jake Penn make an unlikely team when they run into the outlaw Parlee brothers.

Blood of Eagles, by William W. Johnston. Pinnacle, 2000.
This concluding volume in Johnston's Eagles series has gunslinger Falcon MacAllister searching for the outlaws who murdered the members of a small wagon train in the no-man's land known as the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Mountain Courage, by Jason Manning. Signet, 1999.
While Gordon Hawkes is escorting the yearly annuity of his adopted tribe (the Crow), the shipment is ambushed by the Sioux. Captured and enslaved, Gordon must decide whether to live as a slave, die as a prisoner, or renounce his life and join the Sioux tribe.

Condor Canyon, by L. J. Martin. Pinnacle, 2000.
Homesteader Clint Ryan finds himself caught between the ruthless Anglos bent on driving the Californians out of the San Joaquin Valley and a gand of trigger-happy vaqueros who have no intention of giving up their land.

Penny Town Justice, by A. L. McWilliams. Five Star, 2000.
Upon his release from prison after being cashiered from the service for hitting his commanding officer, Lane Devens makes his way to Pennington, Arizona Territory, where he is hired to investigate the shady dealings of the town's leading businessmen.

Rattlesnake, by T.V. Olsen. Leisure, 1999.
Sheriff Frank Tenney must stop a deadly feud between his father-in-law and the Apache who once saved his life-a man who has been pushed too far and is now bent on revenge.

Me and Johnny Blue, by Joseph A. West. Signet, 2000.
In the waning days of the Old West, two down-on-their luck cowpunchers become embroiled in a plot to start the second Civil War.