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Colt Family Saga (Genre: Historical)
1 - Chief of Scouts (Sep-1993)
2 - Horse Soldiers (Dec-1993)
3 - Colt (Mar-1994)
4 - Coyote Run (Nov-1994)
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Criminal Investigation Detachment (Genre: Law Enforcement)
1 - Criminal Investigation Detachment (Jan-2006)
2 - Broken Borders (Dec-2006)
3 - Bamboo Battleground (Oct-2007)
Detachment Delta (Genre: Action Adventure)
1 - Detachment Delta (Jan-2009)
A Joshua Strongheart Novel (Genre: Historical)
1 - Strongheart (Sep-2010)
2 - Blood Feather (Aug-2013)
3 - The Indian Ring (Jan-2016)
4 - The Rider of Phantom Canyon (Oct-2016)
1 - Crossbow (Jul-1990)
2 - The B-52 Overture (1992)
3 - Valley of Tears (Feb-1993)
4 - Snake Eater (Apr-1994)

Books in Order: 24 titles

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  • Fanatical terrorists have planted a backpack nuclear bomb at one of America's popular tourist attractions intending to kill many innocent people. However, one arthritic old man stands in their way, along with his beautiful passionate lover who is a s...



  • Tracks of Hope . . . a Modern Day Western is a true story about the tracking experiences of Colorado rancher, cowboy, and best-selling author Don Bendell. Don grew up bowhunting as a little boy in Ohio, as well as performing as an American Indian Fan...



  • Cutthroat competition between railroad companies to lay track through the Royal Gorge territory is threatening to escalate into all-out war, with hired guns on both sides trading lead. If one man can bring peace to the territory, it's half-Lakota law...



  • THEY WANTED HIM DEAD... A spy has infiltrated President Grant's administration. The best man to weed him out: Joshua Strongheart, a half-Lakota warrior/half-white lawman of national repute. But luck isn't on Strongheart's side. As soon as word get...



  • ONE CRAVES BLOOD... His name is We Wiyake, meaning "Blood Feather." He stalks the mountains and fields, searching for prey in both the native world and the white world. Killing is the one thing that makes him feel alive. But he does more than just...



  • CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS... A son of both the Sioux and white worlds, Joshua Strongheart has two prized possessions -- his father's bowie knife and his stepfather's Colt .45 Peacemaker -- entrusted to him by his dying mother, who made Joshua promise...



  • THEY DON'T EXIST--UNTIL THEY FIND YOU. THEN YOU DON'T EXIST... They are First Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta...also known throughout the world as Delta Force. Handpicked from the elite warrior cadres of the American military -- Green Be...



  • EVEN SECRET WARS HAVE THEIR TRAITORS.  In the United States Army, soldiers are subject to both the laws of the land and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. When either is broken, the case is turned over to a specialized team of detectives whos...



  • THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM IS ABOUT TO HIT HOME  In the United States Army, soldiers are subject to both the laws of the land and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. When either is broken, the case is turned over to a specialized team of detectives...






  • EVEN IN WAR, THERE IS A LINE BETWEEN KILLING AND MURDER.  In the United States Army, soldiers are subject to both the laws of the land and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. When either is broken, the case is turned over to a specialized team...



  • LAWMAN NO MORE When a Minniconjou warrior starts slaughtering members of his own tribe, Deputy U.S. Marshal Chris Colt feels obligated to bring the man to justice. But a showdown with the killer results in the death of an innocent--leaving Chris to ...



  • Reunited while avenging their brother-in-law's death, Chris Colt and his half-brother, along with their sister Charley, return to the Silver Cliff Ranch, only to discover Chris's wife brutally murdered and his children kidnapped, and the Colt family ...



  • Aided by his friend, Nez Perce warrior Man Killer, Chris Colt, Chief of Scouts, sets out to to find Charley, his previously unknown sister, when she takes on the role of gunfighter to find and destroy her husband's killers. Original....



  • Chris Colt, the legendary Chief of Scouts, confronts his ultimate challenge as he tracks a savage killer responsible for a series of mutilation murders near his Sangre de Cristo mountain ranch. Original....



  • BLOODY JUSTICE When Texas Ranger Justis Colt is ambushed by a gang of murderers, a mysterious stranger called Tora enters the fray to save Colt's life. But the Comancheros, a motley crew of outlaws and cutthroats, demand revenge and kill Tora's wi...



  • The epic Colt saga blazes to new high, with riveting, authentic adventure on the flaming frontier. THE MAGNIFICENT THREE Chris Colt, Chief of Scouts, sought peace on his ranch in the Colorado high country, but he was drawn back into the viole...



  • THE CHIEF OF SCOUTS ON A COLORADO COLLISION COURSE On one side stood the legendary Chief of Scouts, Chris Colt, with his hair-trigger-tempered half-brother, Joshua, and the proud young Indian brave, Man Killer. On the other side was a mining compa...



  • THEY CAME TO VIETNAM AS THE BEST-TRAINED, MOST ELITE WARRIORS IN THE WORLD. THEN THEY LEARNED A WHOLE NEW KIND OF WAR. No fighting men in the world were a match for the U.S. Army Special Forces, the men of the green beret. But in the chaos of Vie...



  • THE REAL POSSE Christopher Columbus Colt, legendary chief of cavalry scouts, was in for the biggest fight of his life. Forced to lead an all-black U.S. Cavalry unit on a suicide mission into the very heart of the explosive Apache Wars, Colt would ...






  • BLUECOATS VS. REDSKINS--WHICH SIDE WAS THE CHIEF OF SCOUTS ON? In the embattled Oregon Territory, Christopher Columbus Colt was a wanted man. General O. O. "One-Arm" Howard, commanding the U.S. Cavalry, wanted this legendary scout to guide his for...



  • A novel of the U.S. cavalry... A hero worthy of the finest military fiction TORN BETWEEN DUTY AND HONOR Christopher Columbus Colt, chief of scouts; and nephew of gun-maker Sam Colt was always the best man for the job. His skill with weapons ...



  • THE SHATTERING TRUE STORY OF THE SPECIAL FORCES COMBAT MISSION INSIDE THE SUPERHIGHWAY OF THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL. THE PLEI TRAP VALLEY: NVA STRONGHOLD. POW BASE CAMP. NEXUS OF THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL. Guarded by Soviet-made tanks, riddled with...



  • The Vietnamese stole their land. The NVA raped their daughters. The Green Berets knew them as the most fearless and loyal warriors in the land.... They were the Montagnards, who called themselves "Sons of the Mountains" and always fought to the ...



  • THE SHOCKING TRUTH REVEALED A blistering, firsthand account of an American Soldier who joined forces with the Montagnards WHILE LOSING THE WAR AGAINST NORTH VIETNAM, ARVN TROOPS CONDUCTED A SECRET PROGRAM OF GENOCIDE AGAINST THE MONTAGNARD HILL P...


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Don Bendell has published 24 books.

Don Bendell does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Old Soldiers Never Die, was published in September 2024.

The first book by Don Bendell, Crossbow, was published in July 1990.

Yes. Don Bendell has 5 series.