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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 1993
  • Latest Book:
    December 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Cole Springer Mystery

1 - Springer's Gambit (Jun-2001)
2 - Outside the Law (Jun-2002)
3 - Springer's Fortune (Nov-2004)
4 - Pressing the Bet (Apr-2007)

A Jake Morgan Thriller

1 - Home Fires (Apr-2020)
2 - No Badge Required (Sep-2021)

A Wyatt Storme Mystery

1 - Dreamsicle // Hail Storme (May-1993)
2 - Storme Front (Dec-1994)
3 - Electric Country Roulette // Eye of the Storme (Nov-1996)
4 - Storme Warning (Feb-2015)
5 - Thunder Storme (Sep-2020)

Book List in Order: 14 titles



  • While on a hunting vacation in the Ozarks, former NFL star Wyatt Storme stumbles upon an underworld drug ring with plans to create a highly addictive drug called "dreamsicle," and he reluctantly assumes the role of detective...



  • Wyatt Storme is his own man. An ex-NFL star with two tours of duty in Vietnam, Storme is a skeptical Thoreau-style hero who bolted to a life of solitude when he felt fenced in by life in the fast lane - he's funny that way. Some wise investments and ...



  • There isn't much that can lure enigmatic NFL star Wyatt Storme away from his life of splendid isolation in the mountains near Denver. One thing that can is his friendship with Chick Easton - a hard-drinking, wisecracking, much-decorated fellow Vietna...



  • Aspen-- the American Riviera-- where the rich and the beautiful go to play. Quiet streets, breathtaking mountains, and one of the lowest crime rates in America. But that's about to change.Real estate speculator Max Shapiro has been cleaning the San F...




  • The word is that Jesse Robinson is dead. But when Cole Springer goes to Vegas at the behest of Jesse's father, he finds Jesse very much alive. Unless Springer can figure out what's going on--he won't be alive for very long. Jesse believes that whoeve...



  • What else could Cole Springer do? The cops said an old friend of his had been murdered in Las Vegas. So when the friend's father asked Springer to look into it, the ex-Secret Service agent had no choice but to return there, even though the local mob ...



  • The new, fourth novel featuring Wyatt Storme, the ex-football player turned troubleshooter that critics are hailing as the long-awaited heir to Travis McGee and Spenser

    Vietnam vet and former Dallas Cowboys player Wyatt Storme just wants to ...



  • W.L. Ripley takes the reader on a ride inside the glitzy, sideways world of Las Vegas to deliver a first-rate caper novel!A mysterious attaché case is stolen during a convenience store robbery. Unfortunately, for the robbers the attaché...






  • HOME FIRES HAS IT ALL – MURDER, ROMANCE, INTRIGUE AND A YOUNG TOUGH AS BOOT-LEATHER HERO!Top Texas Ranger investigator, Jake Morgan, heads home to wait out an administrative leave of absence from the Rangers, but Jake’s return to his Midw...



  • Former NFL All-Pro Wyatt Storme and ex-CIA assassin Chick Easton are fishing on the Lake of the Ozarks when gunmen blow by them in a boat, chasing a determined woman seeking justice for her family. Wyatt and Chick save the woman and are swept into a ...



  • Take a wild ride through the labyrinth of murder and small-town politics in W.L. Ripley's western crime thriller. Jake Morgan is a throwback investigator - a stubborn, no-holds-barred neo-gunslinger whose bold investigative style unsettles friends a...



  • Cole Springer's Aspen lifestyle is interrupted when the 'late' Max Shapiro reappears with yet more trouble with gangsters in Vegas. Springer has to safeguard Max while simultaneously freeing girlfriend Tobi Ryder's step-brother, Anson Buckner, from S...



  • Join neo-gunslinger, Jake Morgan, as he investigates the most confusing homicide of his career-filled with small-town secrets and high-stakes crime.While conducting a routine traffic stop, Jake narrowly escapes a violent car crash that leaves the dri...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

W.L. Ripley has published 14 books.

W.L. Ripley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Nobody's Favorite, was published in December 2023.

The first book by W.L. Ripley, Dreamsicle // Hail Storme, was published in May 1993.

Yes. W.L. Ripley has 3 series.