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American West Bestsellers

The top 50 American West books on Amazon — with recorded rankings, chart movement, and tracking history. Check the snapshot date to see when these books were collected.

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American West — 2026-09-1750 booksAvg 4.49★276,406 total reviewsLatest collected snapshot

Movement compared with 2026-09-16

CoverRankMoveBookRatingReviewsShare

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Lonesome Dove: A Novel

Larry McMurtry

49 days tracked

4.831,697 reviews

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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West

Cormac McCarthy

45 days tracked

4.321,696 reviews

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Where the Lost Wander: A Novel

Amy Harmon

49 days tracked · +1 this week

4.645,155 reviews

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In the Great Quiet: A Novel

Laura Vogt

49 days tracked · peak #2 · +2 this week

4.217,057 reviews

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Bailey: A Sweet Return to Hometown Redemption Cowboy Romance (Coral Canyon™ Cowboys Book 14)

Liz Isaacson

9 days tracked · peak #4

4.8222 reviews

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The Regulator (The Regulator Chronicles Book 1)

John Deacon

25 days tracked · peak #4 · +2 this week

4.71,197 reviews

717

Mr. B: The Buchanan Brothers - Mercy Ranch Book 6

Leigh Fenty

2 days tracked

4.813 reviews

Dead Man's Walk

Larry McMurtry

49 days tracked · +3 this week

4.57,296 reviews

Eastbound : A Classic Western Adventure (Westward Western Saga)

Frank Wheeler

8 days tracked · peak #7 · +17 this week

4.341 reviews

104

Streets Of Laredo

Larry McMurtry

49 days tracked · +5 this week

4.57,813 reviews

112

All the Pretty Horses: Border Trilogy 1 (National Book Award Winner)

Cormac McCarthy

49 days tracked · peak #6 · +3 this week

4.57,519 reviews

125

Tangled in Trouble: A Grumpy Single Dad Small Town Standalone (Cloverleaf Meadows)

Harloe Rae

2 days tracked · peak #7

4.2612 reviews

132

The Boy Sheriff: Classic Western (A Johnny Irons Classic Western Adventure Book 1)

Travis McGraw

49 days tracked · peak #9 · −3 this week

4.3950 reviews

145

The Brothers McKay: A Longmire Mystery

Craig Johnson

13 days tracked · peak #3 · −11 this week

4.64,201 reviews

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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)

Cormac McCarthy

49 days tracked · peak #5 · +1 this week

4.516,219 reviews

161

The Giant of Cold River (American Post-Civil War Westerns)

William Black

9 days tracked · peak #15 · +22 this week

4.757 reviews

171

Stranger : A Classic Western Adventure (Westward Western Saga)

Frank Wheeler

36 days tracked · peak #9 · −8 this week

4.6403 reviews

181

Comanche Moon

Larry McMurtry

49 days tracked · peak #17 · +1 this week

4.57,177 reviews

191

True Grit: A Novel

Charles Portis

49 days tracked · peak #11

4.69,648 reviews

202

Cowboy's Christmas Baker: Trinity Falls Sweet Romance - Village Christmas - Book 1

Clara Pines

13 days tracked · peak #5 · −8 this week

4.8352 reviews

219

Sunrise: A Novel

Téa Obreht

37 days tracked · peak #6 · +19 this week

3.6185 reviews

225

Driftwood Justice: Classic Western (A Johnny Irons Classic Western Adventure Book 3)

Travis McGraw

12 days tracked · peak #19

4.696 reviews

233

Train Dreams

Denis Johnson

49 days tracked · peak #20 · −3 this week

45,065 reviews

242

Wichita Crossing: Α Classic Western Adventure Series

Zachary McCrae

13 days tracked · peak #16 · +9 this week

4.484 reviews

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The Marshal And Me

Duane Boehm

49 days tracked · peak #4 · −7 this week

4.72,021 reviews

263

THE PINKERTON MAN: One Hundred Fifty-Sixth in a Series of Jess Williams Westerns (A Jess Williams Western Book 156)

Robert J. Thomas

13 days tracked · peak #7 · −13 this week

4.7295 reviews

277

The Red Canyon Gang: Classic Western (A Johnny Irons Classic Western Adventure Book 2)

Travis McGraw

45 days tracked · peak #21 · −6 this week

4.4305 reviews

282

Shawnee Scream: A Mountain Man Western Series (The Long Hunter’s Journals Book 1)

B.N. Rundell

49 days tracked · peak #8 · +8 this week

4.4814 reviews

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Centennial: A Novel

James A. Michener

8 days tracked · peak #20 · +1 this week

4.65,597 reviews

309

Boone's Lick: A Novel

Larry McMurtry

13 days tracked · peak #2 · −23 this week

4.22,226 reviews

313

Mathew & River: A Wholesome Small-Town Romance (Taylors of Copper Creek Book 1)

Natalie Dean

31 days tracked · peak #6 · −3 this week

4.6424 reviews

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The Shadow and The Hunter: A Bounty Hunter Novel (The Boone Brothers Book 4)

Lynn Landes

—— reviews

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The Boomerang: A Thriller

Robert Bailey

49 days tracked · peak #28 · +8 this week

4.632,989 reviews

345

Two Old Women [Anniversary Edition]: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival

Velma Wallis

6 days tracked

4.427,194 reviews

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The Cowboy's Baby: 4 Novels in 1

Lacy Williams

—— reviews

362

The Day the Sheriff Died (Western Justice Adventures)

Jesse Storm

13 days tracked · peak #23 · −7 this week

4.3167 reviews

376

Petticoat Ranch (Petticoats and Cowboys Book 1)

Mary Connealy

49 days tracked · peak #17

4.71,046 reviews

386

Tom's Crossing: A Novel

Mark Z. Danielewski

8 days tracked · peak #25 · +10 this week

4.5681 reviews

394

Never Again: A Classic Western Series (Brody Connor Book 1)

Monty R. Garner

49 days tracked · peak #28 · +5 this week

4.5— reviews

406

Red Country

Joe Abercrombie

49 days tracked · peak #10 · +2 this week

4.69,336 reviews

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To Love and Cherish (Stagecoach to Golden Valley Book 7)

Linda Ford

4.8— reviews

425

The Rancher's Unexpected Bride: in Harmony Springs (Second Chances of the High Country Book 1)

Lauralyn Keller

49 days tracked · peak #31 · −8 this week

4.62,261 reviews

431

Rampage of the Desert Wolf (A Smoke Jensen Novel of the West Book 8)

William W. Johnstone

12 days tracked · peak #42

4.5— reviews

441

The Blue Blood: A Western Frontier Story (The Saga of Southwest Western)

James Leonard

13 days tracked · peak #24 · −19 this week

4.543 reviews

453

Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Hernan Diaz

29 days tracked · peak #35

4.1— reviews

4610

Born to Be Killed (A Smoke Jensen Novel of the West Book 7)

William W. Johnstone

38 days tracked · peak #21 · +4 this week

4.6525 reviews

476

Butcher's Crossing (New York Review Books Classics)

John Williams

36 days tracked · peak #30 · −15 this week

4.35,727 reviews

488

The Greenhorn (Fletch and Faith Book 1)

John Deacon

49 days tracked · peak #19 · −2 this week

4.6— reviews

49New

New

A Nurse for the Frontier Doctor: Historical Western Romance

Montana Ross

—— reviews

50New

New

Grit Calhoun: Mountain Man: Cold Smoke In The Rockies: A Mountain Man Adventure

Robert Hanlon

7 days tracked · peak #43

4.4— reviews

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