The Longarm novels were a series of western novels featuring the character of Custis Long, who is nicknamed Longarm, a U.S. Deputy Marshal based in Denver, Colorado in the 1880s. The nickname plays on his surname and role as the "long arm of the law".
The series was written by "Tabor Evans", a house pseudonym used by a number of authors at Jove Books. Lou Cameron helped create the character and wrote a number of the early books in the series. The first book was published in 1978 and new ones were added at a rate of approximately one a month through 2015. In addition to the regular series, there was a series of "giant editions" which were longer novels.
The Longarm series was a mainstay of the "adult western" genre which arose in the 1970s. These books are distinguished from classical westerns by the inclusion of more explicit sex and violence. In addition to Cameron, other authors known to have written books in the series include Melvin Marshall, Will C. Knott, Frank Roderus, Chet Cunningham, J. Lee Butts, Gary McCarthy, James Reasoner, Jeffrey M. Wallmann, Peter Brandvold and Harry Whittington.
List of Longarm novels
Longarm (1978)—Lou Cameron Longarm on the Border (1978)—Melvin Marshall Longarm and the Avenging Angels (1978)—William C. Knott Longarm and the Wendigo (1979)—Lou Cameron Longarm in the Indian Nation (1979) Longarm and the Loggers (1979)—William C. Knott Longarm and the High Graders (1979)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Nesters (1979) Longarm and the Hatchet Men (1979)—William C. Knott Longarm and the Molly Maguires (1979)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Texas Rangers (1979) Longarm in Lincoln County (1979)—William C. Knott Longarm in the Sand Hills (1979)—Lou Cameron Longarm in Leadville (1979) Longarm On the Devil's Trail (1979) Longarm and the Mounties (1979)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Bandit Queen (1980) Longarm On the Yellowstone (1980) Longarm in the Four Corners (1980)—Lou Cameron Longarm at Robber's Roost (1980) Longarm and the Sheepherders (1980) Longarm and the Ghost Dancers (1980)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Town Tamer (1980) Longarm and the Railroaders (1980) Longarm On the Old Mission Trail (1980)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Dragon Hunters (1980)—William C. Knott Longarm and the Rurales (1980) Longarm On the Humboldt (1981)—Harry Whittington Longarm On the Big Muddy (1981)—Lou Cameron Longarm South of the Gila (1981) Longarm in Northfield (1981) Longarm and the Golden Lady (1981)—Harry Whittington Longarm and the Laredo Loop (1981)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Boot Hillers (1981) Longarm and the Blue Norther (1981)—Harry Whittington Longarm on the Santa Fe (1981) Longarm and the Stalking Corpse (1981)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Comancheros (1981)—William C. Knott Longarm and the Devil's Railroad (1981)—Melvin Marshall Longarm in Silver City (1982)—Harry Whittington Longarm on the Barbary Coast (1982)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Moonshiners (1982) Longarm in Yuma (1982) Longarm in Boulder Canyon (1982)—Harry Whittington Longarm in Deadwood (1982)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Great Train Robbery (1982) Longarm in the Badlands (1982) Longarm in the Big Thicket (1982)—Harry Whittington Longarm and the Eastern Dudes (1982)—Lou Cameron Longarm in the Big Bend (1982) Longarm and the Snake Dancers (1983) Longarm On the Great Divide (1983)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Buckskin Rogue (1983)—Frank Roderus Longarm and the Calico Kid (1983) Longarm and the French Actress (1983) Longarm and the Outlaw Lawman (1983) Longarm and the Bounty Hunters (1983) Longarm in No Man's Land (1983) Longarm and the Big Outfit (1983) Longarm and Santa Anna's Gold (1983) Longarm and the Custer County War (1983) Longarm in Virginia City (1984) Longarm and the James County War (1984) Longarm and the Cattle Baron (1984) Longarm and the Steer Swindlers (1984) Longarm and the Hangman's Noose (1984) Longarm and the Omaha Tinhorns (1984) Longarm and the Desert Duchess (1984) Longarm On the Painted Desert (1984) Longarm On the Ogallala Trail (1984) Longarm On the Arkansas Divide (1984) Longarm and the Blind Man's Vengeance (1984) Longarm at Fort Reno (1984) Longarm and the Durango Payroll (1985) Longarm: West of the Pecos (1985) Longarm on the Nevada Line (1985) Longarm and the Blackfoot Guns (1985) Longarm on the Santa Cruz (1985) Longarm and the Cowboy's Revenge (1985) Longarm On the Goodnight Trail (1985)—Melvin Marshall Longarm and the Frontier Duchess (1985) Longarm in the Bitterroots (1985) Longarm and the Tenderfoot (1985) Longarm and the Stagecoach Bandits (1985) Longarm and the Big Shoot Out (1986) Longarm in the Hard Rock Country (1986) Longarm in the Texas Panhandle (1986) Longarm and the Rancher's Showdown (1986) Longarm and the Inland Passage (1986) Longarm in the Ruby Range Country (1986) Longarm and the Great Cattle Kill (1986) Longarm and the Crooked Railman (1986) Longarm On the Siwash Trail (1986) Longarm and the Runaway Thieves (1986) Longarm and the Escape Artist (1986) Longarm and the Bone Skinners (1986)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Mexican Line-Up (1987) Longarm and the Trail Drive Sham (1987) Longarm and the Desert Spirits (1987) Longarm On Death Mountain (1987)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Cottonwood Curse (1987) Longarm and the Desperate Manhunt (1987) Longarm and the Rocky Mountain Chase (1987) On the Overland Trail (1987)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Big Posse (1987) Longarm on Dead Man's Trail (1987) Longarm in the Bighorn Basin (1987)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Blood Harvest (1987) Longarm and the Bloody Trackdown (1988) Longarm and the Hangman's Vengeance (1988)—Lou Cameron Longarm on the Thunderbird Run (1988) Longarm and the Utah Killers (1988)—Lou Cameron Longarm in the Big Burnout (1988) Longarm and the Quiet Guns (1988) Longarm in the Valley of Death (1988) Longarm and the Blood Bounty (1988) Longarm and the Treacherous Trial (1988) Longarm and the New Mexico Shoot Out (1988) Longarm and the Renegade Sergeant (1988) Longarm in the Sierra Madres (1988) Longarm and the Medicine Wolf (1989) Longarm and the Indian Raiders (1989) Longarm in a Desert Showdown (1989) Longarm and the Mad Dog Killer (1989) Longarm and the Hangman's Noose (1989) Longarm and the Doomed Witness (1989) Longarm and the Outlaw Sheriff (1989) Longarm and the Day of the Death (1989) Longarm and the Rebel Killers (1989) Longarm and the Hangman's List (1989) Longarm in the Clearwaters (1989) Longarm and the Redwood Raiders (1989) Longarm and the Deadly Jailbreak (1989) Longarm and the Pawnee Kid (1990) Longarm and the Devil's Stagecoach (1990) Longarm and the Wyoming Bloodbath (1990) Longarm in the Red Desert (1990) Longarm and the Crooked Marshal (1990) Longarm and the Texas Rangers (1990) Longarm and the Vigilantes (1990) Longarm in the Osage Strip (1990) Longarm and the Lost Mine (1990) Longarm and the Longley Legend (1990) Longarm and the Dead Man's Badge (1990) Longarm and the Killer's Shadow (1991) Longarm and the Montana Massacre (1991) Longarm in the Mexican Badlands (1991) Longarm and the Bounty Huntress (1991) Longarm and the Denver Bustout (1991) Longarm and the Skull Canyon Gang (1991) Longarm and the Railroad to Hell (1991) Longarm and the River of Death (1991) Longarm and the Gold Hunters (1991) Longarm and the Colorado Gundown (1991) Longarm and the Grave Robbers (1991) Longarm and the Arkansas Ambush (1991) Longarm and the Arizona Showdown (1992) Longarm and the Ute Nation (1992) Longarm in the Sierra Oriental (1992) Longarm and the Gunslicks (1992) Longarm and the Lady Sheriff (1992) Longarm On the Devil's Highway (1992) Longarm and the Cimarron City Sellout (1992) Longarm and the Cheyenne Kid (1992) Longarm and the Rebel Brand (1992) Longarm and the Double Eagles (1992) Longarm and the Fool Killer (1992) Longarm and the Shoshoni Silver (1992) Longarm and the Night Branders (1993) Longarm and the Taos Terror (1993) Longarm and the Nevada Swindle (1993) Longarm on the Butterfield Spur (1993) Longarm and the Diamond Snatchers (1993)—Chet Cunningham Longarm and the Border Showdown (1993) Longarm and the Carnival Killer (1993) Longarm and the Captive Women (1993) Longarm in the Cross Fire (1993) Longarm and the Golden Death (1993)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Rebels Revenge (1993) Longarm and the Dead Ringers (1993) Longarm and the Bounty of Blood (1994) Longarm and the Train Robbers (1994) Longarm on the Fever Coast (1994) Longarm and the Last Man (1994) Longarm and the Drifting Badge (1994)—James Reasoner Longarm and the High Rollers (1994) Longarm and the Bounty Hunters (1994) Longarm and the Gallagher Gang (1994) Longarm and the Apache Plunder (1994) Longarm and the Barbed Wire Bullies (1994) Longarm and the Texas Hijackers (1994) Longarm and the Man-Eaters (1994)—James Reasoner Longarm and the San Angelo Showdown (1995) Longarm and the Jerkwater Bustout (1995) Longarm and the Yuma Prison Girls (1995) Longarm and the Helldorado Kid (1995) Longarm and the Silver Mine Marauders (1995) Longarm and the Deadly Thaw (1995) Longarm and the John Bull Feud (1995) Longarm and the Kansas Killer (1995) Longarm and Big Trouble in Brodie (1995) Longarm and the Shivaree Riders (1995) Longarm and the Saddle Rock Spook (1995) Longarm and the Arizona Ambush (1995) Longarm and the Daughters of Death (1996) Longarm and the Desert Damsel (1996) Longarm and the Brazos Devil (1996)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Angel of Inferno (1996)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Grand Slam Heist (1996) Longarm and the Deadly Prisoner (1996) Longarm and the Big Fifty (1996) Longarm and the Counterfeit Corpse (1996) Longarm and the Minute Men (1996) Longarm and the Racy Ladies (1996)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Hostage Woman (1996) Longarm and the Secret Assassin (1997) Longarm and the Whisky Woman (1997) Longarm and the Boarding House Widow (1997) Longarm and the Crying Corpse (1997) Longarm and the Indian War (1997) Longarm and the Dead Man's Reward (1997) Longarm and the Backwoods Baroness (1997)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Double-Barrel Blowout (1997) Longarm and the Maiden Medusa (1997) Longarm and the Dead Man's Play (1997) Longarm and the Lady Faire (1997) Longarm and the Rebel Executioner (1997) Longarm and the Voodoo Queen (1997)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Border Wildcat (1998)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Wyoming Wildwomen (1998)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Durango Double-Cross (1998) Longarm and the Whiskey Creek Widow (1998) Longarm and the Branded Beauty (1998) Longarm and the Renegade Assassins (1998) Longarm and the Wicked Schoolmarm (1998)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the River Pirates (1998)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Hatchet Woman (1998) Longarm and the Blossom Rock Banshee (1998)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Grave Robbers (1998) Longarm and the Nevada Nymphs (1998) Longarm and the Colorado Counterfeiter (1999) Longarm and the Red-Light Ladies (1999)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Kansas Jailbird (1999) Longarm and the Devils Sister (1999) Longarm and the Vanishing Virgin (1999)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Cursed Corpse (1999) Longarm and the Lady from Tombstone (1999) Longarm and the Wronged Woman (1999) Longarm and the Sheep War (1999) Longarm and the Chain Gang Women (1999)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Diary of Madame Velvet (1999) Longarm and the Four Corners Gang (1999) Longarm in the Valley of Sin (1999)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Redhead's Ransom (2000) Longarm and the Mustang Maiden (2000) Longarm and the Dynamite Damsel (2000)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Nevada Belly Dancer (2000)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Pistolero Princess (2000)—James Reasoner Longarm and the Black Widow (2000) Longarm and the Church Ladies (2000)—Lou Cameron Longarm and the Golden Goddess (2000)—James Reasoner