Most Popular Western Books of the 1980s

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Kinky Friedman Mysteries #2

A Case of Lone Star

Kinky Friedman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western

1987

Leaphorn & Chee #9

Talking God

Tony Hillerman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western

January 1, 1989

Leaphorn & Chee #8

A Thief of Time

Tony Hillerman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western

June 1, 1988

Paul Christopher #6

The Bride of the Wilderness

Charles McCarry

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Western

May 2, 1988

Woe to Live On

Daniel Woodrell

War & Military · Historical Fiction · Western

January 1, 1987

Leaphorn & Chee #7

Skinwalkers

Tony Hillerman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western

December 1, 1986

The Lost Get-Back Boogie

James Lee Burke

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1986

The Magic Wagon

Joe R. Lansdale

Fantasy · Horror · Western

1986

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

Horror · Historical Fiction · Western

April 28, 1985

Leaphorn & Chee #6

The Ghostway

Tony Hillerman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western

January 1, 1984

Two for Texas

James Lee Burke

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1982

Leaphorn & Chee #5

The Dark Wind

Tony Hillerman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western

January 1, 1981

Leaphorn & Chee #4

People of Darkness

Tony Hillerman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western

January 1, 1980