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Clifton Adams


USA flag (1919 - 1971)

aka Clay Randall

Clifton Adams was born December 1, 1919 in Comanche, OK, and he passed away due to a heart attack on October 7, 1971 in San Francisco, CA. The author of nearly 50 books and over 125 short stories, it is truly a shame that he died so young at age 52. He was still in his prime as a writer, having just won two consecutive Spur Awards for Best Western Novel from the Western Writers of America, first in 1969 for Tragg's Choice and in 1970 for The Last Days of Wolf Garnett. He had also recently been named "Oklahoma Writer of the Year" in 1965 by the University of Oklahoma, his alma mater. In addition to his own name, he also published under the pseudonyms Clay Randall (the excellent Amos Flagg series of Westerns), Jonathan Gant, and Matt Kinkaid (sometimes spelled Kincaid).
 

Genres: Western
 
Series
Amos Flagg (as by Clay Randall)
   1. Lawman (1964)
   2. High Gun (1965)
   3. Amos Flagg Rides Out (1967)
   4. Bushwhacked (1967)
   5. Amos Flagg Has His Day (1969)
     aka The Killing of Billy Jowett
   6. Showdown (1969)
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Novels
   The Colonel's Lady (1952)
   Six-Gun Boss (1952) (as by Clay Randall)
   The Desperado (1953)
   A Noose for the Desperado (1953)
   Two-gun law (1954)
   Death's Sweet Song (1955)
   Gambling Man (1955)
   Law of the Trigger (1956)
   Boomer (1957) (as by Clay Randall)
   Outlaw's Son (1957)
   When Oil Ran Red (1957) (as by Clay Randall)
   Killer In Town (1959)
   Stranger in Town (1962)
   The Legend of Lonnie Hall (1963)
   The Moonlight War (1963)
   The Oceola Kid (1963) (as by Clay Randall)
   Reckless Men (1963)
   Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (1964)
   Hardcase for Hire (1964) (as by Clay Randall)
   Hogan's Way (1964)
   The hottest Fourth of July (1964)
   Doomsday Creek (1965)
   The Hottest Day in Hangtree County (1965)
   The Grabhorn Bounty (1966)
   Shorty (1966)
   A Partnership With Death (1967)
   Tragg's Choice (1969)
   Dude Sheriff (1970)
   The Last Days of Wolf Garnett (1970)
   The Badge and Harry Cole (1971)
   Biscuit-Shooter (1971)
   Outlaw Destiny (1972)
   Rogue Cowboy (1972)
   Lawman's Badge (1973)
   Most Dangerous Profession (1973)
   Hard Time Bunch (1973)
   Hassle and the Medicine Man (1973)
   Hard Times for Arnie Smith (1974)
   Concannon (1974)
   Once an Outlaw Dual (1981)
   Amos Flagg - High Gun (1983)
   The Killing of Billy Jowett (1983)
   Day of the Gun (1984)
   Whom Gods Destroy (2005)
   Never Say No to a Killer (2008)
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Collections
   War Whoop and Battle Cry (1968) (with others)
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