title: Joseph Chadwick
text: # Joseph Chadwick
  
  Joseph Chadwick, né le 18 mai 1909 à York en Pennsylvanie aux États-Unis, et mort en avril 1987 à Tampa, en Floride, est un écrivain américain, auteur de roman policier, de roman d'espionnage et de roman western.
  
  ## Biographie
  
  Écrivain prolifique spécialisé dans le western, il publie à partir de la fin des années 1930 quelques centaines de nouvelles dans les pulps dédiés à ce genre. À partir des années 1950, sous son patronyme et sous divers pseudonymes, il fait paraître également plusieurs romans westerns, policiers et d'espionnage. Il a aussi rédigé des ouvrages sur les découvertes de gisements de pétrole en Pennsylvanie et les rangers du Texas.
  
  ## Œuvre
  
  ### Romans
  
  liste non exhaustive
  
  **Signés Joseph Chadwick**
  
  * Rider from Nowhere (1951)
  * Gunsmoke Reckoning (1951)
  * Devil's Legacy (1952)
  * Double Cross (1952)
  * Whip Hand (1953)
  * Destination Revenge (1953)
  * Come Out Shooting (1954)
  * Rebel Raider (1954)
  * Renegade Gun (1954)
  * The Golden Frame (1955)
  * A Town To Tame (1958)
  * Madigan’s Women (1959)
  * Savage Breed (1959)
  * Man Chase (1961)
  * No Land Is Free (1962)
  * Edge of the Badlands (1962)
  * Cowboys and Cattle Drives (1967)
  * Black Velvet (1970)
  * Sabrina (1971)
  * The Last War Cry (1971)
  * A Bargain in Bullets (1972) Publié en français sous le titre Le Paladin du monde oriental, Paris, Gallimard, Série noire $n^o$ 1626, 1973
  * The Professional (1973)
  * Hangman’s Valley (1973)
  * Last Stand for a Lawman (1973)
  * Evil Is the Night (1974)
  * Killer Trail (1975)
  
  **Signés John Conway**
  
  * Hell Is My Destination (1959)
  * The Dark Desire (1960)
  * A Sin in Time (1961)
  * The Apache Wars (1961)
  * The Sioux Indian Wars (1962)
  * Woman Breaker (1962)
  * The Valiant Breed (1963)
  * Hard Man from Texas (1964)
  * Love in Suburbia (1964)
  
  **Signés Jack Barton**
  
  * Texas Rawhider (1953)
  * Trail of the Damned (1954)
  * Ambush Range (1955)
  * Gun in His Hand (1956)
  * The Vengeance Riders (1956)
  * Day of the .44 (1957)
  * Brand of Fury (1960)
  
  **Signé Jim Layne**
  
  * The Swap Set (1967)
  
  **Signés Jo Ann Creighton**
  
  * House of Fury (1973)
  * The Mask of Evil (1973)
  
  ### Nouvelles
  
  * Guns Against the Law (1939)
  * High-Graders from Hell (1940)
  * .45 Reunion (1943)
  * Be Kind—But Draw First! (1943)
  * Range-Hog’s Gun-Lesson (1943)
  * Range-Hogs Gun Requiem (1943)
  * Guns Make the Man (1944)
  * Gunhawk’s Glory (1944)
  * The Ranger’s Ghost Walks (1944)
  * The Square-A Traitor (1944)
  * Tumble-Weedin’ to Perdition! (1944)
  * Johnny’s Bullet Bonanza (1944)
  * Sanctuary in Hell (1944)
  * The Devil’s Jackpot (1944)
  * Guardian of Purgatory River (1944)
  * The Double-Barreled Noose (1944)
  * The Drummer Deals in Death (1945)
  * Johnny Chance Sides a Button (1945)
  * Vengeance Pasear (1945)
  * Gun-Master! (1945)
  * Rawhide Boss of the Steel Trail (1945)
  * Bad Trouble at Black Hat (1945)
  * Guns Against Darkness (1945)
  * Measure of a Man (1945)
  * Red Is the Blade (1945)
  * Halfway to Hell (1945)
  * Death Bets a Blue Chip (1945)
  * Colt Chore for a Mossyhorn (1945)
  * A Rope for Painted Creek (1945)
  * Boothill Reckoning (1945)
  * Crossroads to the Owlhoot (1945)
  * False-Front (1945)
  * Once a Trooper (1945)
  * Run—or Die! (1945)
  * The Town That Wouldn’t Squeal (1945)
  * Brannigan’s Town (1945)
  * Sign of the Wild Bunch (1945)
  * Born to Gunsmoke (1945)
  * Sign of the Rebel Brigade (1945)
  * Curtain Call for a Has-Been (1945)
  * Close Shave at Survey (1946)
  * Cut-Rate Gun-Guard (1946)
  * Welcome for an Outcast (1946)
  * Some Dream of Gold (1946)
  * Thee Devil in a Man (1946)
  * Call a Man Thief (1946)
  * Devil Take the Mail! (1946)
  * Gun-Watch at Dead Man’s Crossing (1946)
  * Hangnoose Fever Hits Epitaph (1946)
  * Hangrope Reunion (1946)
  * Trial by Fire (1946)
  * Storm in Her Heart (1946)
  * And Then There Was One (1946)
  * Black Conover Pays in Blood (1946)
  * Boomers, Booty—and Bullets! (1946)
  * Desert Destiny (1946)
  * Girl on His Hands (1946)
  * Judas Wears Buckskins! (1946)
  * Renegade Brand (1946)
  * Ambush House (1946)
  * Belly-Gun Buckaroo (1946)
  * Brannigan Deals with the Devil (1946)
  * Cut a Notch for Dan (1946)
  * Man Hunt (1946)
  * Six Shots to Tombstone (1946)
  * Strange Faces West (1946)
  * Bonanza Stampeder (1946)
  * Kill-Shy (1946)
  * Pawn in a Tinhorn’s Game (1946)
  * Sierra Showdown (1946)
  * Mill of the Gods (1946)
  * Showdown at Hangnoose Tree (1946)
  * Tangled Honeymoon (1946)
  * Brannigan—Boothill Boomer! (1946)
  * Captain Blunder (1946)
  * Gambler’s Luck (1946)
  * Tejano Boss of Rebel City (1946)
  * Trouble at Blue Lode (1946)
  * Badlands Rendezvous (1946)
  * Gun-Storm Range (1946)
  * Payoff in Lead (1946)
  * Written in Hot Lead! (1946)
  * Dead Man’s Ride (1946)
  * No Law North of Dodge! (1946)
  * Payoff for a Hardrock Man (1946)
  * Ambush for One (1946)
  * Brannigan’s Bonanza War (1946)
  * Stagecoach to Hell (1946)
  * The Devil Drives ’Em North (1947)
  * Drift, Gringo, or Die! (1947)
  * Gold, Grub—and Gunsmoke! (1947)
  * Gun-Guards for the Devil’s Drift-Fence (1947)
  * Hardrock Jinx (1947)
  * Brannigan and the Forty Thieves (1947)
  * One Gun Against Texas! (1947)
  * Steamboat to Hell (1947)
  * Stop-Over at Rogues’ Station (1947)
  * Night of the Storm (1947)
  * Brazos to Hell (1947)
  * Gun Gospel (1947)
  * Gun Journey to Hell (1947)
  * The Man Who Tamed Texas (1947)
  * The Range that Law Forgot (1947)
  * Yoke Creek Loses a Tenderfoot (1947)
  * A Town Named Linda (1947)
  * Blizzard Boomerang (1947)
  * Dead Man’s Town (1947)
  * They Grow ’Em Tough on the Brazos! (1947)
  * When Terror Rode the Border (1947)
  * Trail for Two (1947)
  * Never Bait a Texan! (1947)
  * Panhandle Burn-Out! (1947)
  * That Gun-Lucky Brannigan! (1947)
  * Hell for a Yankee Cowman (1947)
  * Ramrod of Hangtree Range (1947)
  * Trail Town Boss (1947)
  * Bullet Bargain (1947)
  * The Grave That Raised Hell! (1947)
  * Tough-Town Showdown (1947)
  * A Grave for Rowdy Jim (1947)
  * The Indian Ring (1947)
  * Six Shots for Empire (1947)
  * Hell on the River! (1947)
  * A Man for .45 Range (1947)
  * Mingaloe Hide-Out (1947)
  * Thirty Days Has Sam Reber (1947)
  * Last Chance for a Tinhorn (1947)
  * Ride the Devil’s Death-Watch (1947)
  * Treachery at Smugglers’ Crossing (1947)
  * Mystery of Magruder’s Cache (1947)
  * Send One Ranger (1947)
  * The Stubborn Fool (1947)
  * When Guns Turned West (1948)
  * Hell and High Water (1948)
  * The Bonanza King (1948)
  * Hell for Free-Staters! (1948)
  * Leave Him for the Hangman! (1948)
  * Trouble for Two (1948)
  * Bonanza Trail (1948)
  * Bait for the Hang-Rope Crowd (1948)
  * The Blizzard and the Banker (1948)
  * Bonanza Bait (1948)
  * Boomtown Buster (1948)
  * Red Runs the Pecos (1948)
  * Beyond Hell’s Frontier (1948)
  * Texican’s Deadfall Doom (1948)
  * Ranger Bait (1948)
  * Manhunt—to Hell! (1948)
  * The Mucker - Bonanza Boss! (1948)
  * Renegades Corral the Iron Horse (1948)
  * Steel Sabers—Iron Guts! (1948)
  * Rogue River Pilgrim (1948)
  * Cherokee Strip Deadline (1948)
  * Death Valley King-Buster (1948)
  * Wet Cattle-Red Grass (1948)
  * Phantom .45’s Talk Loud (1948)
  * Rangers Keep Out! (1948)
  * Trail Pirates of the Santa Fe Trace (1948)
  * Renegade’s Roost (1948)
  * Rustlers Pay in Colt Coin (1948)
  * You Can’t Kill a Texan Twice! (1948)
  * The Dude Hangs High (1948)
  * Riders of Purgatory Range (1948)
  * Death Rides the White Buffalo (1949)
  * Tally the Texas Turncoat! (1949)
  * No Range for a Cowhand (1949)
  * Trouble at Jubilee Town (1949)
  * Renegades from Texas (1949)
  * When Blood Brought the Ballots! (1949)
  * Gun-Wolves of Frozen Hell (1949)
  * Hell-Bent for Frisco! (1949)
  * Seven Rode Out (1949)
  * Slow Draw—Quick Corpse! (1949)
  * .45’s Rule Rustlers’ Paradise (1949)
  * Land of Broken Men (1949)
  * Judge Lynch Presidin’! (1949)
  * Vengeance Guns (1949)
  * Home Is the Drifter (1949)
  * Riders of No-Law Range (1949)
  * Greenhorn’s Gun (1949)
  * Ramrod of Hangrope Range (1949)
  * Manhunt to Frozen Hell (1949)
  * Wild Boss of the Wildcatter Crew! (1949)
  * Trouble Comes Riding (1950)
  * Girl Strike in Jubilee (1950)
  * Manhunters Ride Alone (1950)
  * Guns Across the Cherokee Strip (1950)
  * Raiders of the Iron Trail (1950)
  * Don’t You Die for Me! (1950)
  * Gun Queen ou Gun-Queen of the Spanish Grant (1950)
  * Gunman’s Girl (1950)
  * Trouble Rides Double (1950)
  * Tough Hand (1950)
  * Boothill Bridegroom (1950)
  * Dead Man’s Star (1950)
  * Drive Your Herd - to Hell! (1950)
  * Riders of Bushwhack Range (1950)
  * Range Outcast (1950)
  * Gun Master of the Goldfields (1950)
  * Siren of Shamrock Ranch (1950)
  * Hideout Trial (1950)
  * Mustang Ranch (1950)
  * Red Trail of No Return (1950)
  * Nightmare Ranch (1950)
  * Anvil Rock Showdown (1950)
  * Trouble Rides the Brazos (1950)
  * Tenderfoot Trouble (1950)
  * Bloody Bonanza! (1950)
  * Rider for Boot Hill (1951)
  * A Bride for Bullet Range (1951)
  * The Buckskin Militia (1951)
  * Measure Your Man (1951)
  * The Wildcatter (1951)
  * Trigger from Texas (1951)
  * Double-Cross Range (1951)
  * Riders of Purgatory Trail (1951)
  * Showdown at Crescent (1951)
  * The Apaches Ride Again (1951)
  * Ramrod of the Range ou Too Tough to Kill (1951)
  * Partners in Suspicion (1951)
  * The Boothill Vote (1951)
  * Once a Fugitive (1951)
  * Renegade Camp (1951)
  * The Dangerous Land (1951)
  * Bullets on Broken Bow (1951)
  * Home to Boot Hill (1951)
  * Maverick Brand (1951)
  * Rebel Range (1951)
  * A Man for Katie (1951)
  * A Miracle in His Holster (1951)
  * Night Riders in the Hatchets (1951)
  * Riders of the Devil’s Empire (1951)
  * Blonde Trouble at Apache Pass (1951)
  * Long Range for a Short Gun (1951)
  * Lure for the Bounty Hunters (1951)
  * The Iron Trail (1952)
  * Treachery at Coffin Creek (1952)
  * Who Shall I Kill? (1952)
  * Boomtown Bride (1952)
  * Killer—I’m A-Comin’! (1952)
  * Riders of Doublecross Range (1952)
  * Smugglers’ Moon (1952)
  * Death Rides the Star Route (1952)
  * The Girl Behind the Gun (1952)
  * Killer’s Last Chore (1952)
  * Treachery Range (1952)
  * The Bushwhacker (1952]
  * Gun-Help Wanted! (1952)
  * Target for the Wild Bunch (1952)
  * Home to Laura (1952)
  * Blood Money (1952)
  * Forbidden Woman (1952)
  * Ride with the Devil (1952)
  * Killers, Keep Off! (1952)
  * Black Sheep (1952)
  * Texans West! (1952)
  * Trail of the Comancheros (1952)
  * Blood on the Spur (1952)
  * Guns Across No Mans Land (1952)
  * Mule Deal (1952)
  * Beware the Bonanza Queen (1953)
  * Satan’s Range (1953)
  * The Devil’s Deadline (1953)
  * No Trail for a Tenderfoot (1953)
  * Badlands Homestead (1953)
  * Girl for No Man’s Land (1953)
  * A Man for the Boothill Blonde! (1953)
  * Decision by Gunsmoke (1953)
  * Man-Trap (1953)
  * Taming of the Maverick (1953)
  * The Courting at Blue Bonnet (1954)
  * Deal with the Devil! (1954)
  * Double-Cross Women (1954)
  * Rider from Hell (1954)
  * Blood on the Star (1955)
  * The Untamed Breed (1955)
  * Showdown at Rosilla (1956)
  * The Saddle Tramp (1956)
  * Trouble with the Tough Tollivers (1956)
  * Breed of the Badlands (1957)
  * Gunsmoke over Wyoming (1957)
  * Trail West to Fury (1957)
  * Trail-Town Raiders (1958)
  * Last Ride (1958)
  
  ### Nouvelle signée Jackson Cole
  
  * Trail of the Desert Witch (1953)
  
  ### Autres publications
  
  * The Texas Rangers (1963)
  
  ## Filmographie
  
  ### Au cinéma
  
  * 1949 : Rim of the Canyon (en), film américain réalisé par John English, avec Gene Autry
  
  ### À la télévision
  
  * 1957 : Gallows at Granite Gap, épisode de la série télévisée Colt .45 (en) réalisé par Franklin Adreon
  * 1958 : Trail West to Fury, épisode de la série télévisée Maverick réalisé par Alan Crosland Jr.
  * 1957 - 1959 : A Time to Live et Rebel Ranger, épisodes de la série télévisée Zane Grey Theater réalisées par Lewis R. Foster et Don Medford
  * 1957 - 1960 : Top Hand et Savage Breed (adaptation de son roman éponyme), épisodes de la série télévisée Cheyenne réalisés par Douglas Heyes et Robert Sparr
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Claude Mesplède, Les années "Série noire" bibliographie critique d'une collection policière, t. 4 : 1972-1982, Amiens, Encrage, coll. « Travaux » $(n^o$ 25), 1995, 318 p. (ISBN 978-2-906389-63-2).
  * Claude Mesplède et Jean-Jacques Schleret, SN, voyage au bout de la Noire : inventaire de 732 auteurs et de leurs œuvres publiés en séries Noire et Blème : suivi d'une filmographie complète, Paris, Futuropolis, 1982 (OCLC 11972030), p. 64
  