- The Iron Horse Saga series, which includes the following novels:
- The Iron Horse Goes West (1965)
- Iron Rider of the West (1966)
- The Iron Trail North (1968)
- The Iron Horse West of Texas (1971)
- The Iron Horse at War (1973)
- The Great Western Series, which includes the following novels:
- Gun Smoke at Laramie (1959)
- The Lone Cowboy (1960)
- Showdown (1962)
- Other Western novels, such as:
- Cattle Stampede (1959)
- Manhunt at Red Rock (1959)
- Gunfire at Laramie (1961)
- Stagecoach to Purgatory (1963)
- The Gunman from Montana (1965)
- The Gun Hawk (1966)
- Gunfire in the Black Hills (1968)
- The Desperado Trail (1969)
- Death Rides a Black Horse (1970)
- The Black Death (1972)
- Showdown at Tombstone (1973)
McQuesten also wrote several short stories, which were published in magazines such as Western Story, New Western Magazine, and Gunsmoke Western. His non-fiction articles appeared in magazines such as True West and Wild West.