Bernard Schaffer

Bernard is a decorated police officer and has served in a variety of roles during his time in the service including as a patrolman, detective and narcotics officer. He is considered to be an expert witness in possession with intent to distribute controlled substances cases. In an earlier life, Bernard was a child actor known as BJ Schaffer.

The best place to start is the Sundown Riders series, the earliest of Bernard Schaffer's multi-book series: it opens with North To The Bitterroot (1996) and runs to 28 books across 1996–2022, ending with Snake Oil Justice (2022). Bernard Schaffer's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Bernard Schaffer has 80 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2023. 71 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Sundown Riders series with 28 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Bernard Schaffer's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sundown Riders (1996–2022, 28 books), Guns of Seneca 6 (2011–2013, 3 books) and Way of the Warrior (2011–2014, 2 books), plus 4 more.

This guide splits Bernard Schaffer's 80 books into 8 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sundown Riders (28 books, 1996–2022); Confederation Reborn (5 books, 2014–2018); Superbia (4 books, 2012–2018); Guns of Seneca 6 (3 books, 2011–2013); A Santero and Rein Thriller (3 books, 2018–2020), plus 3 further series.