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ⓘ About Frank Leslie
Frank Leslie is the pen name of Peter Brandvold. He grew up in small towns throughout North Dakota. He attended both University of North Dakota and University of Arizona. Brandvold loves all kinds of westerns, whether they be movies, television series, or novels, and started to write his own novels more than ten years ago. Since then, he has written more than seventy under both his own name and the name Frank Leslie. He has lived in many places in the west and lives in western Minnesota. He has written some scripts and short stories too. Brandvold has also written some horror novels as well.
All Book Series by Frank Leslie
Ambush at Apache Pass
Book 12 of 19 · published 2014 Pen name · Peter Brandvold
Blood of the Horsetooth Widow
Book 14 of 19 · published 2021 Pen name · Peter Brandvold
Wildcat of the Sierra Estrada
Book 16 of 19 · published 2021 Pen name · Peter Brandvold
Stripped and Branded
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2021 Pen name · Peter Brandvold
The Western Shorts, Vol. 1
Single-title series · published 2012 Pen name · Peter Brandvold
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Frank Leslie?
Frank Leslie is the pen name of Peter Brandvold. He grew up in small towns throughout North Dakota. He attended both University of North Dakota and University of Arizona.
Which Frank Leslie series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Yakima Henry series, the earliest of Frank Leslie's multi-book series: it opens with The Lonely Breed (2007) and runs to 19 books across 2007–2021, ending with Stripped and Branded (2021). Frank Leslie's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Frank Leslie written?
Frank Leslie has 29 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2021. 26 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Yakima Henry series with 19 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Frank Leslie's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Frank Leslie's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Yakima Henry (2007–2021, 19 books), Colter Farrow (2009–2013, 4 books) and The Revenger (2017–2018, 2 books), plus 1 more.
How are Frank Leslie's books organised into series?
This guide splits Frank Leslie's 29 books into 4 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Yakima Henry (19 books, 2007–2021); Colter Farrow (4 books, 2009–2013); The Revenger (2 books, 2017–2018); Bloody Arizona (1 book, 2019).