Peter Brandvold

Many might think that the western genre is long gone, but with Peter Brandvold’s novels, he keeps them alive. The western genre still has a place in America because of its long and colorful history as well as the freedom it gives both the readers and the writer. Peter Brandvold likes action and the western gives him limitless opportunities to explore that field and continually find fertile ground for good stories.

The best place to start is the Sheriff Ben Stillman series, the earliest of Peter Brandvold's multi-book series: it opens with Once a Marshal (1998) and runs to 15 books across 1998–2019, ending with Stillman's Wrath (2019). Peter Brandvold's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Peter Brandvold has 121 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2026. 100 of them belong to 18 named series — the largest being the Yakima Henry series with 19 books — and 21 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. Peter Brandvold's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sheriff Ben Stillman (1998–2019, 15 books), Lou Prophet (2002–2017, 11 books) and .45-Caliber (2004–2012, 8 books), plus 15 more.

This guide splits Peter Brandvold's 121 books into 18 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Yakima Henry (19 books, 2007–2021); Sheriff Ben Stillman (15 books, 1998–2019); Lou Prophet (11 books, 2002–2017); Rogue Lawman (10 books, 2005–2022); Bloody Joe Mannion (9 books, 2022–2024), plus 13 further series.