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ⓘ About Richard Prosch
Along with Gina, his wife, he created “Comics and Emma Davenport,” a strip that ran in the Comics Buyers Guide newspaper and spawned a total of ten issues of Emma’s own comic book. The pair continued each of their creative endeavors, working with the Hallmark Channel and Tribune Media Services, and developing licensing style guides for several cartoon properties. In the 2000s, Richard built a web development studio and won awards for writing and illustration (which includes a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America). Richard’s work has also appeared in numerous anthologies like Roundup, True West, and Saddlebag Dispatches magazines, and online at Boys’ Life.
All Book Series by Richard Prosch
The Dagger Before Me
Single-title series · published 2024 Co-authored · Robert Vardeman
Peregrine Returns: The Collected John Coburn Novels
Book 3 of 9 · published 2018
Peregine: The Collected John Coburn Western Tales
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2020
Paul Bishop Presents...Pattern of Behavior: Ten Tales of Murder & Mayhem
Book 3 of 6 · published 2019
Under Western Stars: Stories by the Western Fictioneers
Book 5 of 6 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Richard Prosch?
Along with Gina, his wife, he created “Comics and Emma Davenport,” a strip that ran in the Comics Buyers Guide newspaper and spawned a total of ten issues of Emma’s own comic book. The pair continued each of their creative endeavors, working with the Hallmark Channel and Tribune Media Services, and developing licensing style guides for several cartoon properties. In the 2000s, Richard built a web development studio and won awards for writing and illustration (which includes a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America).
Which Richard Prosch series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dan Spalding Thriller series, the earliest of Richard Prosch's multi-book series: it opens with Answer Death (2017) and runs to 8 books across 2017–2020, ending with Needle Drop (2020).
How many books has Richard Prosch written?
Richard Prosch has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2015 and 2024. 11 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Dan Spalding Thriller series with 8 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Richard Prosch's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Richard Prosch's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jo Harper (2015, 1 book), Dan Spalding Thriller (2017–2020, 8 books) and Curse of the Niobrara (2022, 1 book), plus 1 more.
How are Richard Prosch's books organised into series?
This guide splits Richard Prosch's 26 books into 4 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dan Spalding Thriller (8 books, 2017–2020); Curse of the Niobrara (1 book, 2022); Jo Harper (1 book, 2015); Reign of Hex & Steel (1 book, 2024).