Robert J. Conley

Robert J. Conley is an American and Cherokee author of fiction. He was born on December 29, 1940 in Cushing, Oklahoma, and passed away on February 16, 2014. He was also known by the name of Robert Jackson Conley, his full given name.

The best place to start is the Double D Western series, the earliest of Robert J. Conley's multi-book series: it opens with Bitter Grass (1967) and runs to 12 books across 1967–2008, ending with Farewell to Texas (2008). Robert J. Conley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Robert J. Conley has 122 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1967 and 2022. 85 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the American Indian Literature and Critical Studies series with 52 books — and 37 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. Robert J. Conley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Double D Western (1967–2008, 12 books), American Indian Literature and Critical Studies (1988–2022, 52 books) and Sheriff Go-Ahead Rider (1990–1995, 3 books), plus 3 more.

This guide splits Robert J. Conley's 122 books into 6 named series and 37 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: American Indian Literature and Critical Studies (52 books, 1988–2022); The Real People (12 books, 1992–2002); Double D Western (12 books, 1967–2008); Texas Outlaw (3 books, 2000–2002); Sheriff Go-Ahead Rider (3 books, 1990–1995), plus 1 further series.