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Peter Brandvold


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aka Frank Leslie

Peter Brandvold is an American western fiction author, who has written more than thirty published novels.

Born and raised in North Dakota, Peter Brandvold spent much of his early life riding horses, reading western novels, and watching western movies.

Brandvold later attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, and graduated with a B.A. in English. He then wrote for several old west magazines such as Country Journal and True West Magazine, until 1995, when he decided to write adventure stories.

Peter Brandvold also writes under his Frank Leslie pen name, of which he has several published titles in the Yakima Henry series. He has also written two titles for Ralph Compton.
 

Genres: Western, Horror
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Ben Stillman
   1. Once a Marshall (1998)
   2. Once More with a .44 (2000)
   3. Once a Lawman (2000)
   4. Once Hell Freezes Over (2001)
   5. Once a Renegade (2002)
   6. Once Upon a Dead Man (2003)
   7. Once Late with a .38 (2003)
   8. Hell on Wheels (2006)
   9. Once More Into the Breech (2015)
   10. Once More with a Vengeance (2016)
   11. Once More Into the Fire (2018)
   12. Once a Lawmen (2019)
   13. Stillman's Gun (2019)
   14. Stillmans War (2014)
   Rattlesnake Convention (2016)
   15. Stillman's Wrath (2019)
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Lou Prophet, Bounty Hunter
   1. The Devil and Lou Prophet (2002)
   2. Dealt the Devil's Hand (2002)
   3. The Cost of Dying (2003)
     aka Riding with the Devil's Mistress
   4. The Devil Gets His Due (2004)
   5. Staring Down the Devil (2004)
   6. The Devil's Lair (2005)
   7. The Graves at Seven Devils (2009)
   8. Helldorado (2010)
   9. The Devil's Winchester (2011)
   10. The Devil's Laughter (2012)
   Killing Melvin Badthunder (2012)
   11. Hell's Angel (2013)
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.45-Caliber
   1. .45-Caliber Revenge (2004)
   2. .45-Caliber Fury (2005)
   3. .45-Caliber Manhunt (2006)
   4. .45-Caliber Deathtrap (2007)
   5. .45-Caliber Widow Maker (2009)
   6. .45-Caliber Firebrand (2009)
   7. .45-Caliber Desperado (2011)
   8. .45-Caliber Crossfire (2012)
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Rogue Lawman
   1. Rogue Lawman (2005)
   2. Deadly Prey (2006)
   3. Cold Corpse, Hot Trail (2007)
   4. Bullets Over Bedlam (2008)
   5. Border Snakes (2010)
   6. Gallows Express (2011)
   7. Heed The Thunder (2022)
   8. Bloody Canaan (2015)
   Thunder Over the Superstitions (2015)
   9. Undertaker's Friend (2022)
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Tom Navarro (with Ralph Compton)
   1. Navarro (2005)
   2. Bullet Creek (2005)
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Yakima Henry
   1. The Lonely Breed (2007) (as by Frank Leslie)
   2. The Thunder Riders (2007) (as by Frank Leslie)
   3. The Wild Breed (2008) (as by Frank Leslie)
   4. The Killing Breed (2008) (as by Frank Leslie)
   5. The Savage Breed (2009) (as by Frank Leslie)
   6. The Dangerous Dawn (2010) (as by Frank Leslie)
   7. Bullet for a Half-Breed (2011) (as by Frank Leslie)
   8. Revenge at Hatchet Creek (2011) (as by Frank Leslie)
   9. Dead River Killer (2011) (as by Frank Leslie)
   The Canyon (2012) (as by Frank Leslie)
   10. Dead Man's Trail (2012) (as by Frank Leslie)
   11. Ambush at Apache Pass (2014)
   12. Blood of the Horsetooth Widow (2021)
   13. Bloody Arizona (2017)
   14. Wildcat of the Sierra Estrada (2017)
   15. Chiricahua Blues (2017)
   16. Canyon of Death (2021)
   17. Redemption Trail (2020)
   18. Stripped and Branded (2021)
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Colter Farrow (as by Frank Leslie)
   1. The Guns of Sapinero (2009)
   2. The Killers of Cimarron (2010)
   3. The Last Ride of Jed Strange (2012)
   4. Bad Justice (2013)
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Rusty Spurr
   1. The Last Lawman (2012)
   2. The Old Wolves (2013)
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Bush Riders
   1. High and Wild (2014)
   2. Wild to the Bone (2014)
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Revenger (as by Frank Leslie)
   Six In the Wheel (omnibus) (2018)
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Bloody Joe Mannion
   1. Bloody Joe (2022)
   2. Revenge at Burial Rock (2022)
   3. Saints and Sinners (2022)
   4. To Make A Man (2022)
   5. All My Sins Remembered (2022)
   6. Kicked Out With a Cold Shovel (2023)
   7. Drawn and Quartered (2023)
   8. Battle Mountain (2023)
   9. Bloody Joe's Last Dance (2024)
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Novels
   Blood Mountain (1999)
   Dakota Kill (2000)
   The Romantics (2001)
   Bad Wind Blowing (2010)
   Dust of the Damned (2012)
   The Bells of El Diablo (2012) (as by Frank Leslie)
   Night of the Ghost Cat (2015)
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Collections
   Brandvold / Leslie (2012)
   The Shotgun Rider (2015)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Ghost Colts (2011)
   Bullet For A Virgin! (2012)
   Old Gun Wolf (2012) (as by Frank Leslie)
   Devlin And Johnny Forever (2012)
   Poison Mean (2012)
   The No-Account Girl (2012)
   Love and Bullets (2014)
   The Spurge War (2014)
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Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Peter Brandvold recommends
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Calico (2023)
Lee Goldberg
"A two-fisted western mystery with a compelling heroine in Beth McDade. If you like the Yellowstone series and its spinoffs, you'll love Calico!"
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Stranded (2017)
Matthew P Mayo
"A riveting tale of toughness and the drive to survive under the most harrowing emotional and physical circumstances imaginable."
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A Bad Day to Die (2004)
(Lucius Dodge, book 1)
J Lee Butts
"One of the top writers of Westerns working in the genre today."

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Anthologies containing stories by Peter Brandvold
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Ridin' with the Pack (2023)
edited by
Jake Bray

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