Frank Leslie Books in Order

Frank Leslie has written 28 books, published between 2007 and 2021. The first book is The Lonely Breed (2007) and the newest is Stripped and Branded (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
2007–2021
Pages on record
4,243 in 15 of 28 books
Reading time
71–106 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,243 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

Yakima Henry is the recurring character in the westerns published as Frank Leslie. Twenty-eight books are catalogued between 2007 and 2021, at a median of 288 pages, opening with The Lonely Breed and The Thunder Riders in 2007 and continuing through The Killing Breed, The Wild Breed and The Savage Breed. Colter Farrow and Bloody Arizona are the other named series. Outlaws, revenge, gunfights and frontier life supply the subjects, and Stripped and Branded (2021) is the last dated entry.

Source: composed

How many Frank Leslie books are there?

Frank Leslie has 28 books, released between 2007 and 2021. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Frank Leslie Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Frank Leslie books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    The Lonely BreedYakima Henry #12007 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007288
  2. 2
    The Thunder RidersYakima Henry #22007 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007288
  3. 3
    The Wild BreedYakima Henry #32008 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008288
  4. 4
    The Killing BreedYakima Henry #42008 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008279
  5. 5
    The Guns of SapineroColter Farrow #12009 · 265 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009265
  6. 6
    The Savage BreedYakima Henry #52009 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009234
  7. 7
    The Dangerous DawnYakima Henry #62009 · 265 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009265
  8. 8
    The Killers of CimarronColter Farrow #22010 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010294
  9. 9
    Bullet for a Half-BreedYakima Henry #72011 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011295
  10. 10
    Revenge at Hatchet CreekYakima Henry #82011 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011294
  11. 11
    Dead River KillerYakima Henry #92011 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011294
  12. 12
    Old Gun WolfFrank Leslie Short Stories/Novellas #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  13. 13
    The Bells of El Diablo2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  14. 14
    The Last Ride of Jed StrangeColter Farrow #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  15. 15
    The CanyonYakima Henry #102012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  16. 16
    Dead Man's TrailYakima Henry #112012 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012295
  17. 17
    Bad JusticeColter Farrow #42013 · 289 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013289
  18. 18
    Ambush at Apache PassYakima Henry #122014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  19. 19
    RevengerRevenger #12017 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017286
  20. 20
    Six in the WheelRevenger #22018 · 289 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018289
  21. 21
    Apache SpringsBloody Arizona #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  22. 22
    Redemption TrailYakima Henry #132020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  23. 23
    Blood of the Horsetooth WidowYakima Henry #142021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  24. 24
    Bloody ArizonaYakima Henry #152021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  25. 25
    Wildcat of the Sierra EstradaYakima Henry #162021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  26. 26
    Chiricahua BluesYakima Henry #172021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  27. 27
    Canyon of DeathYakima Henry #182021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  28. 28
    Stripped and BrandedYakima Henry #192021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–

Frank Leslie books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Yakima Henry in order

19 books
  1. 1. The Lonely Breed
  2. 2. The Thunder Riders
  3. 3. The Wild Breed
  4. 4. The Killing Breed
  5. 5. The Savage Breed
  6. 6. The Dangerous Dawn
  7. 7. Bullet for a Half-Breed
  8. 8. Revenge at Hatchet Creek
  9. 9. Dead River Killer
  10. 10. The Canyon
  11. 11. Dead Man's Trail
  12. 12. Ambush at Apache Pass
  13. and 7 more in the table above

Colter Farrow in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Guns of Sapinero
  2. 2. The Killers of Cimarron
  3. 3. The Last Ride of Jed Strange
  4. 4. Bad Justice

Revenger in order

2 books
  1. 1. Revenger
  2. 2. Six in the Wheel

Frank Leslie Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Bloody Arizona in order

1 book
  1. 1. Apache Springs

Standalone books

1 book

1 Frank Leslie title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Frank Leslie books in order?

You only need to read Frank Leslie books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Frank Leslie

Start with The Lonely Breed (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Frank Leslie book?

Stripped and Branded (2021) is the newest Frank Leslie book released so far.

Is there a new Frank Leslie book coming?

No next Frank Leslie book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Frank Leslie at a glance

Paused
No new Frank Leslie title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Frank Leslie books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,243 pages across the 15 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Frank Leslie books, 14 of 28, were published in the 2010s.

When Frank Leslie books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Frank Leslie titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.

2000s
7
2010s
14
2020s
7

28 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Frank Leslie books are about

18 of the 28 Frank Leslie books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: westerns is tagged on 12 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.