Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber was born in Elmer, Minnesota, United States on February 2nd, 1904 and passed away at the age of 65 on December 9th, 1969.

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Frank Gruber Stats: The most read book by Frank Gruber on Book Notification is The Pulp Jungle, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Frank Gruber books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Johnny Fletcher, P.I. Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Johnny Fletcher, P.I. books are The Whispering Master, The Gift Horse, and The Silver Tombstone.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Hungry Dog / Die Like a Dog
1941
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2
The Gift Horse
1942
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3
The Laughing Fox
1943
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4
The Talking Clock
1944
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5
The Silver Tombstone
1945
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6
The Navy Colt
1945
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7
The French Key Mystery
1946
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8
The Leather Duke / A Job of Murder
1950
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9
The Limping Goose / Murder One
1954
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10
The Whispering Master
1956
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11
Swing Low, Swing Dead
1964
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12
The Corpse Moved Upstairs
1964
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List of Otis Beagle Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mood for Murder
1954
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2
Beagle Scented Murder
1973
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List of Simon Lash Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Simon Lash
1941
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2
The Buffalo Box
1946
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3
Murder '97
1948
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Pulp Jungle, The Dawn Riders, and Twenty Plus Two.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Silver Jackass
1941
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2
Fall-guy For A Killer / The Yellow Overcoat
1942
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3
The Last Doorbell
1946
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4
The Fourth Letter
1947
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5
Fighting Man
1948
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6
Broken Lance
1949
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7
Fort Starvation
1953
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8
Quantrell's Raiders
1953
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9
Gunsight
1953
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10
Bitter Sage
1954
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11
Johnny Vengeance
1954
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12
The Highwayman
1955
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13
Ride To Hell
1955
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14
The Man From Missouri
1956
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15
Lonesome River
1957
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16
Town Tamer
1957
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17
Peace Marshal
1958
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18
Marshal
1958
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19
The Bushwhackers
1959
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20
Twenty Plus Two
1961
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21
Bugles West
1961
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22
Brothers Of Silence
1962
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23
Bridge Of Sand
1963
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24
Outlaw
1963
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25
The Greek Affair
1964
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26
Little Hercules
1965
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27
Run, Fool, Run / The Lock And The Key
1966
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28
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The Pulp Jungle
1967
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29
This Gun Is Still
1967
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30
The Twilight Man
1967
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31
Gold Gap
1968
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32
The Dawn Riders
1968
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33
The Curly Wolf
1969
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34
Spanish Prisoner
1970
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35
Wanted
1974
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36
The Lone Gunhawk
1983
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tales of Wells Fargo
1958
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2
Brass Knuckles
1966
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3
Classic Detective Stories: A Suitcase Book
1999
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Zane Grey
1928
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2
The Books of Horatio Alger, Jr.
1948
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3
Horatio Alger, Jr. A Biography and Bibliography
1961
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List of Black Mask Books in Publication Order

Tough detectives and criminals navigate a hard-boiled world of crime.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.7
Black Mask Audio Magazine, Volume 1 ( By: Hugh B. Cave)
1960
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2
The Missing Mr. Lee ( By: Hugh B. Cave)
2008
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3
Jerry Tracy, Celebrity Reporter (By: Theodore A. Tinsley)
2013
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4
Dog Show Murder
2013
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5
West of Guam (By: Raoul Whitfield)
2013
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6
The Paul Cain Omnibus (By: Paul Cain, Boris Dralyuk)
2013
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7
Oliver Quade, the Human Encyclopedia (With: Kevin Burton Smith)
2013
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8
Long Live the Dead ( By: Hugh B. Cave)
2014
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9
Laughing Death (By: Raoul Whitfield, Arthur Bowker)
2021
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List of Frank Gruber Anthologies in Publication Order

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1
It's Raining More Corpses in Chinatown
2001
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Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber was born on February 2nd, 1904. Frank passed away December 9th, 1969 at 65 years old. Frank Gruber was born in Elmer, Minnesota, United States.

Frank Gruber had written 36 standalone novels, starting with The Silver Jackass in 1941. The most recently released novel was The Lone Gunhawk, which was released in 1983.

Frank Gruber also wrote the Johnny Fletcher, P.I. series which has 12 books including The Hungry Dog / Die Like a Dog and The Gift Horse.

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  4. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  5. Brad Thor, author of the Scot Harvath Series.

Frank Gruber: F.A.Q

When was Frank Gruber Born?

Frank Gruber was born on February 2nd, 1904.

When did Frank Gruber die?

Frank Gruber died on December 9th, 1969 at 65 years old.

Where was Frank Gruber Born?

Frank Gruber was born in Elmer, Minnesota, United States.

What was the first book Frank Gruber wrote?

The first book written by Frank Gruber was Zane Grey, published in 1928.

What was the most recent book Frank Gruber wrote?

His most recently released work was Oliver Quade, the Human Encyclopedia on December 25th, 2013.

What is the most popular book by Frank Gruber?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Frank Gruber book is The Pulp Jungle. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. The Pulp Jungle (6.00)

How many books has Frank Gruber written?

Frank Gruber has written 61 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 12 books in the Johnny Fletcher, P.I. Series, 2 books in the Otis Beagle Series, 3 books in the Simon Lash Series, 36 Standalone Novels, 3 Short Story Collections, 3 Non-Fiction Books, 2 books in the Black Mask Series.

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