Frank Roderus

Frank Roderus

Frank Roderus was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on September 21st, 1942 and passed away at the age of 73 on December 17th, 2015.

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Frank Roderus Stats: The highest rated book by Frank Roderus on Book Notification is The Cowboy, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Leaving Kansas (Harrison Wilke Trilogy #1).

The most read book by Frank Roderus on Book Notification is The Cowboy, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Finding Nevada (Harrison Wilke Trilogy #3).

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

List of Billy Ray Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Billy Ray And The Good News
1987
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2
Billy Ray's Forty Days
1989
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List of Bowen & Baile Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Felicity
2013
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2
10
Bowen & Baile
2016
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3
Before I Die
2016
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List of Harrison Wilke Trilogy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Leaving Kansas
1983
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2
10
Reaching Colorado
1984
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3
10
Finding Nevada
1985
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4
Home To Texas
1987
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List of Heller Thriller Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Oil Rig
1984
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2
The Rain Rustlers
1984
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3
The Coyote Crossing
1984
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4
The Video Vandal
1984
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5
The Turn-Out Man
1985
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6
The Dead Heat
1985
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7
The Sinister Swindler
2013
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8
The Snow King
2013
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List of Nightwalker Books in Publication Order (with Craig Martelle)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Nightwalker
2019
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2
Nightwalker 2
2019
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3
Nightwalker 3
2019
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4
Nightwalker 4
2019
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5
Nightwalker 5
2020
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6
Nightwalker 6
2020
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7
Nightwalker 7
2020
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8
Nightwalker 8
2020
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List of Rivers West Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Yellowstone (By: Win Blevins)
1988
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2
The Smoky Hill (By: Don Coldsmith)
1989
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3
The Colorado (By: Gary McCarthy)
1989
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4
The Powder River (By: Win Blevins)
1990
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5
The Russian River (By: Gary McCarthy)
1991
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6
The Arkansas River (By: Jory Sherman)
1991
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7
The American River (By: Gary McCarthy)
1992
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8
The Snake River (By: Win Blevins)
1992
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9
The Two Medicine River (By: Richard S. Wheeler)
1993
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10
The Gila River (By: Gary McCarthy)
1993
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11
6
The High Missouri (By: Win Blevins)
1994
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12
The Rio Grande (By: Jory Sherman)
1994
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13
The Columbia River (By: Jory Sherman)
1995
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14
The Humboldt River (By: Gary McCarthy)
1996
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15
10
The Purgatory River
1997
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16
The South Platte (By: Jory Sherman)
1998
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17
The Cimarron River (By: Gary McCarthy)
1998
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18
The Brazos (By: Jory Sherman)
1999
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Journey to Utah
1977
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2
10
The Keystone Kid
1978
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3
Easy Money
1978
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4
Hell Creek Cabin
1979
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5
10
The 33 Brand
1979
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6
Sheepherding Man
1980
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7
10
The Cowboy
1981
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8
Old Kyle's Boy
1981
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9
The Rawhide War
1981
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10
The Ordeal of Hogue Bynell
1982
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11
Stillwater Smith
1986
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12
10
The Name Is Hart
1986
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13
The Ballad of Bryan Drayne
1987
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14
10
Charlie and the Sir
1988
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15
J.A. Whitford and the Great California Gold Hunt
1990
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16
Duster
1991
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17
Mustang War
1991
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18
His Royal Highness, J. Aubrey Whitford
1992
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19
Murder Revisited
1996
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20
The Outsider
1996
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21
Potter's Fields
1996
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22
Hayseed
1998
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23
Jason Evers, His Own Story
1999
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24
Old Marsden
1999
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25
10
Left to Die
2000
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26
Trooper Donovan
2000
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27
Winter Kill
2001
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28
Dead Man's Journey
2002
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29
Lewisville Flats
2002
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30
Siege
2003
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31
Judgment Day
2004
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32
10
The Wrangler
2005
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33
Bad Boys
2008
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34
Harlan
2009
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35
Paroled
2010
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36
Rafe
2010
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37
Ransom
2011
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38
The Herdsman
2013
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39
Paying Forward
2014
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40
10
Morgan
2014
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41
Ginger: Orphan Filly
2016
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List of Frank Roderus Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Christian Western Showcase
2019
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Frank Roderus

Frank Roderus was born on September 21st, 1942. Frank passed away December 17th, 2015 at 73 years old. Frank Roderus was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Frank Roderus is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 41 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1977 with the novel Journey to Utah. The most recently released novel was Ginger: Orphan Filly which was released in 2016.

Frank Roderus also wrote the Heller Thriller series which has 8 books including The Oil Rig and The Rain Rustlers.

Frank Roderus: Awards & Accolades

Roderus' books have won multiple awards, Leaving Kansas won the Spur Awards, Western Novel, in 1983. Potter's Fields won the Spur Awards, Best Original Mass Market Paperback, in 1996.

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Frank Roderus: F.A.Q

When was Frank Roderus Born?

Frank Roderus was born on September 21st, 1942.

When did Frank Roderus die?

Frank Roderus died on December 17th, 2015 at 73 years old.

Where was Frank Roderus Born?

Frank Roderus was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

What book awards has Frank Roderus won?

Leaving Kansas: Spur Awards Western Novel (1983).
Potter's Fields: Spur Awards Best Original Mass Market Paperback (1996).

What was the first book Frank Roderus wrote?

The first book written by Frank Roderus was Journey to Utah, published in 1977.

What was the most recent book Frank Roderus wrote?

His most recently released work was Nightwalker 8 (a short story) on July 13th, 2020.

How many books has Frank Roderus written?

Frank Roderus has written 67 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 books in the Billy Ray Series, 3 books in the Bowen & Baile Series, 4 books in the Harrison Wilke Trilogy Series, 8 books in the Heller Thriller Series, 8 books in the Nightwalker Series, 1 book in the Rivers West Series, 41 Standalone Novels.

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