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Ralph Compton Dead Man's Ranch
by Ralph Compton Matthew P. MayoBrian Middleton left his father's ranch long ago to make his own way. But now, he's returned to claim the land his late father left him-and learns the hard way that if you want to keep something in the wild west, you have to fight for it. With local lowlifes and shady con-men after the Driving D ranch, Middleton has no choice but to make a stand. . . .
Ralph Compton Death Valley Drifter (The Gunfighter Series)
by Jeff Rovin Ralph ComptonIn this thrilling new installment in bestseller Ralph Compton's The Gunfighter series, a man wakes with no memory of who he is—or why someone wants him dead. A gunman without a gun wakes up in Death Valley. He has no recollection of how he got there, or even his own name. He's a dead man walking until his luck turns. He stumbles upon the homestead of a widow and her young son who nurse him back to health. But in the desert good deeds come at a cost. The amnesiac is being trailed by hard men who want answers he doesn't have. First a group of gunslingers, then a troop of soldiers threaten the innocent family. Their only hope of rescue is the very man who got them in this predicament. But how can he help them when he doesn't even know who he is? At least the men who want to kill him seem to know his name. Maybe they'll put it on his gravestone.
Ralph Compton Die Trying (The Gunfighter Series)
by Tony Healey Ralph ComptonTwo bandits are forced to put aside their rivalry to find a hidden cache of gold in this suspenseful installment in Ralph Compton's bestselling Gunfighter series. Outlaws. Assassins. Thieves. That is how Chris Burr and Katie Roper are known. Ordinarily they&’re enemies and competitors. But when they each find themselves in possession of half a map that will lead them to a fortune in hidden gold, they&’re left with no choice but to work together. Their alliance is tenuous at best, and what begins as a tentative, untrusting partnership will soon become a game of cat and mouse through a sun-scorched land ravaged by the fiery conflict of the civil war. As Chris and Katie learn that survival may depend on trusting each other, they are pursued across the desert by both a sheriff and a relentless, cold-blooded killer. With their fortunes and futures hanging in the balance, the hunters and the hunted find themselves on a collision course that will culminate in a final, deadly reckoning!
Ralph Compton Doomsday Rider: A Ralph Compton Novel (A Buck Fletcher Western #2)
by Ralph Compton Joseph A. WestWestern legend Ralph Compton lives on in the USA Today bestselling series.ARMAGEDDON IN ARIZONABuck Fletcher is facing a twenty-year sentence for a murder he didn't commit. But he just might have one chance at freedom. Senator Falcon Stark needs a man of Buck's notoriety and gunfighting skill to travel to northern Arizona--and locate his missing daughter.Estelle Stark has joined a doomsday cult led by the charismatic prophet known as the Chosen One--and she refuses to go home. To find her, Buck must elude a band of Apaches on the warpath before descending into the lair of a possible madman. But Buck's got competition on the trail--someone who has set his gunsights on Estelle....More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books in Print
Ralph Compton Drive for Independence (The Trail Drive Series)
by Lyle Brandt Ralph ComptonIn this brand-new Ralph Compton Western, the drovers of the Bar X ranch will face sandstorms, renegades, and outlaws along the historic Cimarron trail.After a child is accidentally killed in a shootout, Art Catlin decides to give up his life of bounty hunting and finds a new career as a drover, working for the Bar X ranch. The trail is 770 miles from Santa Fe to Independence, Missouri, and Art isn't fool enough to think it'll be an easy journey. As they head east, they seem to come upon countless threats, from environmental to personal. If they're to make it all the way with the herd intact, Catlin will need to use all of the skill and knowledge he's acquired over his long and violent career.
Ralph Compton The Evil Men Do
by Ralph Compton David RobbinsIf things are quiet in the little town of Sweetwater, Marshal Fred Hitch sees no reason to make waves. But when Tyree Johnson shows up, Fred's relaxed nature is put to the test.<P><P> At fifteen years old, Tyree is a tough-as-nails bounty hunter with no patience for anyone calling him "boy." He's come to apprehend a killer who escaped from Cheyenne and has been hiding in plain sight in Sweetwater.To save face and his town's good name, Fred must ride with Tyree and his prisoner all the way to Cheyenne. The unlikely pair has a rough trail ahead of them, and as tough as Tyree is, he has some lessons to learn about the evil men do--and how to survive it.
Ralph Compton Face of a Snake (The Gunfighter Series)
by Bernard Schaffer Ralph ComptonThe latest thrilling installment in Ralph Compton's bestselling Gunfighter series.The law only caught up with the Venom Snakes and their bitter rivals, the Red Trail Gang, because they were so busy killing each other.Now, after twenty years in prison, Ashford Sinclair is broke and broken. Without his gang behind him, the once fearsome leader of the Snakes is reduced to eking out a solitary living as a fur trapper. One day, news comes that his son William has married the daughter of Henry Odell, erstwhile leader of the Red Trail Gang.Furious at his son&’s betrayal, Sinclair vows he&’ll never speak to him again. But when William is murdered in a land dispute and a gang of hired guns starts threatening his grandson next, Sinclair has no choice but to join forces with his most hated enemy—as the two outlaw grandpas ride for justice!
Ralph Compton Flames of Silver (The Sundown Riders Series)
by Jackson Lowry Ralph ComptonIn the tinderbox of Virginia City, fireman Morgan Mason learns the hard way that he just volunteered for the most dangerous job in town in this scorching new Western in Ralph Compton's bestselling Sundown Rider series.Thanks to the discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada has made many a rough-hewn millionaire. It seems like everyone is looking to strike it rich, but to Morgan Mason the real prize is being selected as one of the volunteer firemen who are seen as heroes in the dry, tinder box of a town. Recently inducted into the fire brigade, Mason is called to put out a blaze and stays to investigate its cause. His searing discovery? The fire was no accident--it was deliberately set. As a series of mysterious fires burns through the town, Mason begins to perceive a pattern no one else can. And when the fiery trail leads to the Wells Fargo building--holding what he suspects the arsonists are really after--Mason knows he is the only one who can take the heat and catch the crooks before the wealth of the entire town goes up in smoke.
Ralph Compton For The Brand
by Ralph Compton David RobbinsWillis Lander was the T-Bar ranch's best bronc buster until a stallion shattered his leg. Unable to work as a cowboy, Willis was forced to mind a line shack forty miles from the ranch, secluding himself in the Wyoming wilderness. But when the T-Bar is sold, Willis wonders whether the new owner will want to keep him on. Laurella Hendershot is a Texan rancher grateful for the opportunity to build a new life for herself. And she just may be Willis' last chance.
Ralph Compton Frontier Medicine (The Gunfighter Series)
by Robert J. Randisi Ralph ComptonA man with a hidden past doles out a dangerous dose of frontier medicine in this new western in Ralph Compton's Gunfighter series.Young doctor Gabriel Kincaid has come west to help an aging colleague who is straining to deal with the demands of a growing town, but Kincaid is looking to do more than just experience the challenges of frontier medicine. He&’s determined to start a new life.But the trials he faces aren&’t confined to the doctor&’s surgery. After an incident in a saloon, Gabe finds himself with a new nickname: Dr. Death. It&’s dangerous to have a reputation as a good man with a gun. In this world, there will always be someone who wants to test you.The West has a way of revealing a man&’s true character, but it can also expose secrets that are best left hidden.
Ralph Compton Ghost Hollow Ranch (The Sundown Riders Series)
by D. B. Pulliam Ralph ComptonIn this tantalizing installment of Ralph Compton&’s Sundown Riders series, someone—or something—is haunting a struggling ranch Drifter Lucas Avery isn't looking for a new home. He goes wherever the wind blows him, taking jobs as they come and cutting ties when he moves on. But at Ghost Hollow Ranch he finds more than just a job--he finds a family that reminds him of the loved ones he lost in the earthquake of &‘68. Alongside the MacGill clan, Lucas works to repair the quake damage as well as repeated mishaps that might be accidents or deliberate acts of sabotage. Some people think it&’s the work of the spirits that are known to haunt the hollow. Lucas doesn&’t know what to believe, but as the attacks escalate, he has to decide whether to put himself on the line to protect people he never planned on caring for.
Ralph Compton The Ghost of Apache Creek
by Ralph ComptonThe only folk left behind in Apache Creek are ghosts, including Marshall Sam Pace. Three years of solitude have turned Sam into a phantom, but when a woman on the run stumbles into town, the former lawman must protect her and make use of gunslinger skills long out of practice. . . .
Ralph Compton Guns of the Canyonlands
by Ralph Compton Joseph A. WestGunfighter Chance Tyree never looks for trouble. But in the Utah hills, he unknowingly rides into a war between small landowners and local rancher Quirt Latham. Now, with Latham determined to take him down, and a cold-blooded corrupt sheriff out for blood, Tyree's lightning-fast draw is the only chance of stopping a tyrant from taking over.
Ralph Compton Guns of the Greenhorn (The Gunfighter Series)
by Matthew P. Mayo Ralph ComptonHighly educated—and totally clueless—young Fletcher Ralston inherits a brothel and his thieving father's deadly enemy in this suspenseful new novel in Ralph Compton's Gunfighter series. Young dandy Fletcher Ralston's privileged life of education and ease in the East comes to an abrupt end when he's summoned to the dried-up Wyoming town of Promise to inherit a run-down bordello and a lifetime of debts. The old woman he's known only via correspondence as his "aunt" is in truth the madam of the brothel. After their meeting, she is found with her throat slit, and Fletcher is suspect number one. But the old lady's paramour, crusty Gunnar Tibbs, believes in his innocence and sets about mentoring the tenderfoot. Fletcher is a quick study with the revolver, and the unlikely pair set out to clear Fletcher's name and track down the real killer. What they don't know is that someone is stalking them in return: Skin Varney, the notorious, unsavory brute his father double-crossed years before. Fletcher Ralston has to learn the ways of the West, and fast. Or he'll die with his spats on.
Ralph Compton The Guns of Wrath (The Gunfighter Series)
by Tony Healey Ralph ComptonA woman seeks revenge for her father&’s murder in this tense installment of bestselling author Ralph Compton&’s Gunfighter series Eight years ago, vicious bandits killed Marshall Tobias Cassidy and left his daughter for dead. They thought they got away clean. Now a contest to determine the top shootist in the Wild West is set to take place in Fortune&’s Cross and lady gunslinger Hope Cassidy has come to town…only it&’s not for glory, it&’s for vengeance. After gunning down one of the men who murdered her father, Hope is given a stark choice: swing from a rope, or take the dead man's place in the contest. As the number of guns in play dwindles, Hope learns the identity of the person who ordered her father&’s death all those years ago. She will make him pay for what he&’s done, just like she did the others. But first she must survive a competition in which there can be only one competitor left alive...
Ralph Compton Hell Snake (The Gunfighter Series)
by Bernard Schaffer Ralph ComptonIn the latest thrilling installment in Ralph Compton's Gunfighter series, a cult leader embarks on a murderous mission. A Native American woman has been abducted and Indian Police Officer Edwin Folsom is determined to find her. Although despised by his people for working for the U.S. government, he is descended from a long line of proud native warriors, and he vows that the kidnapper will pay dearly. Witnesses say the victim was taken by a group of white men in thrall to a holy man, but John Deacon is anything but holy. He has led The Cult of Penitence to this valley in Oklahoma looking to avenge himself on the man who gave him the scar disfiguring his face. Enraged to learn Ash Sinclair is dead, he concocts a deranged new plan: one that requires the blood of Sinclair&’s young grandson, Connor. With local law enforcement arrayed against him, Folsom has only Sinclair&’s family to help him stop Deacon before his insane ritual is completed...
Ralph Compton The Kelly Trail (The Trail Drive Series)
by Terrence McCauley Ralph ComptonIn this new Ralph Compton Western, William "Bull" Kelly brings his five sons onto the cattle drive, but when rustlers stampede the herd and injure them, he'll do anything to protect his own.Over the past twenty years, William "Bull" Kelly acquired a reputation as one of the best ramrods in Texas. He has led legendary cattle drives to almost every railhead in the middle of the country. Most impressive of all, he once drove his herd all the way up to Montana. But after years of working for other people, he decided to run cattle on his own, with his five sons.Everything starts off fine, but when a group of cattle thieves try to stampede the herd, some of Kelly's sons are hurt in the melee. The rustlers quickly find out that Kelly isn't called "Bull" because he insists on riding at the head of the herd. He's called "Bull" because of his skill with the harsh whip coiled on his belt.
Ralph Compton Lost Banshee Mine (The Sundown Riders Series)
by Jackson Lowry Ralph ComptonTwo struggling miners may have just found their ticket to fortune—if they can keep it—in this riveting new Ralph Compton Western.England Dan Rutledge and his partner John Cooley have worked their claim for a year and are barely eking out a living. When Cooley shows up with a map of the abandoned Irish Lord Mine he drunkenly bought off a shady cowboy, England Dan is sure it&’s a complete fraud. After all, no one knows what happened to the most valuable gold mine in the Superstition Mountains after a banshee frightened off the last owner.But when England Dan gets a good look at the map, details start clicking into place. Maybe they have the key to a fortune after all! But soon an infamous bank robber shows up looking for this mysterious map he claims is his. Now England Dan and his partner will have to fight off hostile Indians, miners, and a dangerous felon to find the cache of gold and strike it rich.
Ralph Compton My Brother, My Killer (The Gunfighter Series)
by Jackson Lowry Ralph ComptonTwo bothers face off in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse—one is out for justice...the other is out for blood, in this gripping new Western in Ralph Compton's bestselling Gunfighter series.They say blood is thicker than water and that family always comes first. But what if your family is the one that wants your blood?Sheriff Jacob Wilkinson loves his younger brother, William, but it's not easy when he's constantly trying to shoot him. Will blames his brother for the death of his young wife and has nothing left to live for—except vengeance. For his part, Jake is trying to do the right thing and track down the Collier gang, the ones actually responsible for the incident that robbed Will of his wife.But with Will sabotaging him at every turn, the odds that Jake will get justice for his brother seem nigh impossible. Jake has to find a way to get through to Will before it's too late and one of them ends up dead.
Ralph Compton Never Bet Against the Bullet (The Sundown Riders Series)
by Jackson Lowry Ralph ComptonIn this thrilling new Ralph Compton Western, the fate of a small town rests in the hands of a gambler who&’s ready to risk more than money.The people of Meridian, Colorado, live and die by coal mining, and when the railroad bypasses them, their livelihood is in peril. However, they discover that for a hefty sum of money they can create a spur line and save the town. A hefty sum that the town does not have.Their only hope is former gambler Asa Newcombe. The townspeople pool their money so Newcombe can enter the big poker game in Golden Junction, and as much as he wants to leave his past life behind, the whole town is counting on him. Winning the big pot will burnish his reputation, but his goal is simple: Get the money and get out alive. His opponents include wealthy ranchers, tinhorn gamblers, and men who are outright criminals—and many of them will stop at nothing to make their fortune, even if they have to cheat, drug, or kill to do so....
Ralph Compton North to the Salt Fork
by Ralph ComptonUSA Today bestselling phenomenon Captain Jack Starr served the Confederate cause with honor for four years. The town of Lost Dog Creek promised an opportunity for the war veteran to rebuild his life-and a woman to share it with. But not everyone is willing to roll out the welcome wagon. . . .
Ralph Compton Outlaw Town
by David Robbins Ralph ComptonThere's trouble on the trail drive in this USA Today bestselling series...Chancy Gantry and Ollie Teal are honest cowpunchers, riding herd on fifteen hundred longhorns from Texas to Kansas. Their trail boss, Lucas Stout, is tough but fair. He's never lost a hand on a drive and doesn't aim to start now. So when a cowhand needs a sawbones bad, Stout sends Chancy and Ollie to escort the man to a town called Prosperity, which none of them has ever heard of. At first glance, the town looks deserted--but the saloon is full. The dusty denizens of Prosperity are happy to help the ailing cowboy, especially when they hear about the herd grazing a few miles away. Chancy and Ollie are about to discover that some towns are a lot easier to ride into than to ride out of....From the Paperback edition.
Ralph Compton The Palo Duro Trail
by Ralph Compton Jory ShermanDagstaff has to drive 4,000 longhorns over a thousand miles up the Palo Duro trail, facing furious storms, Comanches, treacherous rivers-and a hired killer among his drivers.
Ralph Compton Prairie Fire, Kansas (The Sundown Riders Series)
by John Shirley Ralph ComptonIn this roller-coaster new installment in bestselling author Ralph Compton's Sundown Riders series, a young cowhand faces a trial by fire on his way to a new home and an old love. Fresh from a successful trail drive, cattle hand Seth Coe is feeling flush, especially after a lucky streak at the poker table. But his good fortune earns him a dangerous enemy, notorious tinhorn gambler Hannibal Fisher, who is none too happy about being cleaned out. The innocent Coe starts the long ride back to Texas with big plans to buy his own ranch. All he needs now, he figures, is a wife. To his amazement, in tiny Prairie Fire, Kansas he meets the perfect woman, his childhood love Josette Dubois. But she is under the thumb of her brutal father, who will stop at nothing to prevent her happiness, including killing Coe—that is, if Fisher doesn&’t get there first. . .
Ralph Compton Red Trail (The Trail Drive Series)
by John Shirley Ralph ComptonA cattle drive faces long odds in this exciting new installment in Ralph Compton&’s Trail Drive series. An outbreak of hostilities with Comanches has disrupted the usual trail routes. But Mase Durst must get his cows from his Texas ranch to the railway up in Wichita, Kansas, or face losing his land, which the bank is fixing to foreclose on. He's forced to take his herd on a little-used route called the Red Trail—little used for good reasons. It&’s a tough trek: dangerous, narrow, and fraught with banditry. Along the way, Durst and his men face numerous obstacles thrown up by Mother Nature, cattle rustlers and crooked lawmen. But even their safe arrival in Wichita will offer no relief if he can&’t make it home in time to save his ranch from the bank—and his wife from the predations of their rapacious neighbor. . .