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1) Blood Duel
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Penguin Publishing Group
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In this Ralph Compton western, a gunslinger has to fight when his reputation gets spun into legend...
Jeeter Frost may look like a mouse, but he’s as murderous as a lion. Now he’s got reporters on his tail wanting to know who the “Missouri Man-Killer” really is. Jeeter learns the newshounds are painting him larger than life—literally. To get to the bottom of his newfound fame, he has to tackle his one weakness...
Jeeter Frost may look like a mouse, but he’s as murderous as a lion. Now he’s got reporters on his tail wanting to know who the “Missouri Man-Killer” really is. Jeeter learns the newshounds are painting him larger than life—literally. To get to the bottom of his newfound fame, he has to tackle his one weakness...
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Penguin Publishing Group
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A bounty hunter is outgunned and under fire in this Ralph Compton western...
John Tone was good at his job. Some would say ruthless. If there was killing to be done, Tone showed no mercy. In another time, far across the ocean, he had lost the only person he had ever loved—and he’d been dead inside ever since. That was the hand Fate dealt him, and he would play it out.
But when a powerful criminal from San Francisco’s...
John Tone was good at his job. Some would say ruthless. If there was killing to be done, Tone showed no mercy. In another time, far across the ocean, he had lost the only person he had ever loved—and he’d been dead inside ever since. That was the hand Fate dealt him, and he would play it out.
But when a powerful criminal from San Francisco’s...
3) By the Horns
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Penguin Publishing Group
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A cattle drive turns bloody in this western in the USA Today bestselling Ralph Compton series...
Luke Deal and his gang are murderers many times over. And Owen, the foreman of the Bar 40 ranch, has interrupted their depravities one time too many.
Now a business representative for some British cattle ranchers is buying one of the Bar 40’s best longhorns, and driving it from Texas to Wyoming. Owen and three of...
Luke Deal and his gang are murderers many times over. And Owen, the foreman of the Bar 40 ranch, has interrupted their depravities one time too many.
Now a business representative for some British cattle ranchers is buying one of the Bar 40’s best longhorns, and driving it from Texas to Wyoming. Owen and three of...
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Penguin Publishing Group
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The most lawless town in the West is about to get some justice in this novel in the USA Today bestselling Ralph Compton series…
After ten years of working his way across the West, Cas Everett returned to his family’s farm in Texas only to find a charred ruin that was once his home—and five grave markers representing his parents and siblings. Their deaths were not accidental.
Cas’s time as...
After ten years of working his way across the West, Cas Everett returned to his family’s farm in Texas only to find a charred ruin that was once his home—and five grave markers representing his parents and siblings. Their deaths were not accidental.
Cas’s time as...
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Penguin Publishing Group
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In this sharp-shooting Ralph Compton western, a man of honor becomes an outlaw.
Solomon Brakefield tried to play by the rules—and lost. When the mine Sol worked for was robbed, he went after the robbers himself. After he brought the money back, he was given no more than a handshake and a few dollars. Seems like living life on the straight and narrow just doesn’t pay.
So Sol seeks out Nester Quarles, known killer...
Solomon Brakefield tried to play by the rules—and lost. When the mine Sol worked for was robbed, he went after the robbers himself. After he brought the money back, he was given no more than a handshake and a few dollars. Seems like living life on the straight and narrow just doesn’t pay.
So Sol seeks out Nester Quarles, known killer...
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Penguin Publishing Group
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Two men team up to take down a corrupt rancher in this western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series...
Chance Tyree never looks for trouble. But with his reputation as a lethal gunhand, trouble has a habit of finding him. In the Utah canyonlands, Chance ends up at the wrong end of a rope after he’s accused of being a hired killer—and is saved from the hangmen by Owen Fowler. Fowler knows what it’s like...
Chance Tyree never looks for trouble. But with his reputation as a lethal gunhand, trouble has a habit of finding him. In the Utah canyonlands, Chance ends up at the wrong end of a rope after he’s accused of being a hired killer—and is saved from the hangmen by Owen Fowler. Fowler knows what it’s like...
7) Navarro
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Penguin Publishing Group
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English
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In the USA Today bestselling Ralph Compton series, love can be the most dangerous frontier...
Hardened ex-gunslinger Taos Tommy Navarro turned away Karla Vannorsdell, a rancher’s granddaugther, when she needed him most. Now, angry and full of guilt, Navarro must track down Karla in the desert before the Apaches catch her, which won’t be easy. And all that’s certain is that things are going to get very rough—and...
Hardened ex-gunslinger Taos Tommy Navarro turned away Karla Vannorsdell, a rancher’s granddaugther, when she needed him most. Now, angry and full of guilt, Navarro must track down Karla in the desert before the Apaches catch her, which won’t be easy. And all that’s certain is that things are going to get very rough—and...
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Penguin Publishing Group
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Desperados enforce their own brand of justice in this novel in the USA Today bestselling Ralph Compton series.
Bandit Gus McCord may have only one good eye, but his partner Doyle Hill has the nose for sniffing out a golden opportunity. And that’s just what he does when he discovers a black case guarded by the mysterious Mister Mason. But instead of a fortune, Gus and Doyle uncover scraps of fancy cloth smeared in blood. They...
Bandit Gus McCord may have only one good eye, but his partner Doyle Hill has the nose for sniffing out a golden opportunity. And that’s just what he does when he discovers a black case guarded by the mysterious Mister Mason. But instead of a fortune, Gus and Doyle uncover scraps of fancy cloth smeared in blood. They...
9) Rawhide Flat
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Penguin Publishing Group
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English
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Two men try to escape a town of terror in this western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series.
The bustling town of Rawhide Flat is bursting at the seams with hard men and their hard-earned cash from working the nearby Comstock Lode. So when the bank is robbed and two civilians cut down, a posse delivers its own justice—leaving only Judah Walsh alive.
Walsh knows the only hand he can play is to tell...
The bustling town of Rawhide Flat is bursting at the seams with hard men and their hard-earned cash from working the nearby Comstock Lode. So when the bank is robbed and two civilians cut down, a posse delivers its own justice—leaving only Judah Walsh alive.
Walsh knows the only hand he can play is to tell...
10) Rio Largo
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Penguin Publishing Group
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In this Ralph Compton western, a feud between friends turns deadly...
For over a generation, the Circle T ranch and the D/P ranch have existed in harmony on the prime grazing land of the Sweet Grass Valley. Separated by the Rio Largo river, both ranches have managed to prosper—mostly due to the ranch owners Kent Tovey and Dar Pierce. For years, they’ve grown their herds and their wealth, as well as their friendship.
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For over a generation, the Circle T ranch and the D/P ranch have existed in harmony on the prime grazing land of the Sweet Grass Valley. Separated by the Rio Largo river, both ranches have managed to prosper—mostly due to the ranch owners Kent Tovey and Dar Pierce. For years, they’ve grown their herds and their wealth, as well as their friendship.
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Penguin Publishing Group
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In this western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series, the deepest scars are the ones on a man’s soul…
When Lieutenant Steve Stryker learns Rake Pierce is running guns to the Apaches, he sees his chance for vengeance. Pierce disfigured Stryker’s face while escaping from custody, which led to the loss of all Stryker held dear, including his fiancée. Now all Stryker has is his Army...
When Lieutenant Steve Stryker learns Rake Pierce is running guns to the Apaches, he sees his chance for vengeance. Pierce disfigured Stryker’s face while escaping from custody, which led to the loss of all Stryker held dear, including his fiancée. Now all Stryker has is his Army...
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Penguin Publishing Group
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In this Ralph Compton western, even the most rugged trailsman has to watch his steps...
It’s called the Whoop-Up Trail. It’s a two hundred mile stretch of rough terrain between Montana and Canada, littered with spiky brushwood, crawling with clawed and fanged critters of all shapes and sizes, and traversed by hostile Indians and vicious outlaws.
But for Luke Garrett—framed for a murder he didn’t commit,...
It’s called the Whoop-Up Trail. It’s a two hundred mile stretch of rough terrain between Montana and Canada, littered with spiky brushwood, crawling with clawed and fanged critters of all shapes and sizes, and traversed by hostile Indians and vicious outlaws.
But for Luke Garrett—framed for a murder he didn’t commit,...
13) West of the Law
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Penguin Publishing Group
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This western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series goes from the mean streets of New York City to the lawless frontier...
Ordered to head west when a notorious New York City gangster puts a price on his head, Detective Sergeant Joseph McBride ends up in the lawless boomtown of High Hopes, Colorado. But running goes against the lawman’s grain, and so does lying low. In a town where miners and innocents are easy prey,...
Ordered to head west when a notorious New York City gangster puts a price on his head, Detective Sergeant Joseph McBride ends up in the lawless boomtown of High Hopes, Colorado. But running goes against the lawman’s grain, and so does lying low. In a town where miners and innocents are easy prey,...
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In this Ralph Compton western, the most wanted man in the West isn’t an outlaw. But he’s still worth $30,000 dead or alive…
An inexperienced cowpuncher with a solid work ethic, Dusty Hannah has earned the respect of his boss. Entrusted with $30,000, he has been charged to deliver the cattle rancher’s gold across Texas’s Red River—by way of Indian Territory, where the Apaches still reign.
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An inexperienced cowpuncher with a solid work ethic, Dusty Hannah has earned the respect of his boss. Entrusted with $30,000, he has been charged to deliver the cattle rancher’s gold across Texas’s Red River—by way of Indian Territory, where the Apaches still reign.
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15) For the Brand
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In the USA Today bestselling Ralph Compton series, sometimes a man has to leave his mark...
Willis Lander was once the T-Bar ranch’s best bronc buster. Then came the day when a stallion as black as pitch and as mean as a rattler shattered his knee. Unable to perform the duties required of a cowboy, Willis took the only job he felt capable of handling—minding the line shack forty miles from the ranch—and secluded...
Willis Lander was once the T-Bar ranch’s best bronc buster. Then came the day when a stallion as black as pitch and as mean as a rattler shattered his knee. Unable to perform the duties required of a cowboy, Willis took the only job he felt capable of handling—minding the line shack forty miles from the ranch—and secluded...
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New American Library
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c2006
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English
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John Edward Ames takes the reins from the late Ralph Compton to ink a tale of Old West justice in the tradition of the great master. Deadwood Gulch stars bounty hunter Cas Everett, lightning fast on the draw and deadly as a nest of rattlers. When Cas returns home and finds his ma, pa, and siblings planted in fresh graves, he vows to call down the thunder on all those responsible.
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In this gritty Ralph Compton western, a cold-blooded killer uses his deadly skills for fiery vengeance.
When it comes to killing, Lucius Stark is just about the meanest mongrel of a man who ever aimed a gun in West Texas. For him, taking lives means making a living, and if the price is right, he’ll do the job. But even hardest of men has a soft spot...
When Stark grows too fond of a woman he is hired to kill in a range war, his...
When it comes to killing, Lucius Stark is just about the meanest mongrel of a man who ever aimed a gun in West Texas. For him, taking lives means making a living, and if the price is right, he’ll do the job. But even hardest of men has a soft spot...
When Stark grows too fond of a woman he is hired to kill in a range war, his...
18) The Bloody Trail
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Penguin Publishing Group
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English
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In this Ralph Compton western, a wagon train goes dangerously off course...
Jeremiah Correy is leading his family in a wagon train to Oregon when his plans are waylaid by a group of bounty hunters led by Sam Madigan, who take a man from Correy's party—the quiet, unassuming Emmett Natham, who is actually a known fugitive. But Madigan also aims to nab the rest of the travelers and ransom them off.
Now, Jeremiah must stop Madigan—and...
Jeremiah Correy is leading his family in a wagon train to Oregon when his plans are waylaid by a group of bounty hunters led by Sam Madigan, who take a man from Correy's party—the quiet, unassuming Emmett Natham, who is actually a known fugitive. But Madigan also aims to nab the rest of the travelers and ransom them off.
Now, Jeremiah must stop Madigan—and...
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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The literary legacy of best-selling author and Medicine Pipe Bearer Award nominee Ralph Compton lives on in Ride the Hard Trail. Hiding from the law, brothers Lin and Chancy Bryce hire on as cowpunchers at a widow's ranch. But soon they're embroiled in a range war with a nefarious cattle baron who has a small army of hired guns protecting his interests.
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