Ralph Compton A Wolf in the Fold

Ralph Compton A Wolf in the Fold
Author: David Robbins
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007-02-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780451220592

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 client shows his displeasure by shooting him in the back. Stark is saved by the Butcher family—the very ranchers he was paid to eliminate. But when the Butchers end up slaughtered without mercy, Stark sets out to deliver his own brand of revenge...free of charge. More Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Ralph Compton A Wolf in the Fold

Ralph Compton A Wolf in the Fold
Author: David Robbins
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2007-02-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101007559

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 client shows his displeasure by shooting him in the back. Stark is saved by the Butcher family—the very ranchers he was paid to eliminate. But when the Butchers end up slaughtered without mercy, Stark sets out to deliver his own brand of revenge...free of charge. More Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Ralph Compton Bounty Hunter

Ralph Compton Bounty Hunter
Author: Ralph Compton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101140682

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 notorious Barbary Coast makes him an offer he can’t refuse, Tone himself becomes the hunted one. He has to draw out six of his client's worst enemies—making himself a target for the men he would kill. And against those odds Tone knows he may be loading the six chambers of his Colt for the last time… More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Ralph Compton Die Trying

Ralph Compton Die Trying
Author: Tony Healey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-12-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593333926

Two 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 Dead Man's Ranch

Ralph Compton Dead Man's Ranch
Author: Matthew P. Mayo
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101577061

A son will fight to the death to save his inheritance in this stirring story of the Old West. For years Rory Middleton waited for his long-lost son to return to Turnbull, New Mexico, to run the family’s Dancing M Ranch with him. By the time Brian returns, his old man is dead and buried. Although he’s named as the rightful heir to the cattle spread in his father’s will, Brian’s about to find out it’s not that simple. Brandon MacMawe, Brian’s half brother, wants the property for himself—as does the county’s wealthiest rancher, Wilf Grindle. Brian’s got both hands full fending off these men when a wild card rides into town: a no-account con man and killer named Mortimer Darturo, who has ideas of his own for the dead man’s ranch.... More Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Ralph Compton Riders of Judgment

Ralph Compton Riders of Judgment
Author: Ralph Cotton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451202147

The Strange siblings are on the hunt for justice in this Ralph Compton western. In her guise as “Danny Duggin,” Danielle Strange has spent the past two years hunting down the outlaws who murdered her father. Reunited with her brothers, the twins Tim and Jed, she plans to take her war across the border into Mexico—unaware she's being pursued by a U.S. federal marshall.... Saul Delmano comes from a powerful family of cattlemen whose business stretches from the Southwestern territories into Mexico. He's put a $2,000 reward on Danny Duggin's head, tempting every outlaw and bounty hunter across the West to try to collect it. But the cry of vengeance has been shouted out—and only justice can silence it. More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Ralph Compton the Stranger From Abilene

Ralph Compton the Stranger From Abilene
Author: Joseph A. West
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2011-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101517417

In this thrilling Ralph Compton western, a rancher is on the hunt for a despicable bandit hiding in plain sight. Bighorn Point appears to be a quiet town. But when a stranger comes looking for a murderer, it turns out that not all the respectable citizens are what they seem. Down-on-his-luck rancher Cage Clayton has been hired to track down and kill Lissome Terry—a man who years ago left a path of death, rape, and robbery in his wake. Though he doesn’t know what Terry looks like, Clayton knows his target is living under an assumed name in Bighorn Point, so finding him shouldn’t be too hard. But when Marshall Will Durant only gives Clayton a week to find his man in a town where everyone knows his deadly purpose, catching the crafty outlaw will be anything but easy....

Ralph Compton the Ghost of Apache Creek

Ralph Compton the Ghost of Apache Creek
Author: Joseph A. West
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101545569

A broken man finds a reason to fight in this riveting Ralph Compton western. Requiem, formerly known as Apache Creek, is a town that has seen better days. After a plague of cholera swept through the streets, the only folks left behind are ghosts, including Marshall Sam Pace. Even though he’s still living and breathing, three years of solitude have turned Sam into a phantom—a lonely man who’s more than a little touched in the head. But when a woman on the run stumbles into Requiem, Sam suddenly finds a purpose in life. As Jess Leslie’s murderous pursuers track her to the town, the former lawman must protect her and make use of gunslinger skills long out of practice....

Ralph Compton Blood Duel

Ralph Compton Blood Duel
Author: Ralph Compton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007-12-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1440620210

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 and learn how to read. But what his teacher, Ernestine, gives him is more than he ever expected… Meanwhile, the one-horse town of Coffin Varnish gets the idea to make a buck off Frost’s bloodshed by putting the dead bodies on display. When visitors run dry, they invite more gunslingers to duel it out…for a fee, of course. As far as Jeeter’s concerned, all the funny business takes the shine off of Coffin Varnish—but soon he has a starring role in a show that’s deadlier than anyone bargained for… More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!