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TIME IS RUNNING OUT
Frontier life is hard enough without having kids to worry aboutespecially for a widower like Paul Meakes. Still, hes settled where he is and resolved to stay in the small Colorado town his son and daughter call home.
So when his daughter is hit by a seemingly poisoned arrow during an Indian raid, Paul is determined to track down the Comanche villains who hurt his little girland bring them to justice with the help of Indian hunter Hank Adley, a hired gun whos got business of his own with the tribe.
But when the trail leads from a close call with Indian warriors to a deadly intrigue, Paul discovers that the dangers of the West are far greater and more varied than he ever imagined. And to save his family, he has no choice but to take a stand against them all.
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"Lovers of Louis L'Amour-type westerns will welcome a new paperback series written by Ralph Compton."—
Nashville Banner "Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddle sore."—Publishers Weekly
“If you like Louis LAmour, youll love Ralph Compton.”—Quanah Tribune Chief (TX)
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“[Compton] offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddlesore.”—
Publishers Weekly “If you like Louis LAmour, youll love Ralph Compton.”—Quanah Tribune-Chief (TX)
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“If you like Louis LAmour, youll love Ralph Compton.”—
Quanah Tribune-Chief (TX)
“Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like Louis LAmour and Zane Grey…thrilling stories of Western legend.”—The Huntsville Times (AL)
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A thrilling new Western continuing the "Gunfighter series.
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Saddle up with Doc Holliday in this adventure from the USA Today bestselling series...
A RACE AGAINST TIME
Buck Fletcher plans to race his horse for a $10,000 prize money he needs to send his sick daughter to a faraway clinic. Then some outlaws steal his steed, and his daughter s last hope with it. Though it s been ten years since Buck slapped leather and traded lead with the badmen of the frontier, he s quick to fasten on his gun belt again for the chase.
The thieves are led by Port Austin, a man who fears no retribution for the lives he takes not with a ruthless band of brothers guarding his back. But Buck is not alone either. Doc Holliday, a legend of loyalty and ferocity, rides beside him, eager to help on a mission of vengeance and a quest to save a little girl s life...
More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books in Print"
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Saddle up with legendary gunfighter Doc Holliday in this Ralph Compton western.
Buck Fletcher plans to race his horse for a $10,000 prize--money he needs to send his sick daughter to a faraway clinic. Then some outlaws steal his steed, and his daughter's last hope with it. Though it's been ten years since Buck slapped leather and traded lead with the badmen of the frontier, he's quick to fasten on his gun belt again for the chase.
The thieves are led by Port Austin, a man who fears no retribution for the lives he takes--not with a ruthless band of brothers guarding his back. But Buck is not alone either. Doc Holliday, a legend of loyalty and ferocity, rides beside him, eager to help on a mission of vengeance--and a quest to save a little girl's life....
More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books in Print
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USA Today bestselling author
Winning an upcoming horse race is the last chance Buck Fletcher has to save his daughter's life. When a band of thieves steals his steed, he rides again to make wrong right-with Doc Holliday backing him up.
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When young Jarret Pekoe aims to bring a band of violent border-jumpers to justice, his sister hires rifleman Lem Beauchamp to scare some sense into him. But when trouble arrives, they must work together to defeat the outlaws once and for all.
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OLD FRIENDS Chip Chippendale met Ransom Barnes after the War Between the States, when the two cowboys drove a herd up from Texas together. But when Chip first laid eyes on Wyoming, he knew he was home, and the two friends split off on different trails.
NEW ENEMIES
Each man went on to own his own ranch, but when Ransoms home is attacked and burned by a marauding band of Cheyenne warriors, he is faced with ruinand makes matters worse by gunning down the Cheyenne leaders son. A target of the most vicious renegade on the high plains, Ransom turns to his old friend Chip. And Chip never forgets his friendseven if it means making a few enemies.
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FAMILY MATTERS Thad Taylor is no ones idea of a fine man. Usually drunk and shiftless, hes disapproved of by mostespecially his father. But when his father doesnt return from a trip across the Kansas plains, Thad is the only one who can search for him. And hes far from ready for the ordeal.
Because his father is already dead. He has fallen victim to the bloody Bendersa demented family who lures travelers into their cabin way station only to rob and brutally murder them.
Now, for his fathers memory, Thad must hunt the Benders down and deliver them either to the lawor to the grave.
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LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD.
Rancher Ty Farradays hunt for stray cattle takes a turn for the worse when he discovers a shallow grave and the body of wealthy Alton Winstead, the owner of the Double-Cross Ranch. Tys first frantic thoughts are of Winsteads widow, Sue-Ellen, who picked Alton over him. Unfortunately, she chose poorly.
Alton masterminded a crime and left his helpers to swing for it. Hungry for revenge, the murderous headcases have overrun the Double-Cross and are holding Sue-Ellen prisoner. They believe shes harboring some very important information. Ty boldly rescues her from the ranchonly to find their troubles are only beginning
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More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books in Print
About the Author
Ralph Compton stood six foot eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for Best Debut Novel. He was also the author of the Sundown Riders series and the Border Empire series.