Ralph Compton Books In Order
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Blood and Gold | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For the Brand | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rio Largo | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guns of the Canyonlands | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Texas Empire | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
By the Horns | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deadwood Gulch | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bloody Trail | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Wolf In the Fold | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bluff City | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood Duel | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death of a Bad Man | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ride the Hard Trail | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bullet for a Bad Man | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Convict Trail | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rawhide Flat | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaw's Reckoning | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man From Nowhere | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bounty Hunter | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fatal Justice | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stryker's Revenge | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death of a Hangman | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
North to the Salt Fork | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rusted Tin | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Burning Range | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Manhunt | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stranger from Abilene | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghost of Apache Creek | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Man's Ranch | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Slaughter Canyon | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Man's Fire | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tucker's Reckoning | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Down on Gila River | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brimstone Trail | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Straight Shooter | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hunted | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hard Ride to Wichita | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cheyenne Trail | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Double-Cross Ranch | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Comanche Trail | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dangerous Land | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vigilante Dawn | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Evil Men Do | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Straight to the Noose | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shotgun Charlie | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Law and the Lawless | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brother's Keeper | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Texas Hills | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaw Town | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Phantom Hill | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ralph Compton the Hellbound Posse | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Gunfighter Books
Reunion in Hell | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood of the Hunters | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Broken Rider | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Return to Gila Bend | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Valley Drifter | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ride for Justice | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ride the Hammer Down | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Frontier Medicine | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Face of a Snake | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dalton's Justice | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shot to Hell | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hell Snake | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wrong Side of the Law | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guns of the Greenhorn | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Devil's Snare | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood on the Prairie | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Die Trying | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Sundown Riders Books
North to the Bitterroot | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Across the Rio Colorado | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Winchester Run | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Devil's Canyon | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Whiskey River | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Skeleton Lode | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Demon's Pass | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Runaway Stage | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Do or Die | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nowhere, TX | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bucked Out in Dodge | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
West of Pecos | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tin Star | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wolves of Seven Pines | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Never Bet Against the Bullet | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lost Banshee Mine | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Prairie Fire, Kansas | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Calvert's Last Bluff | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trail's End | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stagecoach to Hell | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snake's Fury | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Outlaw Hunters | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flames of Silver | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seven Roads to Revenge | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Winter of Wolves | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ghost Hollow Ranch | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Trail Drive Books
The Goodnight Trail | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Western Trail | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Chisholm Trail | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bandera Trail | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The California Trail | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shawnee Trail | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Virginia City Trail | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dodge City Trail | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oregon Trail | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Santa Fe Trail | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Old Spanish Trail | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Green River Trail | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Deadwood Trail | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dakota Trail | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Alamosa Trail | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bozeman Trail | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Abilene Trail | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail To Fort Smith | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Palo Duro Trail | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ogallala Trail | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ellsworth Trail | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tenderfoot Trail | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail to Cottonwood Falls | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Amarillo Trail | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Omaha Trail | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Big Jake's Last Drive | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Badlands Trail | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Kelly Trail | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Drive for Independence | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Trail | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Empire Trail | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Too-Late Trail | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Terror Trail | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sagebrush Trail | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Saltwater Trail | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Reluctant Lawman | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Border Empire Books
The Border Empire | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Six guns and Double Eagles | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Train to Durango | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Buck Fletcher Books
Doomsday Rider | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Showdown at Two-Bit Creek | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vengeance Rider | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Danny Duggin Books
Death Rides a Chestnut Mare | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shadow of a Noose | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Riders of Judgement | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Along the Cimarron | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of John McBride Books
West Of The Law | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Gun | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood on the Gallows | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Tom Navarro Books
Publication Order of Trail of the Gunfighter Books
The Dawn of Fury | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Killing Season | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Autumn of the Gun | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Broken Rider | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ralph Compton was born in the early nineteen thirties, and he died in nineteen ninety-eight. Ralph Compton stood over six foot tall without his shoes on. Ralph grew up in Alabama. Before having a full-fledged writing career, Compton had a number of jobs that included him using his writing skills. These jobs include but are not limited to: a musician, radio host, songwriter, newspaper writer, and many other similar jobs. The subjects that Ralph Compton writes about has a lot to do with the experiences he has had in his life. Ralph Compton was a man that seen a lot in life and had a lot of questions about life. Though his writings depict real life issues, Ralph Compton gives certain life lessons in his writings, too.
Ralph Compton was the recipient of the Medicine Pipe Bearer Award, which is awarded to writers with an amazing first novel. This award earned Ralph Compton a lot of respect throughout the entire writing world, especially because he started he novel writing career late in life. Ralph Compton has also been the recipient of many other awards, and many people consider Ralph Compton one of the best novel writers of all time.
Ralph Compton has written some amazing books such as Down On Gila River – Sam Sawyer is fifty years old. He has driven cattle all of his life, and he is at the point now where he wants to retire. He wants to live a relaxed life. This goes terribly wrong when Sam is ambushed and left to die in Gila River. Here, Sam meets Hannah Stewart. Hannah runs this area, but there is a sheriff in town that keeps giving Hannah a problem. Sam Sawyer wants to help Hannah, and he believes this is his next mission in life. However, Sam Sawyer does not know what he is in for engaging on this mission. Sawyer ends up on a path he did not expect. Furthermore, this path is beyond leading cattle, and Sawyer’s eyes are opened up to a lifestyle he never experienced.
Another book from Ralph Compton is Brimstone Trail – Paul was a man of sin, and he had no plans of becoming a better person. Suddenly, Paul received a call from the Lord, and Paul began to minister throughout the area. Paul has come to Pueblito Verde to preach to people. During his preaching, Paul realizes there are many men within this city that are sinning on a daily basis. Paul does not like this sin, but he remembers the life of sin he used to live, and he tries to reason with the people. However, there are men that are super evil that Paul does not know about. Through the evil men in the town and a mean bounty hunter, there is gunfire every single day. Through all of this craziness, Paul must stick to what he believes in, and he must try to persuade the people to live a better lifestyle.
Another great book from Ralph Compton is The Hunted – Charlie Chilton has a temper that no one wants to test. However, an individual pushes his buttons by bringing up his past. This causes Charlie to take action against the individual that is pushing his buttons. This is bad because that the man pushing buttons is friends with the town sheriff. This causes nothing but problems for Charlie. After war in the area, Charlie is left for dead. Those who left Charlie for dead believe the war is over. However, the war is just beginning because Charlie is alive and wants revenge for the bad things that have happened to him.
Ralph Compton has also wrote book series’, too. The main series is Strange family. The first book, Death Rides A Chestnut Mare, Daniel Strange is an outlaw that rides through Texas and other states to stay away from other outlaws looking to kill him. Daniel has to rob his own family and even nice families to be free. Daniel will do whatever it takes to be free and be the top outlaw at the same time.
The second book, the shadow of a noose, Jed and Tim are two brothers that do not have much. They recently lost their father, whom was killed from a outlaw. With nothing to loose, Jed and Tim set out to find their sister, whom left a year ago to get revenge for her father’s death. Jed and Tim are not aware of the dangers that await them. However, the dangers and outlaws they meet might lead them to their father’s murderer. Jed and Tim are willing to put their own lives on the line in order to discover the truth.
Ralph Compton has sold thousand and thousands of his books, which can be purchased at local bookstores all around the world. Ralph Compton has been noted as one of the most inspirational writers ever. In fact, many writers decided to become writers after reading certain works of Ralph Compton. There are also many writing groups, organizations, and even foundations that are named after Ralph Compton. Every day Ralph Compton books are sold all around the world, and Ralph Compton is lived by the old and young, too. Ralph Compton has new works being released that he wrote before his death. These works will be released in the years to come, and there may even be movies being made from previous books.
Today, the publishing company that once published the books of Ralph Compton now publishes books from authors with similar qualities. These authors write about similar subjects that Compton wrote about, and all of these authors look up to Ralph Compton. Ralph Compton was more worried about people reading works than people reading about him. That is why people have a hard time trying to find a full biography of this author. However, Ralph Compton still manages to win awards even to this day, and there are many people trying to follow these same footsteps. This is truly one of the best authors of all tidme
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It is a tragic loss that both Dusty and his wife were seriously injured in a December car accident and now both are deceased.
Just finished ‘Green River’, the story seems to continue .Which book continues this story ?
I have read all the Trail Drive Series and the Dakota Trail is the next one.
How can we find out which books were written by Dusty Richards?