Ralph Compton the Burning Range by Ralph Compton - ISBN: 9780451231758
Paperback
Gambler and detective fight greedy villain for oil-soaked town’s survival.

Ralph Compton the Burning Range

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    7 December 2010

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Summary

The streets of Green Meadow, Oklahoma, are flowing red with blood. At the scene of every grisly murder is a threatening message—Get out! A mysterious villain known as the Fat Man wants the black gold hidden beneath the town, and he’s willing to wipe out every man, woman, and child to get it.

Only two men serve up any protection for the endangered citizens—seedy gambler Chauncey Drake and scrappy Pinkerton agent Reuben Withers. Against all odds, these underdogs will fight the Fat Man t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780451231758
ISBN-10:0451231759
Author:Ralph Compton, Joseph A. West
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Signet
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:7 December 2010
Weight:156g
Dimensions:171mm x 105mm x 20mm
Series:A Ralph Compton Western
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Critics Review

Praise for the novels of Ralph Compton

“Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddle sore.”—Publishers Weekly

“Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey…thrilling stories of Western legend.”—The Huntsville Times (AL)

“If you like Louis L’Amour, you’ll love Ralph Compton.”—Quanah Tribune-Chief (TX)

About The Author

Ralph Compton

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 Rider series and the Border Empire series.

As a little boy growing up in a small fishing village in Scotland, Joseph West enjoyed many happy Saturday mornings at the local cinema in the company of Roy and Gene and Hoppy. His lifelong ambition was to become a cowboy, but he was sidetracked by a career in law enforcement and journalism. He now resides with his wife and daughter in Palm Beach, Florida, where he enjoys horse riding, cowboy action shooting, and studying Western history.

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