Ralph Compton Shotgun Charlie
$19.44
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2017
Summary
The only thing a man can trust is his gun in this gripping Ralph Compton Western.
Big for his age, young and impressionable drifter Charlie Chilton is taken in by the gruff leader of a gang of small-time crooks. While Grady Haskell sees something of himself in kindly, wayward Charlie, the ruffian pushes all feelings aside for a potentially big score.
When Haskell’s bold daylight bank job in prosperous Bakersfield turns bloody, Charlie attempts to thwart the heist—and ends up t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451472380 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0451472381 |
| Author: | Ralph Compton, Matthew P. Mayo |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Signet |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 105mm x 20mm |
| Series: | A Ralph Compton Western |
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Critics Review
”[Compton] offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddlesore.“- Publishers Weekly
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.
Matthew P. Mayo is a Western Writers of America Spur Award-Winner and a Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award Finalist. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and his many novels include the Westerns Winters’ War, Wrong Town, Hot Lead, Cold Heart, Dead Man’s Ranch, Tucker’s Reckoning, The Hunted, and Shotgun Charlie. He contributes to several popular series of Western and adventure novels.
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