About
Ralph Compton
Ralph Compton (1929-2016) was an American Western writer known for his prolific and critically acclaimed novels. Born in Thayer, Missouri, he served in the US Army during the Korean War before embarking on his writing career. Compton's first novel, "The Goodnight Trail," was published in 1954 and established him as a rising star in the Western genre. Over the next six decades, he wrote over 200 novels, including the "Trail Drive" series, the "Mackenzie" series, and the "Gunman" series. His works were praised for their authentic portrayal of the Old West, compelling characters, and action-packed plots. Compton received numerous awards, including the Western Writers of America Spur Award in 1975 and the Western Heritage Award in 1984. His novels continue to be enjoyed by readers worldwide.
Book Series by Ralph Compton
Gunfighter Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Reunion in Hell | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood of the Hunters | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Broken Rider | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Return to Gila Bend | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Valley Drifter | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ride for Justice | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ride the Hammer Down | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Frontier Medicine | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Face of a Snake | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dalton's Justice | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shot to Hell | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hell Snake | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wrong Side of the Law | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Guns of the Greenhorn | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Devil's Snare | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hellbound Posse ( By: Robert J. Randisi) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood on the Prairie | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Die Trying | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Counterfeit Lawman ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Thirteen Bullets ( By: Sean Danker) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| My Brother, My Killer ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Guns of Wrath | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Sundown Riders Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| North To The Bitterroot | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Demon's Pass ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Runaway Stage ( With: Robert Vaughan) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Do or Die ( By: David Robbins) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nowhere, TX ( With: David Robbins) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Across the Rio Colorado | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| West of Pecos ( By: David Robbins) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Winchester Run | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Whiskey River | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Skeleton Lode | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Devil's Canyon | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tin Star ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wolves of Seven Pines ( By: E. L. Ripley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Never Bet Against the Bullet ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lost Banshee Mine ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prairie Fire, Kansas ( By: John Shirley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Calvert's Last Bluff ( By: E. L. Ripley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Trail's End ( By: E. L. Ripley) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stagecoach to Hell ( By: Terrence McCauley) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Snake's Fury ( By: Bernard Schaffer) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Outlaw Hunters ( By: D B Pulliam) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Flames of Silver ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Roads to Revenge ( By: Carlton Stowers) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Winter of Wolves ( By: Royal Harding) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ghost Hollow Ranch ( By: D.B. Pulliam) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Reluctant Lawman ( By: Craig Barstow) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Robber Barons ( By: Craig Barstow) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Snake Oil Justice ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Trail Drive Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Goodnight Trail | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Western Trail | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Chisholm Trail | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bandera Trail | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The California Trail | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Shawnee Trail | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Virginia City Trail | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dodge City Trail | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Oregon Trail | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Santa Fe Trail | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Old Spanish Trail | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Green River Trail | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Deadwood Trail | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dakota Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Alamosa Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bozeman Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Abilene Trail ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trail To Fort Smith ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Palo Duro Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Ogallala Trail ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Ellsworth Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Tenderfoot Trail ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trail to Cottonwood Falls ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Amarillo Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Omaha Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Big Jake's Last Drive ( By: Robert J. Randisi) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Kelly Trail ( By: Terrence McCauley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Drive for Independence ( With: Lyle Brandt) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Red Trail ( By: John Shirley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Empire Trail ( By: Jeff Rovin) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Too-Late Trail ( With: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Terror Trail ( By: Lyle Brandt) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Saltwater Trail ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Border Empire Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Border Empire | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Six guns and Double Eagles | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Train to Durango | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
Buck Fletcher Series with Joseph A. West
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Doomsday Rider | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Showdown at Two-Bit Creek | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vengeance Rider | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
Danny Duggin Series with Ralph Cotton
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Death Rides a Chestnut Mare | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Shadow of a Noose | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Riders of Judgement | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Along the Cimarron | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
John McBride Series with Joseph A. West
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| West Of The Law | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shadow of the Gun | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood on the Gallows | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
Tom Navarro Series with Peter Brandvold
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bullet Creek | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Trail of the Gunfighter Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Dawn of Fury | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Killing Season | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Autumn of the Gun | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
Ralph Compton Western Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Clarion's Call ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood and Gold ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| For the Brand ( By: David Robbins) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rio Largo ( By: David Robbins) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Guns of the Canyonlands ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Texas Empire | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| By the Horns ( By: David Robbins) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deadwood Gulch ( By: John Edward Ames) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bloody Trail ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Wolf In the Fold ( By: David Robbins) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bluff City ( By: David Robbins) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| West Of The Law ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Duel ( By: David Robbins) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death of a Bad Man ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ride the Hard Trail ( By: David Robbins) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood on the Gallows ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bullet for a Bad Man ( By: David Robbins) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Convict Trail ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bounty Hunter ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rawhide Flat ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Outlaw's Reckoning ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Man From Nowhere ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fatal Justice ( By: David Robbins) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stryker's Revenge ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death of a Hangman ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| North to the Salt Fork ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rusted Tin ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Shadow Of A Gun ( By: Henry Clay Merritt) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Burning Range ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Manhunt ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Stranger from Abilene ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Ghost of Apache Creek ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Man's Ranch ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Slaughter Canyon ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| One Man's Fire ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tucker's Reckoning ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Down on Gila River ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brimstone Trail ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Straight Shooter ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hunted ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hard Ride to Wichita ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Cheyenne Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Double-Cross Ranch ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Comanche Trail ( By: Carlton Stowers) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dangerous Land ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vigilante Dawn ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Evil Men Do ( By: David Robbins) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Straight to the Noose ( By: Marcus Galloway) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shotgun Charlie ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Law and the Lawless ( By: David Robbins) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brother's Keeper ( By: David Robbins) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Texas Hills ( By: David Robbins) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Outlaw Town ( By: David Robbins) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Phantom Hill ( By: Carlton Stowers) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hellbound Posse ( By: Robert J. Randisi) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
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