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Ralph Compton Books in Order

10 series including Ralph Compton Western Series, Trail Drive Series and more

10 series 156 books Latest: Counterfeit Lawman ( By: Jackson Lowry) (2022)
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GunfighterSundown RidersTrail DriveBorder EmpireBuck Fletcher Series with Joseph A. WestDanny Duggin Series with Ralph CottonJohn McBride Series with Joseph A. WestTom Navarro Series with Peter BrandvoldTrail of the GunfighterRalph Compton Western

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10 series · 156 books

Gunfighter Series

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1 Reunion in Hell 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Blood of the Hunters 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Broken Rider 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Return to Gila Bend 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Death Valley Drifter 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Ride for Justice 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Ride the Hammer Down 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Frontier Medicine 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Face of a Snake 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Dalton's Justice 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Shot to Hell 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Hell Snake 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Wrong Side of the Law 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Guns of the Greenhorn 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Devil's Snare 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Hellbound Posse ( By: Robert J. Randisi) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Blood on the Prairie 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Die Trying 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Counterfeit Lawman ( By: Jackson Lowry) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Thirteen Bullets ( By: Sean Danker) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 My Brother, My Killer ( By: Jackson Lowry) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Guns of Wrath 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sundown Riders Series

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1 North To The Bitterroot 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Demon's Pass ( By: Robert Vaughan) 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Runaway Stage ( With: Robert Vaughan) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Do or Die ( By: David Robbins) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Nowhere, TX ( With: David Robbins) 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Across the Rio Colorado 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 West of Pecos ( By: David Robbins) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Winchester Run 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Whiskey River 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Skeleton Lode 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Devil's Canyon 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Tin Star ( By: Jackson Lowry) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Wolves of Seven Pines ( By: E. L. Ripley) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Never Bet Against the Bullet ( By: Jackson Lowry) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Lost Banshee Mine ( By: Jackson Lowry) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Prairie Fire, Kansas ( By: John Shirley) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Calvert's Last Bluff ( By: E. L. Ripley) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Trail's End ( By: E. L. Ripley) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Stagecoach to Hell ( By: Terrence McCauley) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Snake's Fury ( By: Bernard Schaffer) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 The Outlaw Hunters ( By: D B Pulliam) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Flames of Silver ( By: Jackson Lowry) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Seven Roads to Revenge ( By: Carlton Stowers) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The Winter of Wolves ( By: Royal Harding) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Ghost Hollow Ranch ( By: D.B. Pulliam) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 The Reluctant Lawman ( By: Craig Barstow) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 The Robber Barons ( By: Craig Barstow) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Snake Oil Justice ( By: Jackson Lowry) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Trail Drive Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Goodnight Trail 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Western Trail 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Chisholm Trail 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Bandera Trail 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The California Trail 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Shawnee Trail 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Virginia City Trail 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Dodge City Trail 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Oregon Trail 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Santa Fe Trail 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Old Spanish Trail 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Green River Trail 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Deadwood Trail 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Dakota Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Alamosa Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Bozeman Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Abilene Trail ( By: Dusty Richards) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Trail To Fort Smith ( By: Dusty Richards) 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 The Palo Duro Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The Ogallala Trail ( By: Dusty Richards) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 The Ellsworth Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Tenderfoot Trail ( By: Joseph A. West) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Trail to Cottonwood Falls ( By: Dusty Richards) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The Amarillo Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 The Omaha Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Big Jake's Last Drive ( By: Robert J. Randisi) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 The Kelly Trail ( By: Terrence McCauley) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Drive for Independence ( With: Lyle Brandt) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Red Trail ( By: John Shirley) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 The Empire Trail ( By: Jeff Rovin) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 The Too-Late Trail ( With: Matthew P. Mayo) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Terror Trail ( By: Lyle Brandt) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 The Saltwater Trail ( By: Jackson Lowry) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Border Empire Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Border Empire 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Six guns and Double Eagles 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Train to Durango 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Buck Fletcher Series with Joseph A. West

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1 Doomsday Rider 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Showdown at Two-Bit Creek 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Vengeance Rider 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Danny Duggin Series with Ralph Cotton

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# Title Year Buy
1 Death Rides a Chestnut Mare 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Shadow of a Noose 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Riders of Judgement 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Death Along the Cimarron 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John McBride Series with Joseph A. West

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# Title Year Buy
1 West Of The Law 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Shadow of the Gun 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Blood on the Gallows 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Tom Navarro Series with Peter Brandvold

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# Title Year Buy
1 Navarro 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Bullet Creek 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Trail of the Gunfighter Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Dawn of Fury 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Killing Season 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Autumn of the Gun 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ralph Compton Western Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 Clarion's Call ( By: Robert Vaughan) 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Blood and Gold ( By: Joseph A. West) 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 For the Brand ( By: David Robbins) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Rio Largo ( By: David Robbins) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Guns of the Canyonlands ( By: Joseph A. West) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Texas Empire 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 By the Horns ( By: David Robbins) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Deadwood Gulch ( By: John Edward Ames) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Bloody Trail ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 A Wolf In the Fold ( By: David Robbins) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Bluff City ( By: David Robbins) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 West Of The Law ( By: Joseph A. West) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Blood Duel ( By: David Robbins) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Death of a Bad Man ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Ride the Hard Trail ( By: David Robbins) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Blood on the Gallows ( By: Joseph A. West) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Bullet for a Bad Man ( By: David Robbins) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Convict Trail ( By: Joseph A. West) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Bounty Hunter ( By: Joseph A. West) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Rawhide Flat ( By: Joseph A. West) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Outlaw's Reckoning ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Man From Nowhere ( By: Joseph A. West) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Fatal Justice ( By: David Robbins) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Stryker's Revenge ( By: Joseph A. West) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Death of a Hangman ( By: Joseph A. West) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 North to the Salt Fork ( By: Dusty Richards) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Rusted Tin ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 The Shadow Of A Gun ( By: Henry Clay Merritt) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 The Burning Range ( By: Joseph A. West) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 The Last Manhunt ( By: Joseph A. West) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 The Stranger from Abilene ( By: Joseph A. West) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 The Ghost of Apache Creek ( By: Joseph A. West) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Dead Man's Ranch ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Slaughter Canyon ( By: Joseph A. West) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 One Man's Fire ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Tucker's Reckoning ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Down on Gila River ( By: Joseph A. West) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Brimstone Trail ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Straight Shooter ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 The Hunted ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Hard Ride to Wichita ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 The Cheyenne Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Double-Cross Ranch ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 Comanche Trail ( By: Carlton Stowers) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 The Dangerous Land ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 Vigilante Dawn ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 The Evil Men Do ( By: David Robbins) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 Straight to the Noose ( By: Marcus Galloway) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 Shotgun Charlie ( By: Matthew P. Mayo) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 The Law and the Lawless ( By: David Robbins) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 Brother's Keeper ( By: David Robbins) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
52 Texas Hills ( By: David Robbins) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
53 Outlaw Town ( By: David Robbins) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
54 Phantom Hill ( By: Carlton Stowers) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
55 Hellbound Posse ( By: Robert J. Randisi) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

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.

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