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1) Do or Die
Author
Series
Sundown Riders volume 9
Language
English
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Description
Two money hungry bounty hunters bite off more than they can chew in this Ralph Compton western...
Charley Pickett was cleaning up the West—working on a farm shoveling you-know-what. Then he met Tony Fabrizio, bar sweep extraordinaire. In need of more money and more respect, they declared themselves bounty hunters—but the job is easier said than done.
Going after one of the most wanted outlaws in the West—with...
Charley Pickett was cleaning up the West—working on a farm shoveling you-know-what. Then he met Tony Fabrizio, bar sweep extraordinaire. In need of more money and more respect, they declared themselves bounty hunters—but the job is easier said than done.
Going after one of the most wanted outlaws in the West—with...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After years as a professional gambler--and a deadly shootout on a riverboat casino--Tom Calvert and his young protégé, Asher Smith, have survived an arduous journey across the frontier to Friendly Field, Idaho. The bucolic Quaker community welcomes them with open arms, and soon Tom is courting a widow and learning, to his surprise, to enjoy the quiet life. Then an elder of Friendly Field is found murdered, and the townsfolk start whispering about...
Author
Series
Sundown Riders volume 12
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two men on opposite sides of the Civil War make their new home on an even more dangerous battleground in this Ralph Compton western...
After the surrender of the Confederacy—and the death of his wife—Jed Adams stikes out for the west to find a new home and to build a new life for himself and his sons.
Tom Waldron fought to keep the Union intact—and now believes the unsettled land of the West can be...
After the surrender of the Confederacy—and the death of his wife—Jed Adams stikes out for the west to find a new home and to build a new life for himself and his sons.
Tom Waldron fought to keep the Union intact—and now believes the unsettled land of the West can be...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this thrilling new Ralph Compton Western, the fate of a small town rests in the hands of a gambler who’s ready to risk more than money.
The people of Meridian, Colorado, live and die by coal mining, and when the railroad bypasses them, their livelihood is in peril. However, they discover that for a hefty sum of money they can create a spur line and save the town. A hefty sum that the town does not have.
Their only hope is former...
The people of Meridian, Colorado, live and die by coal mining, and when the railroad bypasses them, their livelihood is in peril. However, they discover that for a hefty sum of money they can create a spur line and save the town. A hefty sum that the town does not have.
Their only hope is former...
5) Nowhere, TX
Author
Series
Sundown Riders volume 10
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Language
English
Formats
Description
Welcome to Nowhere in this Ralph Compton western...
It’s a small town that sits on the border of Texas and the Oklahoma territory. It’s a haven for cutthroats and thieves on the run and looking to raise some hell. It’s a hideaway where outlaws believe the law has no jurisdiction—and justice has no voice.
But the citizens who’ve suffered under the boot heels of these desperadoes have had enough....
It’s a small town that sits on the border of Texas and the Oklahoma territory. It’s a haven for cutthroats and thieves on the run and looking to raise some hell. It’s a hideaway where outlaws believe the law has no jurisdiction—and justice has no voice.
But the citizens who’ve suffered under the boot heels of these desperadoes have had enough....
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
367 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this compelling installment of bestselling author Ralph Compton's Sundown Riders series, a man seeks revenge for the death of his wife and sons while caring for his traumatized daughter. Carl Novak returned to the Texas hill country after fighting in the Civil War, but unlike most of his neighbors, Carl didn't fight for the Confederacy. He was a Union soldier. Carl tries to resume his life as a farmer with his wife and three children. One day,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company Gale
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
375 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A medicine man turns vigilante when he sets out to take revenge against the gang who took everything from him, in this pulse-pounding new Western in Ralph Compton's bestselling Sundown Riders series. Jerome Frederick Kincannon is a medicine man--an apothecary by trade and a healer at heart. But when his wife and young son are murdered by the notorious Benjamin Gang, his world crumbles around him. Kincannon can't forgive the four Benjamin brothers...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
389 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Omaha, Tom Calvert boards a riverboat to play high-stakes poker, but accusations of cheating cause some serious trouble, and a deadly gun battle ensues. Tom is injured and knows that his enemies will be looking for him, so he reluctantly accepts a bargain from young stowaway Asher. In exchange for Calvert teaching him gunslinging skills, Asher will guide them to a possibly mythical town of peace and plenty called Friendly Field. To get there,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fresh from a successful trail drive, cattle hand Seth Coe is feeling flush, especially after a lucky streak at the poker table. But his good fortune earns him a dangerous enemy, notorious tinhorn gambler Hannibal Fisher, who is none too happy about being cleaned out. The innocent Coe starts the long ride back to Texas with big plans to buy his own ranch. All he needs now, he figures, is a wife. To his amazement, in tiny Prairie Fire, Kansas he meets...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
His wife is gone to tuberculosis, his reputation was lost in the war, most of his life has already passed by, and now even his horse has been taken by colic. All Carpenter has left are the men from his Army company. During the journey to California to reunite with them, he strikes up a friendship with Rafael Silva, an educated man making for the same town to start up a rifle factory. When they arrive, Carpenter's former brothers-in-arms actually try...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
The people of Meridian, Colorado, live and die by coal mining, and when the railroad bypasses them, their livelihood is in peril. However, they discover that for a hefty sum of money they can create a spur line and save the town. A hefty sum that the town does not have. Their only hope is former gambler Asa Newcombe. The townspeople pool their money so Newcombe can enter the big poker game in Golden Junction, and as much as he wants to leave his past...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"England Dan Rutledge and his partner John Cooley have worked their claim for a year and are barely eking out a living. When Cooley shows up with a map of the abandoned Irish Lord Mine he drunkenly bought off a shady cowboy, England Dan is sure it's a complete fraud. After all, no one knows what happened to the most valuable gold mine in the Superstition Mountains after a banshee frightened off the last owner. But when England Dan gets a good look...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, apart of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Large print edition, unabridged.
Physical Desc
419 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"England Dan Rutledge and his partner John Cooley have worked their claim for a year and are barely eking out a living. When Cooley shows up with a map of the abandoned Irish Lord Mine he drunkenly bought off a shady cowboy, England Dan is sure it's a complete fraud. Then England Dan gets a good look at the map. Maybe they have the key to a fortune after all! When an infamous bank robber shows up looking for this mysterious map, England Dan and his...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
383 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"His wife is gone, his reputation was lost in the war, and most of his life has already passed by. All Carpenter has left are the men from his Army company. During the journey to California to reunite with them, he strikes up a friendship with Rafael Silva, making for the same town to start up a rifle factory. When they arrive, Carpenter's former brothers-in-arms try to run Silva out of town, despite the much needed factory. Carpenter has to choose...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
369 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fresh from a successful trail drive, cattle hand Seth Coe is feeling flush, especially after a lucky streak at the poker table. But his good fortune earns him a dangerous enemy, notorious tinhorn gambler Hannibal Fisher. Coe starts the long ride back to Texas with big plans to buy his own ranch. All he needs now is a wife. In tiny Prairie Fire, Kansas, he meets the perfect woman, his childhood love Josette Dubois. But she is under the thumb of her...
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