{"title":"Books by Ralph Compton","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780593441176","title":"Ralph Compton Double: Rough Justice #1","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRide the long path of vengeance in this thrilling double installment of bestselling Western author Ralph Compton’s Rough Justice series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEATH RIDES A CHESTNUT MARE by Ralph Compton:\u003c\/b\u003e Waylaid by a pack of murdering outlaws, Daniel Strange's lifeless body is left dangling at the end of a rope. Now a mysterious gunslinger is on the vengeance trail, packing twin Colts and answering to the same name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With fiery green eyes and a temper to match, he won't stop until every last man who killed Strange shares the same fate. And as each bullet finds its mark, his victims will die never knowing the truth: that Daniel Strange may be dead and buried, but his daughter is alive—and killing....\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SHADOW OF A NOOSE by Ralph Cotton:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Jed and Tim Strange lost their father to an outlaw's bullet, and now their mother has succumbed to a fatal illness. Unable to farm their land due to a lack of funds, the twins set out to find their sister—who left home to avenge their father's death over a year ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFarm life hasn't prepared the twins for the rough-and-tumble cow towns west of Missouri. And before they even begin their search, they're accused of a murder they didn't commit. Just barely escaping a posse's rope, the twins are on the run—wounded, hounded by the law, and desperately seeking the true killers....","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292509385077,"sku":"9780593441176","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780593441176_0f4c6962-2bc1-4037-989a-d9ed8522c7eb.jpg?v=1786015396"},{"product_id":"9780593102404","title":"Ralph Compton The Trail's End","description":"In an effort to settle down, gambler Tom Calvert and his young protege, Asher Smith, complete a long and arduous journey to Friendly Field. This Quaker community welcomes them with open arms, and soon Tom takes it upon himself to become a sort of lawman for them - as peaceful, nonviolent folk, they have no one to defend them. Then an elder of Friendly Field turns up dead, and the townsfolk start whispering of witchcraft. 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Now, Ralph Compton brings this violent and magnificent time to life in an extraordinary epic series based on the history-making trail drives.The Oregon TrailLou Spencer, Dill Summer, and their fourteen Texas cowboys briught a herd up to Independence, Missouri, and sold half to a wagon train heading West. Then the Texans hired on, leading the battling greenhorn pioneers across the Missouri River, across Nebraska Territory, and into the wilds past Forts Laramie and Bridger. With winter closing in, Spencer's men were running out of time to reach the wide-open land of Oregon. And with a fortune in gold hidden in one of the pilgrims' wooden wagons-and outlaws circling like wolves-there were miles of shooting and dying still ahead.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312173658485,"sku":"9781250126214","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781250126214_2b40b8e1-56e4-426f-bffd-396719aa2082.jpg?v=1786018206"},{"product_id":"ralph-compton-train-to-durango","title":"Ralph Compton Train to Durango","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this Ralph Compton western, a man with the courage to take a stand goes up against an outlaw cavalry that can't be stopped....\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In Mexico, Wes Stone picked up his father’s gun, rode his father’s horse, and took on his father’s enemies. In California, he planted a band of savage criminals in the ground. Now Stone is heading up to the plains of Colorado, where a new kind of war has begun.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A dangerous band of mercenaries is going for the gold—enough to bankrupt the entire country. Their scheme: to raid four U.S. mints. Their weapon: an armored train tearing through the West like a fire-powered battle-ax on wheels.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From Durango to Dodge City, across a rugged land stained with blood, gold, and treachery, Stone follows a violent trail of honor. All that stands between victory and death is a quick-draw reflex—and the kind of .44-caliber justice that could tame the West and turn Stone into a legend.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMore Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books in Print!\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495453991285,"sku":"9798217192168","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798217192168.jpg?v=1786618125"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-ralph-compton.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}