About Ralph Compton
Born in Alabama during the Depression, Compton moved to Nashville in 1978, where he tried his had at publishing, record producing, and songwriting before he turned his hand to writing westerns. After Compton's death in 1999, Ralph Cotton and Robert Vaughan were hired to continue writing under the Ralph Compton name.
Series
Trail Drive
1. The Goodnight Trail (1992)
2. The Western Trail (1992)
3. The Chisholm Trail (1993)
4. The Bandera Trail (1993)
5. The California Trail (1994)
6. The Shawnee Trail (1994)
7. The Virginia City Trail (1994)
8. The Dodge City Trail (1995)
9. The Oregon Trail (1995)
10. The Santa Fe Trail (1997)
11. The Old Spanish Trail (1998)
12. The Deadwood Trail (1999)
13. The Green River Trail (1999)
14. The Dakota Trail (2001) (with Robert Vaughan)
15. The Alamosa Trail (2002) (with Robert Vaughan)
16. The Bozeman Trail (2002) (with Robert Vaughan)
17. The Abilene Trail (2003) (with Dusty Richards)
18. Trail to Fort Smith (2004) (with Dusty Richards)
19. The Palo Duro Trail (2004) (with Jory Sherman)
20. The Ogallala Trail (2005) (with Dusty Richards)
21. The Ellsworth Trail (2005) (with Jory Sherman)
22. The Tenderfoot Trail (2006) (with Joseph A West)
23. Trail to Cottonwood Falls (2007) (with Dusty Richards)
24. The Amarillo Trail (2011) (with Jory Sherman)
1. The Goodnight Trail (1992)
2. The Western Trail (1992)
3. The Chisholm Trail (1993)
4. The Bandera Trail (1993)
5. The California Trail (1994)
6. The Shawnee Trail (1994)
7. The Virginia City Trail (1994)
8. The Dodge City Trail (1995)
9. The Oregon Trail (1995)
10. The Santa Fe Trail (1997)
11. The Old Spanish Trail (1998)
12. The Deadwood Trail (1999)
13. The Green River Trail (1999)
14. The Dakota Trail (2001) (with Robert Vaughan)
15. The Alamosa Trail (2002) (with Robert Vaughan)
16. The Bozeman Trail (2002) (with Robert Vaughan)
17. The Abilene Trail (2003) (with Dusty Richards)
18. Trail to Fort Smith (2004) (with Dusty Richards)
19. The Palo Duro Trail (2004) (with Jory Sherman)
20. The Ogallala Trail (2005) (with Dusty Richards)
21. The Ellsworth Trail (2005) (with Jory Sherman)
22. The Tenderfoot Trail (2006) (with Joseph A West)
23. Trail to Cottonwood Falls (2007) (with Dusty Richards)
24. The Amarillo Trail (2011) (with Jory Sherman)
Trail of the Gunfighter
1. The Dawn of Fury (1995)
2. The Killing Season (1996)
3. Autumn of the Gun (1996)
1. The Dawn of Fury (1995)
2. The Killing Season (1996)
3. Autumn of the Gun (1996)
Sundown Riders
1. North to the Bitterroot (1996)
2. Across the Rio Colorado (1997)
3. The Winchester Run (1997)
4. Devil's Canyon (1998)
5. Whiskey River (1999)
6. Skeleton Lode (1999)
7. Demon's Pass (2000)
8. Runaway Stage (2002) (with Robert Vaughan)
9. Do or Die (2003) (with David Robbins)
10. Nowhere, TX (2004) (with David Robbins)
11. Bucked Out in Dodge (2004) (with David Robbins)
12. West of Pecos (2005) (with David Robbins)
1. North to the Bitterroot (1996)
2. Across the Rio Colorado (1997)
3. The Winchester Run (1997)
4. Devil's Canyon (1998)
5. Whiskey River (1999)
6. Skeleton Lode (1999)
7. Demon's Pass (2000)
8. Runaway Stage (2002) (with Robert Vaughan)
9. Do or Die (2003) (with David Robbins)
10. Nowhere, TX (2004) (with David Robbins)
11. Bucked Out in Dodge (2004) (with David Robbins)
12. West of Pecos (2005) (with David Robbins)
Border Empire
1. The Border Empire (1997)
2. Six Guns and Double Eagles (1998)
3. Train to Durango (1998)
1. The Border Empire (1997)
2. Six Guns and Double Eagles (1998)
3. Train to Durango (1998)
Danny Duggin
1. Death Rides a Chestnut Mare (1999)
2. The Shadow of a Noose (2000) (with Ralph Cotton)
3. Riders of Judgment (2001) (with Ralph Cotton)
4. Death Along the Cimarron (2003)
1. Death Rides a Chestnut Mare (1999)
2. The Shadow of a Noose (2000) (with Ralph Cotton)
3. Riders of Judgment (2001) (with Ralph Cotton)
4. Death Along the Cimarron (2003)
Buck Fletcher (with Joseph A West)
1. Showdown at Two-Bit Creek (2003)
2. Doomsday Rider (2003)
3. Vengeance Rider (2004)
1. Showdown at Two-Bit Creek (2003)
2. Doomsday Rider (2003)
3. Vengeance Rider (2004)
John McBride (with Joseph A West)
1. West of the Law (2007)
2. Shadow of the Gun (2008)
3. Blood on the Gallows (2008)
1. West of the Law (2007)
2. Shadow of the Gun (2008)
3. Blood on the Gallows (2008)
Ralph Compton (with Joseph A West)
Bounty Hunter (2009)
Rawhide Flat (2009)
Death of a Hangman (2010)
The Last Manhunt (2011)
Bounty Hunter (2009)
Rawhide Flat (2009)
Death of a Hangman (2010)
The Last Manhunt (2011)
Novels
Festival of Spies (1973)
Clarion's Call (2001) (with Robert Vaughan)
Blood and Gold (2004) (with Joseph A West)
For the Brand (2005) (with David Robbins)
Guns of the Canyonlands (2006) (with Joseph A West)
By the Horns (2006) (with David Robbins)
Rio Largo (2006) (with David Robbins)
Deadwood Gulch (2006) (with John Edwards Ames)
Texas Empire (2006)
A Wolf in the Fold (2007) (with David Robbins)
Bluff City (2007) (with David Robbins)
The Bloody Trail (2007) (with Marcus Galloway)
Blood Duel (2007) (with David Robbins)
Death of a Bad Man (2008) (with Marcus Galloway)
Ride the Hard Trail (2008) (with David Robbins)
Bullet for a Bad Man (2008) (with David Robbins)
The Convict Trail (2008) (with Joseph A West)
Outlaw's Reckoning (2009) (with Marcus Galloway)
The Man From Nowhere (2009) (with Joseph A West)
Fatal Justice (2009) (with David Robbins)
Stryker's Revenge (2010) (with Joseph A West)
North to the Salt Fork (2010) (with Dusty Richards)
Rusted Tin (2010) (with Marcus Galloway)
The Burning Range (2010) (with Joseph A West)
Stranger From Abilene (2011) (with Joseph A West)
The Ghost of Apache Creek (2011) (with Joseph A West)
Slaughter Canyon (2012) (with Joseph A West)
Dead Man's Ranch (2012) (with Matthew P Mayo)
One Man's Fire (2012) (with Marcus Galloway)
The Omaha Trail (2012) (with Jory Sherman)
Clarion's Call (2001) (with Robert Vaughan)
Blood and Gold (2004) (with Joseph A West)
For the Brand (2005) (with David Robbins)
Guns of the Canyonlands (2006) (with Joseph A West)
By the Horns (2006) (with David Robbins)
Rio Largo (2006) (with David Robbins)
Deadwood Gulch (2006) (with John Edwards Ames)
Texas Empire (2006)
A Wolf in the Fold (2007) (with David Robbins)
Bluff City (2007) (with David Robbins)
The Bloody Trail (2007) (with Marcus Galloway)
Blood Duel (2007) (with David Robbins)
Death of a Bad Man (2008) (with Marcus Galloway)
Ride the Hard Trail (2008) (with David Robbins)
Bullet for a Bad Man (2008) (with David Robbins)
The Convict Trail (2008) (with Joseph A West)
Outlaw's Reckoning (2009) (with Marcus Galloway)
The Man From Nowhere (2009) (with Joseph A West)
Fatal Justice (2009) (with David Robbins)
Stryker's Revenge (2010) (with Joseph A West)
North to the Salt Fork (2010) (with Dusty Richards)
Rusted Tin (2010) (with Marcus Galloway)
The Burning Range (2010) (with Joseph A West)
Stranger From Abilene (2011) (with Joseph A West)
The Ghost of Apache Creek (2011) (with Joseph A West)
Slaughter Canyon (2012) (with Joseph A West)
Dead Man's Ranch (2012) (with Matthew P Mayo)
One Man's Fire (2012) (with Marcus Galloway)
The Omaha Trail (2012) (with Jory Sherman)
Ralph Compton recommends
 Wind River (1999) (Little Wolf, book 1) Charles G West "Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid and true." |  The Mountain Hawk (2001) (Trace McCall, book 2) Charles G West "Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid, and true." |
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