Ralph Comptonstood six-foot-eight without his boots. He worked as a
musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper
columnist. His first novel,The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for
the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best
debut novel. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and
the Border Empire series.
As a little boy growing up in a small fishing village in Scotland,
Joseph West enjoyed many happy Saturday mornings at the local
cinema in the company of Roy and Gene and Hoppy. His lifelong
ambition was to become a cowboy, but he was sidetracked by a career
in law enforcement and journalism. He now resides with his wife and
daughter in Palm Beach, Florida, where he enjoys horse riding,
cowboy action shooting, and studying Western history.
Praise for the novels of Ralph Compton
“Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end
up saddle sore.”—Publishers Weekly
“Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like
Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey…thrilling stories of Western
legend.”—The Huntsville Times (AL)
“If you like Louis L’Amour, you’ll love Ralph Compton.”—Quanah
Tribune-Chief (TX)
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