Ralph Compton
Ralph Compton (1934-1998) was an American novelist of western novels. He created the Trail Drive and Sundown Riders series. Compton hailed from St. Clair County, Alabama and stood 6’8″ tall when he wasn’t even wearing his boots. Before becoming an author, he was a musician, songwriter, radio announcer and a newspaper columnist. Following his death, his publisher Signet made his name into a house name, and novels written by authors such as Robert Vaughn, Dusty Richards, Jory Sherman, Joseph A. West, David Robbins, Ralph W. Cotton, Peter Brandvold, Marcus Galloway, Matthew P. Mayo and more had his name on the byline.

Ralph Compton became a published author in 1973 with the novel Festival of Spies. It was the only standalone novel he wrote himself. Below is a list of Ralph Compton’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Gunfighter Books

Reunion in Hell(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood of the Hunters(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Broken Rider(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Return to Gila Bend(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Valley Drifter(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ride for Justice(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ride the Hammer Down(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Frontier Medicine(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Face of a Snake(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dalton's Justice(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shot to Hell(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hell Snake(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wrong Side of the Law(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guns of the Greenhorn(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Devil's Snare(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood on the Prairie(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Die Trying(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Counterfeit Lawman (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thirteen Bullets (By: Sean Danker)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Brother, My Killer (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Guns of Wrath(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Publication Order of Sundown Riders Books

North To The Bitterroot(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Demon's Pass (By: Robert Vaughan)(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Runaway Stage (With: Robert Vaughan)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Do or Die (By: David Robbins)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nowhere, TX (With: David Robbins)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Across the Rio Colorado(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
West of Pecos (By: David Robbins)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Winchester Run(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Whiskey River(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skeleton Lode(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Devil's Canyon(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tin Star (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wolves of Seven Pines (By: E. L. Ripley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Never Bet Against the Bullet (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lost Banshee Mine (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prairie Fire, Kansas (By: John Shirley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Calvert's Last Bluff (By: E. L. Ripley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Trail's End (By: E. L. Ripley)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stagecoach to Hell (By: Terrence McCauley)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Snake's Fury (By: Bernard Schaffer)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Outlaw Hunters (By: D B Pulliam)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Flames of Silver (By: Jackson Lowry)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seven Roads to Revenge (By: Carlton Stowers)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Winter of Wolves (By: Royal Harding)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghost Hollow Ranch (By: D.B. Pulliam)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Reluctant Lawman (By: Craig Barstow)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Robber Barons (By: Craig Barstow)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Snake Oil Justice (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Publication Order of Trail Drive Books

The Goodnight Trail(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Western Trail(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Chisholm Trail(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bandera Trail(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The California Trail(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shawnee Trail(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Virginia City Trail(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dodge City Trail(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Oregon Trail(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Santa Fe Trail(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Old Spanish Trail(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Green River Trail(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Deadwood Trail(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dakota Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Alamosa Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bozeman Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Abilene Trail (By: Dusty Richards)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trail To Fort Smith (By: Dusty Richards)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Palo Duro Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ogallala Trail (By: Dusty Richards)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ellsworth Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trail to Cottonwood Falls (By: Dusty Richards)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Amarillo Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Omaha Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Big Jake's Last Drive (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Kelly Trail (By: Terrence McCauley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Drive for Independence (With: Lyle Brandt)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Trail (By: John Shirley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Empire Trail (By: Jeff Rovin)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Too-Late Trail (With: Matthew P. Mayo)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Terror Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Saltwater Trail (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Publication Order of Border Empire Books

The Border Empire(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Six guns and Double Eagles(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Train to Durango(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Buck Fletcher Books

(with Joseph A. West)

Doomsday Rider(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Showdown at Two-Bit Creek(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vengeance Rider(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Publication Order of Danny Duggin Books

(with Ralph Cotton)

Death Rides a Chestnut Mare(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shadow of a Noose(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Riders of Judgement(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Along the Cimarron(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of John McBride Books

(with Joseph A. West)

West Of The Law(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shadow of the Gun(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood on the Gallows(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Publication Order of Tom Navarro Books

(with Peter Brandvold)

Publication Order of Trail of the Gunfighter Books

The Dawn of Fury(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killing Season(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Autumn of the Gun(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Ralph Compton Western Books

Clarion's Call (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood and Gold (By: Joseph A. West)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
For the Brand (By: David Robbins)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rio Largo (By: David Robbins)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guns of the Canyonlands (By: Joseph A. West)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Texas Empire(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
By the Horns (By: David Robbins)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadwood Gulch (By: John Edward Ames)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bloody Trail (By: Marcus Galloway)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Wolf In the Fold (By: David Robbins)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bluff City (By: David Robbins)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
West Of The Law (By: Joseph A. West)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Duel (By: David Robbins)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Bad Man (By: Marcus Galloway)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ride the Hard Trail (By: David Robbins)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood on the Gallows (By: Joseph A. West)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bullet for a Bad Man (By: David Robbins)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Convict Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bounty Hunter (By: Joseph A. West)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rawhide Flat (By: Joseph A. West)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Outlaw's Reckoning (By: Marcus Galloway)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man From Nowhere (By: Joseph A. West)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fatal Justice (By: David Robbins)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stryker's Revenge (By: Joseph A. West)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Hangman (By: Joseph A. West)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
North to the Salt Fork (By: Dusty Richards)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rusted Tin (By: Marcus Galloway)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shadow Of A Gun (By: Henry Clay Merritt)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Burning Range (By: Joseph A. West)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Manhunt (By: Joseph A. West)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Stranger from Abilene (By: Joseph A. West)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ghost of Apache Creek (By: Joseph A. West)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Man's Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Slaughter Canyon (By: Joseph A. West)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Man's Fire (By: Marcus Galloway)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tucker's Reckoning (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Down on Gila River (By: Joseph A. West)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brimstone Trail (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Straight Shooter (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hunted (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hard Ride to Wichita (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cheyenne Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Double-Cross Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Comanche Trail (By: Carlton Stowers)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dangerous Land (By: Marcus Galloway)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vigilante Dawn (By: Marcus Galloway)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Evil Men Do (By: David Robbins)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Straight to the Noose (By: Marcus Galloway)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shotgun Charlie (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Law and the Lawless (By: David Robbins)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brother's Keeper (By: David Robbins)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Texas Hills (By: David Robbins)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Outlaw Town (By: David Robbins)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Phantom Hill (By: Carlton Stowers)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Ralph Compton Synopsis: In The Dawn of Fury by Ralph Compton (book 1 of the Trail of the Gunfighter series), Nathan Stone returns home to Virginia following the Civil War only to find his family murdered. He then takes a blood oath that he will find the seven men responsible and gain his revenge.

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