Ralph Compton Showdown At Two-Bit Creek

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ralph Compton Showdown At Two-Bit Creek
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joseph A. West
By (author) Ralph Compton
SeriesA Buck Fletcher Western
Series part Volume No. 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 171,Width 106
Category/GenreAdventure
Historical adventure
ISBN/Barcode 9780451208545
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Signet
Publication Date 3 June 2003
Publication Country United States

Description

In this Ralph Compton western, home is a battlefield.... Buck Fletcher, infamous shootist, was once a boy raised in a cabin near Two-Bit Creek in Montana. Returning home to pay his respects at his parents' graves, Buck finds an unconscious woman in the woods-bleeding from a head wound. She might be the victim of a range war that's brewing in the territory. Buck soon finds himself drawn into the escalating conflict-courted by one side, threatened by the other. What the feuding ranchers don't realize is that Buck's guns aren't for sale-and if anyone gives him trouble, he'll start shooting lead for free.... More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

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)