Ralph Compton the Law and the Lawless

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ralph Compton the Law and the Lawless
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ralph Compton
By (author) David Robbins
SeriesA Ralph Compton Western
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 172,Width 106
Category/GenreWesterns
Historical fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780451473189
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Signet
Publication Date 4 August 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

TheUSA Today bestselling Ralph Compton series continues as a lawman goes up against a gang of uncommon criminals... When a bunch of ruffians rob a bank in the sleepy town of Alpine, it's only natural for the locals to be alarmed. But this gang and its leader, Cestus Calloway, are a different breed of outlaw. In fact, Cestus is known as the Robin Hood of the Rockies, distributing his loot to those less fortunate, raining stolen money down on the townsfolk. As if that weren't too good to be true, this gang holds to one important rule- steal but don't kill... All Alpine's Marshal, Boyd Cooper, wants is a nice retirement, not to get a posse together to track outlaws. However, when an altercation leads to the exchange of gunfire and the spilling of outlaw blood, he doesn't have much of a choice. The outlaws fear their reputation might be at stake, so they declare revenge on the tin stars of Alpine. They're mad enough to break their own no kill rule, and Boyd Cooper knows things could end as bloody as they started... 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. David Robbinshas been a writer for more than twenty-five years, publishing under a variety of pseudonyms. He is the author ofBadlandersandhas written more than a dozen successful titles in the Ralph Compton series.

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)