ReviewsPraise 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), 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), "Lovers of Louis L'Amour-type westerns will welcome a new paperback series written by Ralph Compton."- Nashville Banner "Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddle sore."- Publishers Weekly "If you like Louis L'Amour, you'll love Ralph Compton."- Quanah Tribune Chief (TX)
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
SynopsisIn this Ralph Compton western, all work and no play makes a man deadly... Jarrett Pekoe cares about two things: his ranch and his family. So when rustlers kill his kin and burn his land to the ground, Jarrett won't rest until the men responsible have their necks caught in the hangman's rope. He's willing to cooperate with the law if it's on his side--and willing to work outside it if it's not. Lem Beauchamp is a stranger with a mysterious ax to grind when it comes to the bandits who razed Jarrett's ranch. Despite Jarrett's suspicion of Lem, he isn't about to refuse the help of an experienced gunman--even if Lem plans to hand out more punishment than the law dictates. And when the hunt for justice turns deadly, Lem and Jarrett may be the only ones willing to risk everything to defeat the lethal criminals before more innocent lives are lost... More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print, Two men are on the hunt for justice--no matter what it takes--in this gripping Ralph Compton western. Jarrett Pekoe cares about two things: his ranch and his family. So when rustlers kill his kin and burn his land to the ground, Jarrett won't rest until the men responsible have their necks caught in the hangman's rope. He's willing to cooperate with the law if it's on his side--and willing to work outside it if it's not. Lem Beauchamp is a stranger with a mysterious ax to grind when it comes to the bandits who razed Jarrett's ranch. Despite Jarrett's suspicion of Lem, he isn't about to refuse the help of an experienced gunman--even if Lem plans to hand out more punishment than the law dictates. And when the hunt for justice turns deadly, Lem and Jarrett may be the only ones willing to risk everything to defeat the lethal criminals before more innocent lives are lost....