Ralph Compton One Man's Fire
Published on 1. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-451-23656-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this Ralph Compton western, an outlaw tries to turn his back on crime...
Eli had always led the life of an outlaw. Cutting corners and breaking the law, he knows how to get away with pretty much anything-until he's caught red handed attempting to rob a wagon set out as a trap.
Imprisoned and alone, Eli is unsure whether the members of his gang have made it out alive, or if the men behind the disguised wagon are after his life. But he is sure about Lyssa-the beauty who selflessly takes care of him in prison. As Eli struggles to reform his law breaking ways, he is forced to come into terms with the man he has become and who he wants to be...
More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!
Eli had always led the life of an outlaw. Cutting corners and breaking the law, he knows how to get away with pretty much anything-until he's caught red handed attempting to rob a wagon set out as a trap.
Imprisoned and alone, Eli is unsure whether the members of his gang have made it out alive, or if the men behind the disguised wagon are after his life. But he is sure about Lyssa-the beauty who selflessly takes care of him in prison. As Eli struggles to reform his law breaking ways, he is forced to come into terms with the man he has become and who he wants to be...
More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!
Reviews / Votes
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)
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (mass)
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 108 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
148 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-451-23656-2 (9780451236562)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Marcus Galloway | Ralph Compton
Ralph Compton One Man's Fire
E-Book
05/2012
Berkley
€7.49
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Persons
Ralph Compton stood 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.
Marcus Galloway is the author of numerous novels in the Ralph Compton series.
Marcus Galloway is the author of numerous novels in the Ralph Compton series.