Ralph Compton Blood on the Gallows
Published on 5. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-451-22469-9 (ISBN)
Description
A detective uses his gun to speak for the oppressed in this Ralph Compton western.
Former big city detective John McBride is an easy-going man-until people rub him the wrong way. So he's less than pleased when the fast-gun marshal of Rest and Be Thankful warns him to behave himself, or else he'll wind up swinging next to the three hanged men outside of town.
Driven by the plight of the town's terrified citizenry, and one beautiful woman in particular, McBride takes on the local lawman, an evil mayor and his cruel son, and a small army of hired gunmen.
Helped by a mysterious white-haired preacher who shoots first and asks questions later, McBride will give the townsfolk reason to be thankful-and their vicious tormentors eternal rest in hell.
More Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books in Print
Former big city detective John McBride is an easy-going man-until people rub him the wrong way. So he's less than pleased when the fast-gun marshal of Rest and Be Thankful warns him to behave himself, or else he'll wind up swinging next to the three hanged men outside of town.
Driven by the plight of the town's terrified citizenry, and one beautiful woman in particular, McBride takes on the local lawman, an evil mayor and his cruel son, and a small army of hired gunmen.
Helped by a mysterious white-haired preacher who shoots first and asks questions later, McBride will give the townsfolk reason to be thankful-and their vicious tormentors eternal rest in hell.
More Than Eight 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)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (mass)
Dimensions
Height: 173 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-451-22469-9 (9780451224699)
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Joseph A. West | Ralph Compton
Ralph Compton Blood on the Gallows
E-Book
08/2008
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.
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.
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.