Ralph Compton the Devil's Snare
Published on 29. June 2021
304 pages
978-0-593-33388-4 (ISBN)
Description
Two strangers unite to avenge their families' murders in this gripping new installment of bestselling author Ralph Compton's Gunfighter series
The grisly murder of Glendon Hart and his family conveniently paves the way for a wealthy Amity Creek rancher to expand his empire of pastures and cattle. But the arrival in town of Glendon's sister, Myra, throws a spanner in the works when she refuses to bow to Jack Denton's increasingly intimidating demands to sell him her homestead.
Sixteen years earlier, on a snow-locked Nebraska farm, a band of outlaws executed Ethan Harper's family before his young eyes. Ethan vowed bloody revenge against the men responsible, and after years of searching the trail has brought him to Amity Creek, where he and Myra gradually discover they share a common enemy, an elusive villain with a trio of murderous minions to do his bidding. Together, they must devise a plan to lure Denton into a deadly trap-and send the devil back to hell…
The grisly murder of Glendon Hart and his family conveniently paves the way for a wealthy Amity Creek rancher to expand his empire of pastures and cattle. But the arrival in town of Glendon's sister, Myra, throws a spanner in the works when she refuses to bow to Jack Denton's increasingly intimidating demands to sell him her homestead.
Sixteen years earlier, on a snow-locked Nebraska farm, a band of outlaws executed Ethan Harper's family before his young eyes. Ethan vowed bloody revenge against the men responsible, and after years of searching the trail has brought him to Amity Creek, where he and Myra gradually discover they share a common enemy, an elusive villain with a trio of murderous minions to do his bidding. Together, they must devise a plan to lure Denton into a deadly trap-and send the devil back to hell…
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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 the USA Today bestselling author of the Trail of the Gunfighter series, the Border Empire series, the Sundown Rider series, and the Trail Drive series, among others.
Tony Healey is the author of the Harper and Lane mystery series, featuring Detective Jane Harper and Ida Lane, a survivor with a gift for reading the dead. The Harper and Lane series has been favorably reviewed by the authors Blake Crouch, Mark Edwards, and by Publishers Weekly. Hope's Peak and Storm's Edge are available from Thomas & Mercer. Healey independently published the crime novel Not For Us, young-adult thriller Past Dark, science-fiction series Far From Home and is currently at work on a Western.
Tony Healey is the author of the Harper and Lane mystery series, featuring Detective Jane Harper and Ida Lane, a survivor with a gift for reading the dead. The Harper and Lane series has been favorably reviewed by the authors Blake Crouch, Mark Edwards, and by Publishers Weekly. Hope's Peak and Storm's Edge are available from Thomas & Mercer. Healey independently published the crime novel Not For Us, young-adult thriller Past Dark, science-fiction series Far From Home and is currently at work on a Western.
