Ralph Compton Dead Man's Ranch

Early on in this story, I could see one of the two love stories that were going to happen in this one. But before either could happen Brian Middleton (MacMawe) would have to head to New Mexico where he planned to sell the land to his late father's ranch. A man he never knew thanks to his rich conniv......more

This was my first western. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good. The book did take a little longer for me to read because I just couldn't get through it. There were some good parts that kept me reading, but so many times, I just wanted to put it down and never come back. The ending was good.......more

The first western I ever read, and definitely one I'll never forget, even if I may never read it again. This was a great way to start reading Westerns.......more

From The Spur & Lock Mercantile: << I'm not usually a fan of the plot that features a dude or greenhorn heading west and colliding with the earthy western customs, only to end up won over by the locals and having the “veneer of civilization” (in the words of Edgar Rice Burroughs) stripped away to leav......more

FIRST-- I think it is a DIRTY marketing trick to use Ralph Compton's name to sell books by another author. Of course, publishers have used pen names for multiple authors for years, but this would be like using Louis L'Amour's name to sell novels written by a different author. At least, the real auth......more