Ralph Compton Double Cross Ranch, Ralph Compton
Ralph Compton Double Cross Ranch, Ralph Compton
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Ralph Compton Double Cross Ranch

Author: Ralph Compton, Matthew P. Mayo

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/10/2017

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD. Rancher Ty Farraday's hunt for stray cattle takes a turn for the worse when he discovers a shallow grave and the body of wealthy Alton Winstead, the owner of the Double-Cross Ranch. Ty's first frantic thoughts are of Winstead's widow, Sue-Ellen, who picked Alton over him. Unfortunately, she chose poorly. Alton masterminded a crime and left his helpers to swing for it. Hungry for revenge, the murderous headcases have overrun the Double-Cross and are holding Sue-Ellen prisoner. They believe she's harboring some very important information. Ty boldly rescues her from the ranch--to find their troubles are only beginning....

About Ralph Compton

Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. His first novel in the Trail Drive series, 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. A native of St. Clair County, Alabama, Compton worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist before turning to writing westerns. He died in Nashville, Tennessee in 1998.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen on November 28, 2024

A rancher looking for stray cattle finds the body of his wealthy neighbor, who just happened to steal his woman, too. Turns out the neighbor was criminal who ditched his compadres, but now the gang has taken over the ranch. Lots of riding and shooting......more