Ralph Compton Never Bet Against the B..., Ralph Compton
Ralph Compton Never Bet Against the B..., Ralph Compton
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Ralph Compton Never Bet Against the Bullet

Author: Ralph Compton, Jackson Lowry

Narrator: Lewis Arlt

Unabridged: 8 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/02/2020

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

In this thrilling new Ralph Compton Western, the fate of a small town rests in the hands of a gambler who’s ready to risk more than money.

The people of Meridian, Colorado, live and die by coal mining, and when the railroad bypasses them, their livelihood is in peril. However, they discover that for a hefty sum of money they can create a spur line and save the town. A hefty sum that the town does not have.

Their only hope is former gambler Asa Newcombe. The townspeople pool their money so Newcombe can enter the big poker game in Golden Junction, and as much as he wants to leave his past life behind, the whole town is counting on him. Winning the big pot will burnish his reputation, but his goal is simple: Get the money and get out alive. His opponents include wealthy ranchers, tinhorn gamblers, and men who are outright criminals—and many of them will stop at nothing to make their fortune, even if they have to cheat, drug, or kill to do so....

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 Arizona on August 18, 2020

This was a nice twist on a standard western gambler type novel. The book makes some good twists throughout and the gambling scenes are well done and don't slow down the book. Asa, the protagonist is interesting and has a good backstory which of course figures into the plot. The last 3 chapters were......more

Goodreads review by Rob on August 24, 2020

Lowry doesn't understand future tense verb forms. That said, the story was hysterical, not funny hysterical but over-the-top hysterical, with the hero, Asa Newcombe, embroiled in one highly unlikely scene after another. And, that said, it was fairly entertaining, so . . . three stars.......more

Goodreads review by Charles on September 04, 2020

Great book. Loved the story. The plot kept me guessing what was going to happen until the very end......more