The Kelly Trail, Ralph Compton
The Kelly Trail, Ralph Compton
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The Kelly Trail

Author: Ralph Compton, Terrence McCauley

Narrator: Brian Hutchison

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/04/2020

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

In this new Ralph Compton Western, William “Bull” Kelly brings his five sons onto the cattle drive, but
when rustlers stampede the herd and injure them, he’ll do anything to protect his own.

Over the past twenty years, William “Bull” Kelly acquired a reputation as one of the best ramrods in Texas. He has
led legendary cattle drives to almost every railhead in the middle of the country. Most impressive of all, he once drove
his herd all the way up to Montana. But after years of working for other people, he decided to run cattle on his own,
with his five sons.

Everything starts off fine, but when a group of cattle thieves try to stampede the herd, some of Kelly’s sons are hurt
in the melee. The rustlers quickly find out that Kelly isn’t called “Bull” because he insists on riding at the head of the
herd. He’s called “Bull” because of his skill with the harsh whip coiled on his belt

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 David on March 17, 2024

Bull Kelly wanted to take his herd to market but his youngest of five sons caused trouble before and during the drive. The result would be so many deaths, with Bull Kelly seeking and getting revenge in away that makes it hard to put the book down.......more

Goodreads review by Danny on November 21, 2021

very enjoyable westren by raplh compton......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on October 19, 2021

Gritty. William "Bull" Kelly is one character I will not nor can not forget.......more