The following novels were written by a variety of authors under Compton's byline and published by the Ralph Compton Estate (not including the Trail Drive Series or Sundown Riders Series, which are already listed above). Riders of Judgment by Ralph Cotton ( ISBN 4-7)īooks written by other authors under Compton's byline.Death Along the Cimmaron by Ralph Cotton ( ISBN 9-6).

Death Rides A Chestnut Mare ( ISBN 1-5).

Seven Roads to vengeance by Carlton Stowers.

Never Bet Against the Bullet by Jackson Lowry.

Demon's Pass by Robert Vaughan ( ISBN 3-1).

Sundown Riders books written by other authors under Compton's byline:

Trail To Cottonwood Falls by Dusty Richards.

The Palo Duro Trail by Jory Sherman ( ISBN 9-6).

Trail to Fort Smith by Dusty Richards ( ISBN 3-5).

The Abilene Trail by Dusty Richards ( ISBN 978-3-2).

The Alamosa Trail by Robert Vaughan ( ISBN 2-0).

Bozeman Trail by Robert Vaughan ( ISBN 0-8).

The Dakota Trail by Robert Vaughan ( ISBN 7-4).

Trail Drive books written by other authors under Compton's byline: Since his death, Signet Books has continued the author's legacy, releasing new novels, written by authors such as Joseph A. Ralph Compton died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 64. In the last decade of his life, he authored more than two dozen novels, some of which made it onto the USA Today bestseller list for fiction. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series. Compton began his writing career with a notable work, The Goodnight Trail, which was chosen as a finalist for the Western Writers of America 'Medicine Pipe Bearer Award' bestowed upon the 'Best Debut Novel'. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. Clair County, Alabama, Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. Ralph Compton (Ap– September 16, 1998) was an American writer of western fiction.Ī native of St.

The Border Empire by Ralph Compton