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  • Published: 13 January 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593102381
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $19.99

Ralph Compton Calvert's Last Bluff



In this brand-new Ralph Compton Western, a hard-bitten gambler and a hard-luck kid begin a treacherous journey to new lives.

In this brand-new Ralph Compton Western, a hard-bitten gambler and a hard-luck kid begin a treacherous journey to new lives.

In Omaha, Tom Calvert boards a riverboat to play high-stakes poker, but accusations of cheating cause some serious trouble, and a deadly gun battle ensues. 

Tom is injured and knows that his enemies will be looking for him, so he reluctantly accepts a bargain from young stowaway Asher. In exchange for Calvert teaching him gunslinging skills, Asher will guide them to a possibly mythical town of peace and plenty called Friendly Field. To get there they just have to battle assassins, dangerous Shoshone, and the rough wilderness of the Oregon Trail.

  • Published: 13 January 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593102381
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $19.99

Praise for Ralph Compton Calvert's Last Bluff

Praise for Ralph Compton

"Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey...thrilling stories of Western legend."--The Huntsville Times (AL)

"Compton may very well turn out to be the greatest Western writer of them all....Very seldom in literature have the legends of the Old West been so vividly painted."--The Tombstone Epitaph

"If you like Louis L'Amour, you'll love Ralph Compton."--Quanah Tribune-Chief (TX)

"Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddlesore."--Publishers Weekly