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  • Published: 4 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9780451238535
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $19.99

Ralph Compton Down on Gila River



In this Ralph Compton Western, a man sets out on the hardest trail of his life....

In this pulse-pounding Ralph Compton western, a man sets out on the hardest trail of his life....

At fifty, cattle driver Sam Sawyer thinks he can finally dust off and retire, maybe open an eating house. But after a pack of Apache ambushes him and leaves him to die in Gila River country, he barely makes it to a remote ranch. 

The owner, Hanna Stewart, has worked the desert spread with her young daughter ever since her husband went for a ride and never returned. For years, she’s been victimized by the corrupt sheriff of Lost Mine, Vic Moseley.

Turns out, Moseley’s evil intentions don’t stop with Hannah Stewart. And things are fixing to get downright bloody. After a lifetime in the saddle, Sam’s next ride could be his last....

  • Published: 4 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9780451238535
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $19.99

Praise for Ralph Compton Down on Gila River

Praise for the novels of Ralph Compton “Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddle sore.”—Publishers Weekly “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) “If you like Louis L’Amour, you’ll love Ralph Compton.”—Quanah Tribune-Chief (TX)