Order of Ralph Compton Books

Ralph Compton (1934-1998) was an American author known for his western novels. He created the Trail Drive and Sundown Riders series. Originating from St. Clair County, Alabama, Compton was notably 6’8″ tall without his boots. Prior to his writing career, he worked as a musician, songwriter, radio announcer, and newspaper columnist. After his passing, his publisher Signet turned his name into a brand, allowing other authors like Robert Vaughn, Dusty Richards, Jory Sherman, Joseph A. West, David Robbins, Ralph W. Cotton, Peter Brandvold, Marcus Galloway, and Matthew P. Mayo to publish works under his name. Compton published his first novel, Festival of Spies, in 1973, which was the only standalone book he wrote himself. Below is a list of Ralph Compton’s books in the order of their initial release:

Ralph Compton became a published novelist in 1992 with the novel The Goodnight Trail. Below is a list of Ralph Compton's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Gunfighter Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Reunion in Hell	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood of the Hunters	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Broken Rider	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Return to Gila Bend	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Valley Drifter	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ride for Justice	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ride the Hammer Down	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Frontier Medicine	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Face of a Snake	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dalton's Justice	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shot to Hell	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hell Snake	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wrong Side of the Law	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Guns of the Greenhorn	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil's Snare	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood on the Prairie	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Die Trying	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Counterfeit Lawman (By: Jackson Lowry)	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thirteen Bullets (By: Sean Danker)	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Brother, My Killer (By: Jackson Lowry)	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Guns of Wrath	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stagecoach Revenge (By: D.B. Pulliam)	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Sundown Riders Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
North To The Bitterroot	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Runaway Stage (With: Robert Vaughan)	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Do or Die (By: David Robbins)	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nowhere, TX (With: David Robbins)	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Across the Rio Colorado	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
West of Pecos (By: David Robbins)	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Winchester Run	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Whiskey River	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Skeleton Lode	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Devil's Canyon	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Trail Drive Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Goodnight Trail	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Western Trail	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Chisholm Trail	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bandera Trail	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The California Trail	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shawnee Trail	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Virginia City Trail	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dodge City Trail	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Oregon Trail	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Santa Fe Trail	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Old Spanish Trail	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Green River Trail	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Deadwood Trail	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Abilene Trail (By: Dusty Richards)	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trail To Fort Smith (By: Dusty Richards)	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ogallala Trail (By: Dusty Richards)	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trail to Cottonwood Falls (By: Dusty Richards)	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Drive for Independence (With: Lyle Brandt)	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Too-Late Trail (With: Matthew P. Mayo)	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Border Empire Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Border Empire	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Six guns and Double Eagles	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Train to Durango	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Buck Fletcher Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Doomsday Rider	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Showdown at Two-Bit Creek	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vengeance Rider	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of John McBride Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
West Of The Law	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shadow of the Gun	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood on the Gallows	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Trail of the Gunfighter Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Dawn of Fury	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Killing Season	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Autumn of the Gun	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ralph Compton Western Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Texas Empire	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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