Ralph Compton Books in Order
Ralph Compton is a renowned American author of western fiction. Born in St. Clair County, Alabama, he embarked on a distinguished writing career, marked by his notable debut, The Goodnight Trail, a finalist for the Western Writers of America "Medicine Pipe Bearer Award" for Best Debut Novel. Compton's prolific output includes the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series, with numerous novels published in the last decade of his life. Many of his works have achieved significant commercial success, ranking on the USA Today bestseller list for fiction. Compton's legacy endures, with Signet Books continuing to release novels under his byline, written by authors such as Joseph A. West and David Robbins.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Ralph Compton
- #1AmazonReunion in Hell(2020)
- #2AmazonBlood of the Hunters(2020)
- #3AmazonBroken Rider(2020)
- #4AmazonReturn to Gila Bend(2020)
- #5AmazonDeath Valley Drifter(2020)
- #6AmazonRide for Justice(2020)
- #7AmazonRide the Hammer Down(2020)
- #8AmazonFrontier Medicine(2021)
- #9AmazonFace of a Snake(2021)
- #10AmazonDalton's Justice(2021)
- #11AmazonShot to Hell(2021)
- #12AmazonHell Snake(2021)
- #13AmazonThe Wrong Side of the Law(2021)
- #14AmazonGuns of the Greenhorn(2021)
- #15AmazonThe Devil's Snare(2021)
- #16AmazonHellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021)
- #17AmazonBlood on the Prairie(2021)
- #18AmazonDie Trying(2021)
- #19AmazonCounterfeit Lawman (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
- #20AmazonThirteen Bullets (By: Sean Danker)(2022)
- #21AmazonMy Brother, My Killer (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
- #22AmazonThe Guns of Wrath(2022)
- #23AmazonStagecoach Revenge (By: D.B. Pulliam)(2022)
- #1AmazonClarion's Call (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001)
- #2AmazonBlood and Gold (By: Joseph A. West)(2004)
- #3AmazonFor the Brand (By: David Robbins)(2005)
- #4AmazonRio Largo (By: David Robbins)(2006)
- #5AmazonGuns of the Canyonlands (By: Joseph A. West)(2006)
- #6AmazonTexas Empire(2006)
- #7AmazonBy the Horns (By: David Robbins)(2006)
- #8AmazonDeadwood Gulch (By: John Edward Ames)(2006)
- #9AmazonThe Bloody Trail (By: Marcus Galloway)(2007)
- #10AmazonA Wolf In the Fold (By: David Robbins)(2007)
- #11AmazonBluff City (By: David Robbins)(2007)
- #12AmazonWest Of The Law (By: Joseph A. West)(2007)
- #13AmazonBlood Duel (By: David Robbins)(2007)
- #14AmazonDeath of a Bad Man (By: Marcus Galloway)(2008)
- #15AmazonRide the Hard Trail (By: David Robbins)(2008)
- #16AmazonBlood on the Gallows (By: Joseph A. West)(2008)
- #17AmazonBullet for a Bad Man (By: David Robbins)(2008)
- #18AmazonThe Convict Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2008)
- #19AmazonBounty Hunter (By: Joseph A. West)(2009)
- #20AmazonRawhide Flat (By: Joseph A. West)(2009)
- #21AmazonOutlaw's Reckoning (By: Marcus Galloway)(2009)
- #22AmazonThe Man From Nowhere (By: Joseph A. West)(2009)
- #23AmazonFatal Justice (By: David Robbins)(2009)
- #24AmazonStryker's Revenge (By: Joseph A. West)(2010)
- #25AmazonDeath of a Hangman (By: Joseph A. West)(2010)
- #26AmazonNorth to the Salt Fork (By: Dusty Richards)(2010)
- #27AmazonRusted Tin (By: Marcus Galloway)(2010)
- #28AmazonThe Shadow Of A Gun (By: Henry Clay Merritt)(2010)
- #29AmazonThe Burning Range (By: Joseph A. West)(2010)
- #30AmazonThe Last Manhunt (By: Joseph A. West)(2011)
- #31AmazonThe Stranger from Abilene (By: Joseph A. West)(2011)
- #32AmazonThe Ghost of Apache Creek (By: Joseph A. West)(2011)
- #33AmazonDead Man's Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2012)
- #34AmazonSlaughter Canyon (By: Joseph A. West)(2012)
- #35AmazonOne Man's Fire (By: Marcus Galloway)(2012)
- #36AmazonTucker's Reckoning (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2012)
- #37AmazonDown on Gila River (By: Joseph A. West)(2012)
- #38AmazonBrimstone Trail (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013)
- #39AmazonStraight Shooter (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013)
- #40AmazonThe Hunted (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2013)
- #41AmazonHard Ride to Wichita (By: Marcus Galloway)(2013)
- #42AmazonThe Cheyenne Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2014)
- #43AmazonDouble-Cross Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2014)
- #44AmazonComanche Trail (By: Carlton Stowers)(2014)
- #45AmazonThe Dangerous Land (By: Marcus Galloway)(2014)
- #46AmazonVigilante Dawn (By: Marcus Galloway)(2014)
- #47AmazonThe Evil Men Do (By: David Robbins)(2015)
- #48AmazonStraight to the Noose (By: Marcus Galloway)(2015)
- #49AmazonShotgun Charlie (By: Matthew P. Mayo)(2015)
- #50AmazonThe Law and the Lawless (By: David Robbins)(2015)
- #51AmazonBrother's Keeper (By: David Robbins)(2015)
- #52AmazonTexas Hills (By: David Robbins)(2015)
- #53AmazonOutlaw Town (By: David Robbins)(2016)
- #54AmazonPhantom Hill (By: Carlton Stowers)(2016)
- #55AmazonHellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021)
- #1AmazonNorth To The Bitterroot(1996)
- #2AmazonDemon's Pass (By: Robert Vaughan)(2000)
- #3AmazonRunaway Stage (With: Robert Vaughan)(2002)
- #4AmazonDo or Die (By: David Robbins)(2003)
- #5AmazonNowhere, TX (With: David Robbins)(2004)
- #6AmazonAcross the Rio Colorado(2004)
- #7AmazonWest of Pecos (By: David Robbins)(2005)
- #8AmazonThe Winchester Run(2007)
- #9AmazonWhiskey River(2011)
- #10AmazonSkeleton Lode(2011)
- #11AmazonDevil's Canyon(2013)
- #12AmazonTin Star (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020)
- #13AmazonThe Wolves of Seven Pines (By: E. L. Ripley)(2020)
- #14AmazonNever Bet Against the Bullet (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020)
- #15AmazonLost Banshee Mine (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020)
- #16AmazonPrairie Fire, Kansas (By: John Shirley)(2020)
- #17AmazonCalvert's Last Bluff (By: E. L. Ripley)(2020)
- #18AmazonThe Trail's End (By: E. L. Ripley)(2021)
- #19AmazonStagecoach to Hell (By: Terrence McCauley)(2021)
- #20AmazonSnake's Fury (By: Bernard Schaffer)(2021)
- #21AmazonThe Outlaw Hunters (By: D B Pulliam)(2021)
- #22AmazonFlames of Silver (By: Jackson Lowry)(2021)
- #23AmazonSeven Roads to Revenge (By: Carlton Stowers)(2021)
- #24AmazonThe Winter of Wolves (By: Royal Harding)(2021)
- #25AmazonGhost Hollow Ranch (By: D.B. Pulliam)(2021)
- #26AmazonThe Reluctant Lawman (By: Craig Barstow)(2022)
- #27AmazonThe Robber Barons (By: Craig Barstow)(2022)
- #28AmazonSnake Oil Justice (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
- #1AmazonThe Goodnight Trail(1992)
- #2AmazonThe Western Trail(1992)
- #3AmazonThe Chisholm Trail(1993)
- #4AmazonThe Bandera Trail(1993)
- #5AmazonThe California Trail(1994)
- #6AmazonThe Shawnee Trail(1994)
- #7AmazonThe Virginia City Trail(1994)
- #8AmazonThe Dodge City Trail(1995)
- #9AmazonThe Oregon Trail(1995)
- #10AmazonThe Santa Fe Trail(1997)
- #11AmazonThe Old Spanish Trail(1998)
- #12AmazonThe Green River Trail(1999)
- #13AmazonThe Deadwood Trail(1999)
- #14AmazonThe Dakota Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001)
- #15AmazonThe Alamosa Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002)
- #16AmazonThe Bozeman Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002)
- #17AmazonThe Abilene Trail (By: Dusty Richards)(2003)
- #18AmazonTrail To Fort Smith (By: Dusty Richards)(2004)
- #19AmazonThe Palo Duro Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2004)
- #20AmazonThe Ogallala Trail (By: Dusty Richards)(2005)
- #21AmazonThe Ellsworth Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2005)
- #22AmazonThe Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2006)
- #23AmazonTrail to Cottonwood Falls (By: Dusty Richards)(2007)
- #24AmazonThe Amarillo Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2011)
- #25AmazonThe Omaha Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2012)
- #26AmazonBig Jake's Last Drive (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2020)
- #27AmazonThe Badlands Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2020)
- #28AmazonThe Kelly Trail (By: Terrence McCauley)(2020)
- #29AmazonDrive for Independence (With: Lyle Brandt)(2020)
- #30AmazonRed Trail (By: John Shirley)(2020)
- #31AmazonThe Empire Trail (By: Jeff Rovin)(2021)
- #32AmazonThe Too-Late Trail (With: Matthew P. Mayo)(2021)
- #33AmazonTerror Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2021)
- #34AmazonTthe Sagebrush Trail (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021)
- #35AmazonThe Saltwater Trail (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
About Ralph Compton
Ralph Compton is a renowned American author of western fiction. Born in St. Clair County, Alabama, he embarked on a distinguished writing career, marked by his notable debut, The Goodnight Trail, a finalist for the Western Writers of America "Medicine Pipe Bearer Award" for Best Debut Novel. Compton's prolific output includes the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series, with numerous novels published in the last decade of his life. Many of his works have achieved significant commercial success, ranking on the USA Today bestseller list for fiction. Compton's legacy endures, with Signet Books continuing to release novels under his byline, written by authors such as Joseph A. West and David Robbins.
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