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Ride the long path of vengeance in this thrilling double installment of bestselling Western author Ralph Compton’s Rough Justice series.DEATH RIDES A CHESTNUT MARE by Ralph Compton: Waylaid by a pack of murdering outlaws, Daniel Strange's lifeless body is left dangling at the end of a rope. Now a mysterious gunslinger is on the vengeance trail, packing twin Colts and answering to the same name. With fiery green eyes and a temper to match, he won't stop until every last man who killed Strange shares the same fate. And as each bullet finds its mark, his victims will die never knowing the truth: that Daniel Strange may be dead and buried, but his daughter is alive—and killing.... THE SHADOW OF A NOOSE by Ralph Cotton: Young Jed and Tim Strange lost their father to an outlaw's bullet, and now their mother has succumbed to a fatal illness. Unable to farm their land due to a lack of funds, the twins set out to find their sister—who left home to avenge their father's death over a year ago. Farm life hasn't prepared the twins for the rough-and-tumble cow towns west of Missouri. And before they even begin their search, they're accused of a murder they didn't commit. Just barely escaping a posse's rope, the twins are on the run—wounded, hounded by the law, and desperately seeking the true killers....

A new Western adventure from the USA Today bestselling author of Golden RidersA TOWN ON THE EDGE When Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack arrives in Mesa Grande with a few outlaws in tow, he finds the town in chaos. The sheriff’s just been shot, and the new deputy—supposedly out in search of the gunman—is acting suspicious. Now it’s up to Burrack to sort out who can be trusted and who needs to be put behind bars. But just as he starts putting the pieces together, a new kind of threat descends on Mesa Grande: Scalp hunters ride in…with a band of wrathful Apache warriors hot on their trail.Never Before Published Millions of Ralph Cotton Books in Print Worldwide

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONArizona Territory Ranger Sam Burrack rides the border badlands to Iron Point hoping to capture Ozzie Cord, a mercenary who killed a sheriff back in Mesa Grande. Cord escaped jail once, but won’t get away this time... But as Sam nears his prey, the trail of scalped bodies makes it clear that someone else has a vendetta. By all appearances, Turner “Big Foot” Pridemore, leader of the scalpers, has gained major footing in Iron Point. He’s driven away the desert Apaches and ousted the law. But he’s missing one thing: his son, Fox... Not satisfied living in his father’s shadow, Fox has allied himself with Ozzie Cord and is staging his own bloody rampage. Now, Sam must walk a fine line between the law and the lawless to make sure he gets his man—and cuts Big Foot and his son down to size.

From the USA Today bestselling author of Scalpers comes a tale of gunslinging adventure in the Old West.Arizona Territory Ranger Sam Burrack is sent to retrieve the sheriff of Big Silver, Arizona, and escort him to Yuma. Sheriff Sheppard Stone once saved the life of Territory Judge Albert Long, but the judge has heard stories of Stone turning into a reckless drunk—stories that are confirmed when Burrack rides into town.Holed up in his office on a days-long whiskey bender, Stone has been terrifying the townsfolk and firing bullets into the street. Getting him sober is no easy task, but once they hit the trail, Burrack learns of the sheriff’s deadly enemies, which is sobering news indeed. As Stone dries out, Burrack begins to see the man he used to be. The only question is whether Stone will live long enough to be that man again.

From the USA Today bestselling author of Showdown at Gun Hill comes a tale of outlaws and order in the Old West.A FATHER’S FURYArizona Territory Ranger Sam Burrack knows all too well that criminals don’t concern themselves with consequences. So it’s no surprise to him when Big Silver’s Sheriff Sheppard Stone makes an enemy of wealthy cattle rancher Edsel Centrila, whose son thinks he’s above the law. After Stone refuses a large payoff to let Centrila’s son out of jail, Centrila throws all of his money into buying up Big Silver, putting gunmen on every corner, aiming right at the sheriff’s office.As Burrack traverses the Badlands, he becomes a target because of his association with Stone. Now, he must head back to Big Silver to help watch Stone’s back. But it won’t be easy. Centrila won’t stop until his son is free, and Burrack won’t stop until justice is served...Millions of Ralph Cotton Books in Print Worldwide

Only one walks away...BR Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has spent the winter healing up after being shot in the back. Now he?s going to meet Memphis Beck, a member of the notorious Hole-in-the-Wall gang?and the man who saved his life. Beck?s been holding onto Burrack?s horse as a favor, and now it?s time to collect his stallion. But another man has his own interest in Hole-in-the-Wall?a twisted, cold-blooded assassin known as ?the Dutchman.? And the lawman and the lawless will find their fates intertwined in a pitched battle that neither may survive?

Even the Fastest Gun Alive can use a little backup now and then. When a teenage Mexican girl shouts out a warning in the midst of a gunfight, Fast Larry Shaw knows he owes her his life. Francisca believes the gunslinger is the angel she and her mother have prayed for to save them from the outlaws that have made their life a living hell.   Shaw’s no angel, but he is well equipped to offer protection—and hope. And maybe it’s not too late to sway the scales in the favor of some basic human decency…if Shaw can handle the odds. With the town trapped in a crossfire between federales and banditos, Shaw’s going to need all the prayers—and ammo—he can lay his hands on.

In this Ralph Compton western, the Strange twins find themselves in double trouble...Young Jed and Tim Strange lost their father to an outlaw''s bullet, and now their mother has succumbed to a fatal illness. Unable to farm their land due to a lack of funds, the twins set out to find their sister—who left home to avenge their father''s death over a year ago.Farm life hasn''t prepared the twins for the rough-and-tumble cow towns west of Missouri. And before they even begin their search, they''re accused of a murder they didn''t commit. Just barely escaping a posse''s rope, the twins are on the run—wounded, hounded by the law, and desperately seeking the true killers...More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print! From the Paperback edition.

USA Today bestselling author. Seems like every time Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack turns over a rock, a Black Valley Rider jumps out. So when two bounty hunters arrive in Minton Hill trailing the same outlaws, Sam agrees to ride with them. Trouble is, only a drunken gambler called Tinnis Lucas knows where the gang is holed up-a dead man''s land called Black Valley.

Arizona Ranger Sam Barrack tracks Silva "The Snake" Ceran and his gang to a Badlands outpost called Wild Wind. But one of the outlaws is Kitty Dellaros-a woman who is beautiful, deadly, and even harder to kill than the snake she rides with...

On the trail of four wanted men, Sherman Dahl-a hired gun known as "The Teacher"-finds his prey in the town of Kindred in New Mexico Territory. He kills all four in a saloon gunfight that leaves him wounded and in the care of a soiled dove. But the marshal of Kindred is a man above the law, and he wants to take Dahl down...

Will Summers is a horse trader with a reputation that intimidates the most lawless of men. When the coldblooded Bendigo Brothers make off with his horses, they don''t know what they''re in for. Summers has a history of tracking down animals, and when he finds them he''ll be sure to give them his own special brand, and let them live long enough to feel the burn...

Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is hunting Luis and Teto Torres, the notorious leaders of the ruthless Gun Killers Gang. Little does he know that an ambush is waiting for him in the town of Wild Roses. Only the courageous actions of the beautiful Erin Donovan keep the ranger from meeting his end. But Erin has a secret that may prove deadlier than any ambush.

Horse trader Will Summers wasn’t looking to be anybody’s hero, let alone stop a bank robbery led by the son of Gunn Point’s most powerful man. He’d rather hit the trail than try to take on the rest of the robbers, who are hell-bent on skinning his hide. But when the local sheriff is injured and his deputy outmatched, Will knows that things are only going to get worse. With an enigmatic gunhand as his only ally, Will is going to have to outshoot—and outwit—a gang of vengeful cutthroats if he wants to make it out of Gunn Point alive...

BURNING UP Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack’s on the trail of a gang of bank robbers, a mission that’s led him right into the path of a raging wildfire. As the pines around him go up in flames, Burrack is determined to catch the murderous Cheyenne Kid and his gang and recover the money they stole. But Burrack isn’t the only one with a case against the Kid. When Gilley Maclaine overhears the Cheyenne Kid reveal his plans to kill her, she swipes the money he promised her and gives him a swift kick on her way out the door. Burrack knows that robbing a robber is dangerous, and that the Kid won’t let Gilley’s betrayal go unpunished. Now he has to stick close to Gilley and hope that he can catch the outlaws before the wildfire catches him…

ONE BAD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is deep in Old Mexico, tracking two of the most heinous outlaws it’s ever been his bad luck to track. Hodding “Hot Aces” Siebert and Bobby Hugh Bellibar have nine bank robberies, three train hijackings, and more than a dozen payroll raids to their names. And they’ve left an undertaker’s fortune in dead bodies all along the border country. But there is no honor among thieves. When the pair is caught in a tight spot, Bellibar turns on his old pal Siebert like a snake, sparking a blood feud that makes it even more dangerous for Burrack to bring them in—and nearly impossible for him to get out alive…

HOLY HELL Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has encountered many a relentless outlaw in his days as a lawman, but none quite like Fannin “Dad” Orwick. The devout leader of the Redemption Riders, Orwick robs and kills to support his ever-expanding family of young wives and children, all in the name of the Lord. After the Ranger learns that Orwick is moving his harem of wives to a compound deep in the Mexican badlands, he heads south—and meets an unlikely ally in a stalwart woman named Mattie. Once married to Orwick, Mattie has her own dangerous plans for her bloody-minded ex. But neither Sam nor Mattie can know just how far Orwick is about to go for God and family…

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ONE DEAD RANGER

Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is headed for Yuma, escorting Harvey “Cisco” Lang to prison and Adele Simpson to safety. He knows full well of their shared romantic history, and even though Adele swears she’s done with Cisco, Burrack is keeping a hard eye on her as well as on the outlaw.

But his companions are the least of his worries. A ruthless cattle baron has put a five-thousand-dollar price on Burrack’s head—and every low-life bounty hunter and bandit across the Painted Desert is looking to claim it....

A KILLER STORM In the dark of night during a raging storm, a criminal is on the loose in the Arizona badlands. His name is Wilson Orez. Half-Apache and a former cavalry scout, Orez is skilled with weapons, seasoned in the desert, and trained to keep a cool head while death lurks all around him. Or when it springs from his own hands. Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack knows the only way to stop Orez is to kill him. But the madman has robbed a stagecoach, driven away its horses, and brutally pistol-whipped one of its passengers, leaving four unfortunate souls stranded in a desert on the verge of flooding. Now Sam must lead them to safety before he can continue his hunt for Orez—if he doesn’t drown first.More Than 2.5 Million Ralph Cotton Books in Print

AND THE LAST SHALL BE FASTLawrence Shaw once got a boost out of being the quickest gun alive. Now he’s partial to telling gunfighter stories rather than living them. But that doesn’t stop every ornery shootist with an itchy trigger finger from trying to pull iron on Fast Larry Shaw…or a group of gamblers from wagering five grand on who will kill him…or a gang of cutthroat saddle tramps from slaying his wife while in search of him.Racked with guilt for not saving his beloved, Shaw vows to shorten the life expectancy of her murderers—and any other hardcase who even thinks of sending hot lead his way.

A Family Affair

The Traybo brothers have a reputation for being gentleman outlaws—the kind who will make polite chatter as they take your life savings. But Ranger Samuel Burrack has no sympathy for those who show poor manners when it comes to obeying the law. He’s traveled as far as the Mexican Badlands to pick up the Traybo brothers’ ex-cohort Fatch Hardaway to lead him to his prey.

Burrack isn’t alone on his pursuit. Ranger Dallas Garand and his gang let the Traybo brothers slip through their fingers during a robbery once before, and they don’t plan on letting history repeat. Instead of joining forces with Burrack to create a unified front, though, Garand is going his own way. It’s Garand against Burrack on the trail of these criminal brothers—and may the best ranger win....

More Than 2.5 Million Ralph Cotton Books in Print

KNOW YOUR ENEMY. Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is a predator lying in wait. He’s undercover as an outlaw to infiltrate a pair of vicious border gangs and bring them down. This mission has already had its share of casualties, and if Burrack has his say, there will be more. A cloud of dust rises as four men ride toward the Twisted Hills. The only thing between them and certain death at the hands of the Apaches is Sam, who also wants those men dead. But fighting in a land where gunfire draws a rain of arrows means silence is golden, and if Sam keeps his wits about him, he’ll be painting these hills red.More Than 2.5 Million Ralph Cotton Books in Print

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER SHOWDOWN Trouble follows horse trader Will Summers as soon as he sets foot in Dark Horses, Mexico. A party of men is intent on hanging Summers, believing him to be a horse thief, but not before they take him to their boss—Ansil Swann, the very man Summers is delivering four horses to. Will is saved from the hangman’s noose when the men are waylaid by Ansil’s beautiful wife, Bailey. Only Bailey has an agenda of her own, one that lands Will right in the middle of a deadly shootout. Now, in a lawless land where anything goes, Will’s gunslinging skills are put to the test—and if he’s not careful, he may never make it back across the border alive….