Publisher Description
The USA Today best-selling Ralph Compton novels embody the rugged terrain and never-say-die spirit of the Old West. In North to the Salt Fork, Dusty Richards pens a gripping tale of one man's fight for the life he's earned. Captain Jack Starr, a veteran Confederate soldier, looks to Lost Dog Creek as the place he'll find some measure of peace. But there are those who won't leave a man be, and Jack will once again have to test his mettle staring down the end of a rifle.
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“A feistier Southern belle you couldn’t hope to find. Pull up a chair on the front porch of Dahlia House and pour yourself a mint julep. You’re going to want to set a spell with this fine debut.”
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Rick Riordan, Edgar Award–winning author of The Widower’s Two-Step
About the Authors
Ralph Compton (1934–1998) stood six-foot-eight without his boots. His first novel in the Trail Drive series, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series. A native of St. Clair County, Alabama, Compton worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist before turning to writing westerns. A number of his later works also appeared on the USA Today bestseller list. Since his death, a number of works have been published under Compton’s byline, including The Alamosa Trail, Riders of Judgement, The Abilene Trail, The Bozeman Trail, and others.
Dusty Richards (1937–2018) was the award-winning author of more than fifty western novels written under both his own name and pseudonyms. Before writing westerns, he worked as a rancher, auctioneer, rodeo announcer, and television anchor.