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.
Download and start listening now!
“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.”
— Rick Riordan, Edgar Award–winning author of The Widower’s Two-Step
“Wonderful!”
— Nancy Pickard, New York Times bestselling author“A page-turning, laugh-out-loud read—I couldn't put it down.”
— Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling authorBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
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.
Scott Sowers is an actor and audiobook narrator. AudioFile magazine named him the 2008 Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense. He is the winner of seven Earphones Awards.