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Ralph Cotton

Ralph Cotton has been an ironworker, a second mate on a commercial barge, a teamster, a horse trainer, and a lay minister with the Lutheran Church. He’s now a bestselling author who’s written more than 70 western novels, including the Pulitzer Prize nominated While Angels Dance. He lives in Corydon, Illinois.
Ralph Compton Double: Rough Justice #2
Ralph Compton Double: Rough Justice #1
Bad River
Payback at Big Silver
Golden Riders
Shadow River
Lawless Trail
Red Moon
Valley of the Gun
Lawman From Nogales
Black Valley Riders
Gunman's Song
Ralph Compton Death Along the Cimarron
Ralph Compton Riders of Judgment
Ralph Compton the Shadow of a Noose

Books

Ralph Compton Double: Rough Justice #2
Ralph Compton Double: Rough Justice #1
Bad River
Payback at Big Silver
Golden Riders
Shadow River
Lawless Trail
Red Moon
Valley of the Gun
Lawman From Nogales
Black Valley Riders
Gunman's Song
Ralph Compton Death Along the Cimarron
Ralph Compton Riders of Judgment
Ralph Compton the Shadow of a Noose

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