Outlaw's Reckoning

by Ralph Compton (Series Creator), Marcus Galloway

When bandits Gus McCord and Doyle Hill stumble upon a high-stakes kidnapping involving the youngest daughter of a wealthy shipping mogul, they agree to give the kidnappers a run for their money and save an innocent girl from danger.

Genres: Westerns

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 20, 2009

About the author

Ralph Compton (April 11, 1934—September 16, 1998) was an American writer of western fiction.

A native of St. Clair County, Alabama, Compton began his writing career with a notable work, The Goodnight Trail, which was chosen as a finalist for the Western Writers of America "Medicine Pipe Bearer Award" bestowed upon the "Best Debut Novel". He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series. In the last decade of his life, he authored more than two dozen novels, some of which made it onto the USA Today bestseller list for fiction.

Ralph Compton died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 64. Since his passing, Signet Books has continued the author's legacy, releasing new novels, written by authors such as Joseph A. West and David Robbins, under Compton's byline.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/ralphc...

Reviews

[Lois Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is not for me. Just did not care for the style.

[CJ Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I normally don’t read westerns. This one started somewhat slow. Once I got past the first 15 pages, it went very fast. It was interesting, especially the interactions between the characters. Some of which were funny! The action started and never let up. Even had a bit of romance. Overall, well done, this from a non-western reader.

[Nolan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Starts out interesting enough, but then falls into being slow and boring. The last few pages it got interesting enough, but not by far the best western story I have read.