Rusted Tin

by Ralph Compton (Series Creator), Marcus Galloway

Lawdog or Lapdog?

Zeke Wolpert is sheriff of Keith County, Nebraska. But he turns a half- drunk blind eye to outlaws who pay him for the privilege. Now the outlaws have set their sights on a Wells Fargo shipment. It's a chance for Zeke to get enough money to retire from this unsavory business once and for all. But it's also an opportunity for him to honor the badge he wears one last time...

Genres: Westerns

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 7, 2010

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

[Tyler Cole · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have read other books co-authored with Ralph Compton and they were flat and rambled on with no apparent direction. This book was no exception.

[John C. Malcolm · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unlikabe characters,it dragged on and on…….

[Sean Furey · Rating 3 out of 5]

A kind of convoluted plot to steal a Wells Fargo payroll wagon meanders through Nebraska and Kansas as outlaws and crooked lawmen cross, double cross, and triple cross each other to come out on top.

[Jane Wetzel · Rating 3 out of 5]

My husband picked out the book, and after listening to and enjoying it, recommended it for me, too. It is a good story for anyone. There are some good bad guys and some bad good guys along with a pretty savvy heroine, apt at handling cowboys--good or bad. It has all of the excitement and ambiance you look for in a western. Rusted Tin is a fun listen and narrator, Tom Stechschulte, did an excellent job telling the story and eliciting visions of the different characters.

[Michael Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I prefer the Ralph Compton books actually written by Ralph Compton.

[Rich · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'll pass on any more Compton books by Marcus Galloway.