The Cheyenne Trail - (Ralph Compton Western) by Jory Sherman & Ralph Compton (Paperback)

About the Book

When his old friend Ransom Barnes's ranch is attacked and burned by a marauding band of Cheyenne warriors, Chip Chippendale will do anything to help him even if it mmeans making a few new enemies.

Book Synopsis

Old friends meet new enemies in this gun-smoked Ralph Comptonwestern.

Chip Chippendale met Ransom Barnes after the War Between the States, when the two cowboys drove a herd up from Texas together. But when Chip first laid eyes on Wyoming, he knew he was home, and the two friends split off on different trails.

Each man now has his own ranch, but when Ransom's home is attacked and burned by a band of marauders, he is faced with ruin--and makes matters worse by gunning down the leader's son. A target of the most vicious renegade on the high plains, Ransom turns to his old friend Chip. And Chip never forgets his friends--even if it means risking his own life.

Review Quotes

Praise for the novels of Ralph Compton

"Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddle sore."--Publishers Weekly

"Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey...thrilling stories of Western legend."--The Huntsville Times (AL)

"If you like Louis L'Amour, you'll love Ralph Compton."--Quanah Tribune-Chief (TX)

About the Author

Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, 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.

Jory Sherman is the Spur Award-winning author of The Medicine Horn, Song of the Cheyenne, Home's Law, Winter of the Wolf, and Grass Kingdom, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Letters.