Ralph Cotton, author portrait
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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
The Guns of C.C. Ellis
Gunman's Pass
A Killing in Gold
Bad River
Payback at Big Silver
Showdown at Gun Hill
Scalpers
Mesa Grande
Golden Riders
Dark Horses
Shadow River
Lawless Trail
Red Moon
High Wild Desert
Valley of the Gun
Lookout Hill
Wildfire
Incident at Gunn Point
Lawman From Nogales
Summers' Horses
Gun Law
Black Valley Riders
Hanging in Wild Wind
Showdown at Hole-In-the-Wall
Gunmen of the Desert Sands
Between Hell and Texas
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
The Guns of C.C. Ellis
Gunman's Pass
A Killing in Gold
Bad River
Payback at Big Silver
Showdown at Gun Hill
Scalpers
Mesa Grande
Golden Riders
Dark Horses
Shadow River
Lawless Trail
Red Moon
High Wild Desert
Valley of the Gun
Lookout Hill
Wildfire
Incident at Gunn Point
Lawman From Nogales
Summers' Horses
Gun Law
Black Valley Riders
Hanging in Wild Wind
Showdown at Hole-In-the-Wall
Gunmen of the Desert Sands
Between Hell and Texas
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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