Ralph Compton Death Rides a Chestnut Mare (Signet Historical Fiction)
Ralph Comptonstood 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 theSundown Riderseries and theBorder Empireseries.