{"product_id":"ralph-compton-shotgun-charlie-paperback","title":"Ralph Compton Shotgun Charlie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew P. Mayo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRalph Compton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only thing a man can trust is his gun in this gripping Ralph Compton western....\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBig for his age, young and impressionable drifter Charlie Chilton is taken in by the gruff leader of a gang of small-time crooks. While Grady Haskell sees something of himself in kindly, wayward Charlie, the ruffian pushes all feelings aside for a potentially big score. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Haskell's bold daylight bank job in prosperous Bakersfield turns bloody, Charlie attempts to thwart the heist--and ends up the only gang member caught alive. Sentenced to swing, Charlie makes a daring escape, determined to track down Haskell and prove his innocence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut with a mysterious marshal and a party of angry townsmen hot on his heels, Charlie must track the killer thieves through a vicious winter storm in the High Sierras--before the seething posse gets the chance to hang him high. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Compton\u003c\/b\u003e stood six-foot-eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Goodnight Trail\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew P. Mayo\u003c\/b\u003e is a Western Writers of America Spur Award-Winner and a Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award Finalist. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and his many novels include the Westerns \u003ci\u003eWinters' War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWrong Town\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHot Lead, Cold Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Man's Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTucker's Reckoning, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Hunted\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Shotgun Charlie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHe contributes to several popular series of Western and adventure novels.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.6 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763428622624,"sku":"9780451472380","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9710a3bb6bb36a548092aaa6112e014b.webp?v=1780235381","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ralph-compton-shotgun-charlie-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}