Blood Duel

by Ralph Compton (Series Creator), David Robbins

In this Ralph Compton western, a gunslinger has to fight when his reputation gets spun into legend...Jeeter Frost may look like a mouse, but he’s as murderous as a lion. Now he’s got reporters on his tail wanting to know who the “Missouri Man-Killer” really is. Jeeter learns the newshounds are painting him larger than life—literally. To get to the bottom of his newfound fame, he has to tackle his one weakness and learn how to read. But what his teacher, Ernestine, gives him is more than he ever expected…   Meanwhile, the one-horse town of Coffin Varnish gets the idea to make a buck off Frost’s bloodshed by putting the dead bodies on display. When visitors run dry, they invite more gunslingers to duel it out…for a fee, of course. As far as Jeeter’s concerned, all the funny business takes the shine off of Coffin Varnish—but soon he has a starring role in a show that’s deadlier than anyone bargained for…More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Genres: Westerns

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published December 4, 2007

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.

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Reviews

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book certainly did not put me to sleep! It was laugh out loud funny, at times. Stunningly gruesome, at other times! Fortunately the laughter far outweighed the gruesome! In the end the central characters landed on their feet! Almost like a fairytale!

[Nolan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The town of Coffin Varnish, two hours by horse from Dodge City, KS. What a strange story this one is.

[Leonard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A humorous story. I had to laugh most of the way through it. Well written and enjoyable to read.

[Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slapstick funny...

[Shaynipper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not at all what I expected. Laugh-out-loud enjoyable