Rawhide Flat

by Ralph Compton

U.S. Deputy Marshal Augustus Crane must escort convicted bank robber Judah Welsh to Virginia City. But the townsfolk of Rawhide Flat still want their $30,000 back from Welsheven if it means taking on Marshal Crane

Genres: Westerns

304 pages, ebook

First published January 21, 2009

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.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/ralphc...

Reviews

[Nolan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deputy Marshall Augustus (Gus) Crane goes to pick up a criminal and walks into a can of worms. Also has problems with some insane religious fanatic with over 500 followers. Gus meets a thirteen year old girl, Sarah who the fanatic wants to marry and have kids with. Gus tries to help her out. Interesting enough story, although not at all fast paced by any means.

[Shari Duke · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've read dozens of westerns in my life. This one is just stupid.

[Violet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good one; would make a great movie. Two good guys; one a deputy U.S. marshal and the other the town sheriff, against a crazy man with 2 -3 hundred followers. It all starts with the robbery of $50,000 from the town bank and and thereafter everyone wants the money. It ends a little surprisingly and disappointingly to me ... the money could have been used to rebuild the town of Rawhide Flat.