Professor Henry Whiteoak is a salesman, a con artist, and a cheat. Traveling in a brightly colored wagon, he sells chemical concoctions and steeply priced contraptions to any and all who attend his medicine shows. When he arrives in the small town of Barbrady, Kansas, Henry Whiteoak also shows his talents in a fight and a mind that's sharper than a stiletto.While Whiteoak may be a swindler, he is not one to turn away from those who are in need of help. After all, if the gunmen who'...

SURVIVING THE PAST . . .Nick Graves' life is death. He sees that the newly deceased receive a well-dug final resting place and a well-carved tombstone. But he can't escape a past that won't stay buried. He's ridden with hell-raisers and killers, and earned a reputation as a dangerous man with a shooting iron. Now he's run into an old partner with a new scheme in the Dakota Territories: a foolproof plan that could earn Nick more money than he'd make in a decade of grave digging. Tor...

Professor Henry Whiteoak is a liar and a swindler recently chased out of Kansas after a daring bank robbery. Even when he heads into Montana where his reputation isn't quite so widespread, Whiteoak finds himself in the sights of bounty hunters looking to cash in a reward posted by some unhappy fellows who want him to answer for his crimes with his life. Corey Maynard is another thief who has worked with Whiteoak on several occasions and decides to back the professor in a series of business...

To some, Henry Whiteoak is an outlaw. Some see him as a simple salesman out to ply his trade from the back of a garishly painted wagon. In the Badlands of the Dakota Territories, Henry Whiteoak crosses paths with a string of bounty hunters out to claim the growing price that had been put on his head. Unfortunately, the men he's wronged throughout his colorful past don't intend on letting Whiteoak live long enough to spend the money he stole. At least Henry has a few friends that see the me...

SOMETIMES THE DEAD DON'T STAY BURIED . . .Nick Graves once lived wildly, but he turned his life around to embrace the trade his father had taught him. Understanding that a life of renegade leads to nothing but an early grave, he leaves his lawless companions behind in the dust—but his tainted past won’t let him be.A man he once rode with—a stone killer named Red Parks—wants Graves to pay for his desertion and his defiance. And Red's brought the old gang with him to hit Nick...

DEATH IS HIS BUSINESS . . .Nick Graves is searching for honest work, and making a living from the dead seems as good a job as any—perhaps better than most. He’s a man with a gnarled shooting hand and a dark secret, having weathered quite a few savage storms. Graves has chosen Jessup, Nebraska, as the town in which to establish himself as a funeral arranger and coffin maker. It appears he’s made a wise choice, as the law in Jessup is corrupt and people here tend to die quickly and o...

In this Ralph Compton western, a wagon train goes dangerously off course...Jeremiah Correy is leading his family in a wagon train to Oregon when his plans are waylaid by a group of bounty hunters led by Sam Madigan, who take a man from Correy's party—the quiet, unassuming Emmett Natham, who is actually a known fugitive. But Madigan also aims to nab the rest of the travelers and ransom them off.Now, Jeremiah must stop Madigan—and his greatest ally may be the...

Desperados enforce their own brand of justice in this novel in the USA Today bestselling Ralph Compton series.Bandit Gus McCord may have only one good eye, but his partner Doyle Hill has the nose for sniffing out a golden opportunity. And that’s just what he does when he discovers a black case guarded by the mysterious Mister Mason. But instead of a fortune, Gus and Doyle uncover scraps of fancy cloth smeared in blood. They belong to Abigail Swann, the you...

In this Ralph Compton western, the road to hell is a short ride....Before hearing the call of the Lord, Paul had seen more than his share of sin—mostly his own. But since he came to minister to the small town of Pueblito Verde, most of what he sees are tamer transgressions. Knowing his own past, Paul believes the occasional mistake doesn’t make someone truly evil. But some men are more evil than others.When the brutal Jack Kerrigan and his band of ruffians ...

A father’s hunt for justice takes him into uncharted territory in this thrilling Ralph Compton western.Frontier life is hard enough without having kids to worry about—especially for a widower like Paul Meakes. Still, he’s settled where he is and resolved to stay in the small Colorado town his son and daughter call home.So when his daughter is hit by a seemingly poisoned arrow during an Indian raid, Paul is determined to track down the Comanche villains who ...

Two lifelong friends team up for revenge in this gripping Ralph Compton western.Their bond started with a schoolyard tussle. Now the need for vengeance is what binds Luke Croft and Red Connover together. When Luke taught himself how to fire a Colt, he never imagined he’d turn into a gunman. But when his stepfather’s dodgy business dealings turn his life upside down, Luke asks Red to help him destroy the man who murdered his kin.The road to vengeance is long...

In this western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series, a man's shot at the bigtime might be the shot that kills him...Outlaw Wes Cavanaugh knows that crime doesn’t always pay—at least not much. That’s why he and his partner, Mose, are willing to pay Jimmy Stock for information on a job that’s guaranteed to pay off big.Jimmy’s made a career of selling tips to bandits, but the job he sells Wes—a payroll train about to leave Omaha—requires m...