Ralph Compton The Wolves of Seven Pines

Informationen zum Autor Ralph Compton stood 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 the USA Today bestselling author of the Trail of the Gunfighter series, the Border Empire series, the Sundown Riders series, and the Trail Drive series, among others. E. L. Ripley  has a background of military service and social work. He wrote his first novel when he was fifteen and has been writing ever since. His novels have been praised as "A fast-paced and engaging intrigue, with characters the reader will be attached to and root for despite their flaws and faults" (Marko Kloos, author of Chains of Command ) and "A wild, page-turning ride" (Mike Shepherd, author of Kris Longknife: Unrelenting ). Klappentext A brand new! wild and thrilling Western in Ralph Compton's Sundown Riders series! His wife is gone to tuberculosis! his reputation was lost in the war! most of his life has already passed by! and now even his horse has been taken by colic. All Carpenter has left are the men from his Army company. During the journey to California to reunite with them! he strikes up a friendship with Rafael Silva! an educated man making for the same town to start up a rifle factory. When they arrive! Carpenter's former brothers-in-arms actually try to run Silva out of town! despite the much needed factory. There's trouble afoot! and Carpenter has to choose between his new friend and the ones who stood with him through the war. His old comrades just aren't who they used to be but! then! neither is he. Chapter One   It wasn't quite twenty years ago that someone had stolen Carpenter's saddle in broad daylight on a crowded street in Charlotte. That was only a memory. It had been nearly that many years since the war-so the war should've just been a memory too, but it was never that simple.   Lumps of hard resin marred the varnish, and the edges of the chessboard had all the signs of a dull saw and a shaky hand. The kindest word for this work was shoddy, and the piece was altogether out of place in an otherwise respectable lodge. The very chair Carpenter sat in was a work of art, some of the finest wickerwork he'd ever seen, and there were carvings on the hearth that wouldn't have been out of place in a church. The chessboard, though-it was a disaster.   Well, even bad work was good for something: you could always learn from it.   "Do you play?"   Carpenter looked up, setting his thoughts aside and finding his voice, which took a moment.   "Your pardon?" he said.   This man had already been here when Carpenter had walked up earlier in the day, gingerly leading Oceana by the reins. He'd been out on the porch in his shirtsleeves with his legs crossed and a book in his hand, but he hadn't been reading it.   He was well dressed in gray, and the cloth had a nice tartan pattern, but Carpenter couldn't tell the difference between a suit from overseas and one that was just meant to look that way. In any case, the fellow held a respectful distance, and that thick bear rug must've muffled his footsteps as he approached. Not that footsteps would've made any difference; Carpenter's senses weren't what they'd been, but they weren't gone entirely. He'd just been trying so hard to let his mind go anywhere but here, and for a moment, he'd succeeded.   The man indicated the board with his eyes, and Carpenter looked at the knight in his hand.   "Not well," he replied, putting it back. "Just admiring the craftsmanship."   "And how is it?"   It took an effort, but Carpenter found something like a smile. "It's got the right ...

About the author

Ralph Compton stood 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 the USA Today bestselling author of the Trail of the Gunfighter series, the Border Empire series, the Sundown Riders series, and the Trail Drive series, among others.

E. L. Ripley has a background of military service and social work. He wrote his first novel when he was fifteen and has been writing ever since. His novels have been praised as "A fast-paced and engaging intrigue, with characters the reader will be attached to and root for despite their flaws and faults" (Marko Kloos, author of Chains of Command) and "A wild, page-turning ride" (Mike Shepherd, author of Kris Longknife: Unrelenting).

Product details

• Authors: Ralph Compton, E L Ripley, E. L. Ripley, E.L. Ripley
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.05.2020
• EAN: 9780593102367
• ISBN: 978-0-593-10236-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 173 mm x 19 mm
• Series: The Sundown Riders Series; Sundown Riders
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature