In this classic Ralph Compton western, Uncle Sam wants a lawman to become an outlaw....
Deputy U.S. Marshal Matt Battles is being blackmailedâby President Chester A. Arthur. The commander in chief needs someone to discover why Hatfield J. Warful is gathering every notorious gunslinger in the West at his home in Slaughter Canyon. Thanks to a falsified news report planted by the Secret Service, Battles is now wanted for robbery and murder, leaving him no choice but to infiltrate Warfulâs gang by posing as an outlaw on the run.
But Warfulâs trigger-happy gunfighters share some unpleasant history with the supposed ex-Marshal, and they donât care which side of the law heâs on. And if Battles doesnât have enough worries being targeted by both lawman and outlaw alike, failing his mission could result in a second Civil War....
More Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!
Ralph Compton Slaughter Canyon - Joseph A. West & Ralph Compton
In this classic Ralph Compton western, Uncle Sam wants a lawman to become an outlaw....
Deputy U.S. Marshal Matt Battles is being blackmailedâby President Chester A. Arthur. The commander in chief needs someone to discover why Hatfield J. Warful is gathering every notorious gunslinger in the West at his home in Slaughter Canyon. Thanks to a falsified news report planted by the Secret Service, Battles is now wanted for robbery and murder, leaving him no choice but to infiltrate Warfulâs gang by posing as an outlaw on the run.
But Warfulâs trigger-happy gunfighters share some unpleasant history with the supposed ex-Marshal, and they donât care which side of the law heâs on. And if Battles doesnât have enough worries being targeted by both lawman and outlaw alike, failing his mission could result in a second Civil War....
More Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!