
Blood on the Gallows
A Ralph Compton Novel
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Narrated by:
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Pete Bradbury
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Joseph West
About this listen
The proud tradition of Ralph Compton’s epic Westerns carries on with the scintillating work of best seller Joseph A. West.
Blood on the Gallows features John McBride, a former New York City lawman who’s moved west to pursue a more peaceful existence. But easy living just isn’t in the cards. And when a town sheriff with a Texas-size chip on his shoulder decides to make trouble, McBride knows that one way or another, somebody’s headed for an early grave.
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